Vermont
Vermont AG: Rutland landlord violated lead laws
MONTPELIER, Vt. (NEWS10) – The Rutland Superior Court docket issued a judgment the week of April 18 in a lawsuit introduced by the Legal professional Normal’s Workplace towards Rutland rental property proprietor John Ruggiero and his firms for failing to adjust to Vermont’s lead legal guidelines. Ruggiero was sued in early April after the Vermont Division of Well being heard about two youngsters residing in Ruggiero’s residences with elevated blood lead ranges.
The Consent Judgment orders Ruggiero and any rental firm he manages to instantly convey 9 rental properties into compliance, and chorus from renting any non-compliant vacant rental unit till the unit turns into compliant with Vermont’s lead legislation. Ruggiero owns over 30 rental properties in Rutland, lots of which had deteriorated paint circumstances, exposing youngsters to potential lead hazards.
“Lead is poisonous, particularly to youngsters,” mentioned Well being Commissioner Mark Levine, MD. “There isn’t a protected degree of lead within the physique. It might probably decelerate a toddler’s progress, impair their growth and studying, and trigger habits issues. Since mud from lead-based paint is the primary reason for lead poisoning, landlords can forestall lead poisoning after they adjust to Vermont and federal lead-based paint laws – successfully clear up lead mud, and restore chipping or peeling paint utilizing lead-safe work practices.”
Vermont’s lead legislation requires house owners of residential rental properties constructed earlier than 1978 to submit annual compliance statements exhibiting that Important Upkeep Practices, or EMPs, have been carried out. These practices assist forestall lead poisoning in youngsters. Along with submitting annual compliance statements to the Division of Well being, property house owners are additionally required to inform residents about any identified info on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards. This consists of offering residents with the Defend Your Household from Lead in Your Residence booklet, details about learn how to report deteriorated paint, and the rental unit’s EMP compliance statements.
The Division of Well being is answerable for overseeing compliance with Vermont’s lead legislation. EMP compliance statements can be found on-line on the Division of Well being’s web site. Data and assets about Vermont’s lead legislation for property house owners are additionally obtainable on the Division’s web site.
Dear Editor,
I have written before about the way the University of Vermont Health Network spends its money, and now it appears the Green Mountain Care Board that approves its budgets have noticed that they overcharge to make money. UVM Health Network’s response is to cut services to Vermonters.
Apparently cutting salaries to its overpaid officers is never on the table. When workers ask for a fair share of the income, they are told there is no money to pay them. Yet the top dogs make salaries wildly disproportionate to the rest of us regular Vermonters.
Other companies (e.g., Ben & Jerry’s) find people willing to work for less money than the “going rate” because they find people who actually care about both the company and its business practices. One of the reasons health care is so expensive is because of the unwieldy and irrational salaries paid to its top officers. People making money out of others’ suffering have no place in a health care system. When primary care physicians, nurses, and other support staff are massively underpaid, it is the consumer who shares their suffering.
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We need single payer health care. It would cut in half, maybe more, the administrative staff in the hospital that juggles the bills to different insurance companies. It would compensate the workers appropriately for the work they do, not the prestige they earn by some overrated title they hold. And finally, it would prevent medical providers’ tendency to cut costs by limiting service, rather than finding cuts that would not compromise patient care.
The profit-making in the health care system comes from insurance companies, big pharma and administrative costs that are unrelated to the prime directive of a health care system: patient care. It’s time to put the patients first.
Barbie Alsop
Burlington
Vermont soccer: 2024 America East championship celebration
Vermont men’s soccer defeats Bryant 2-1 in Sunday’s America East title game at soldout Virtue Field.
Vermont women’s basketball showcased its dominance against neighboring Dartmouth on Monday.
The Catamounts blew the game open in the second quarter with a 61-37 win. Vermont outscored the Big Green, 19-2, in the second quarter.
After not attempting a shot in the first quarter, the Catamounts’ leading scorer heated up. Anna Olson scored 10 points, sinking all five of her shot attempts to lead the way during the second-quarter fun.
The Catamounts started a six-game road trip as coach Alisa Kresge collected her 100th win with Vermont.
Catherine Gilwee continued to find her rhythm draining a pair of 3-pointers on the Catamounts’ first two possessions of the game. Those 3-pointers helped Vermont build an 8-0 lead immediately as the Catamounts never trailed.
While Dartmouth eventually cut Vermont’s lead down to 14-12 late in the first quarter, the Big Green could not keep pace in that second quarter.
The Catamounts created havoc on the court forcing 11 first-half turnovers and did not waste those extra possessions. Vermont cashed in those turnovers into 13 points as the Catamounts led 35-14 at halftime.
Bella Vito recorded her best game of the season scoring 10 points, grabbing a team-high nine rebounds and dishing out six assists. Olson once again led the Catamounts in scoring, finishing the game with 16 points while shooting 8-of-9 from the field.
Up next, the Catamounts travel to Alaska for the Great Alaska Shootout tournament this weekend.
Contact Judith Altneu at jaltneu@gannett.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter: @Judith_Altneu.
Vermont soccer: 2024 America East championship celebration
Vermont men’s soccer defeats Bryant 2-1 in Sunday’s America East title game at soldout Virtue Field.
Vermont men’s soccer will be home to begin its NCAA Tournament journey for a fourth straight season.
The America East Conference champion Catamounts (11-2-5) drew the Iona Gaels (11-4-3) in a first-round matchup slated for Thursday night at Virtue Field. Game time is set for 6 p.m., and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Vermont will play in the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in its history, fourth in a row and sixth since 2015. Vermont booked its spot this fall with Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Bryant in the America East title game, its seventh league tourney championship.
[See below story for full NCAA Tournament bracket.]
Vermont and Iona have faced off four times previously. The most recent matchups are: A 3-1 Gaels win in 2019; a 2-0 Catamounts triumph in 2021. Vermont and Iona had three common opponents in 2024: Vermont defeated Fairfield and Bryant and tied Binghamton, while Iona lost to Bryant and Binghamton and drew with Fairfield.
Last year, Vermont cruised past Rider in a first-round game at Virtue Field. Vermont then beat Central Florida before losing to West Virginia in the Round of 16. Two years ago, the Catamounts advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1989, a run that started with an overtime victory at home over Quinnipiac.
Eighth-year UVM coach Rob Dow owns a program-record five NCAA Tournament victories.
The Catamounts have gone 7-1-1 over their last nine games and boast an unbeaten mark at Virtue Field (7-0-4). Yaniv Bazini and Maximilian Kissel, who scored the game-winner Sunday, pace Vermont with eigh goals each. Sydney Wathuta’s 12 assists rank second nationally and goalie Niklas Herceg sports a .79 goals-against average with a .810 save percentage.
The Gaels captured the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference crown on Sunday at home, dethroning Rider in a 1-0 overtime victory for the program’s second berth to the NCAA tourney.
The Vermont-Iona winner advances to play at Hofstra on Sunday afternoon for a second-round tilt.
Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.
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