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Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Guatemalan woman who lives and works on Vermont dairy farm gets immigration reprieve — for now
As an organizer translated her remarks, a crowd of about 200 people who had gathered to support her and another undocumented man who had a required check-in Monday cheered and chanted. 'Sí se puede,' Bernardo said. 'And united we stand strong.' According to her attorney, Brett Stokes, ICE agents told her Monday that she was free for now, but that she must return again in 90 days. Advertisement For more than a decade, Bernardo and her partner have lived and worked on an Orleans County dairy farm, milking cows and raising a growing family. They have five children of their own and take care of two of Bernardo's orphaned half-sisters — all between the ages of 5 and 18. Bernardo entered the country without permission in 2014 and was immediately apprehended, according to Stokes. She has had to check in with ICE officials ever since, but those appointments have grown more frequent — and more fraught — since President Donald Trump took office vowing to deport a record number of undocumented people. Bernardo's case has drawn significant attention in Vermont over the years, with dozens of state lawmakers Advertisement 'I consider them more than just employees,' he told the Globe. 'They're part of the family.' Morin and his partner, Lynn Beede, drove Bernardo and two of her children to Monday's meeting. After she addressed the crowd of supporters, Morin said he was filled with 'relief and happiness.' 'I'm glad for her family and for everybody,' he said. 'The outcome was good today, but it's not over yet.' Bernardo was not the only Vermonter facing a nerve-wracking check-in Monday morning. Steven Tendo, a pastor and community organizer who fled his native Uganda in 2018, entered the building alongside Bernardo for a similar appointment with ICE officials. He was also released and told to return in 90 days. Tendo, 40, has said that he faced political persecution and torture in Uganda after a charitable organization he founded tangled with the Ugandan government over its civic education efforts, In 2019, a federal immigration judge denied Tendo's application for asylum, citing inconsistencies around aspects of his story. After spending more than two years in a federal immigration detention center in Texas, he relocated to Vermont, where he lives in Colchester. He now works as a licensed nursing assistant at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Advertisement Members of a union that represents him and other hospital workers, Support Staff United, were among the protesters who joined Monday's rally for Tendo and Bernardo. 'It's a huge relief to know that you've left your bed not thinking that you're going to go back,' Tendo said after leaving his appointment. 'And all of the sudden someone tells you, 'Oh, you're OK for the next three months. Come back in October.''
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Keegan Bradley manages 'insane' scene to birdie final hole, win Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. – Like every other athlete, hockey players want the lead, but they'll also tell you a 2-0 lead is the worst lead to have because it can make you complacent. You're winning, but without realizing it, you might ease up or relax. That's when the other team scores, gains momentum, and suddenly, you're in a dogfight. Tommy Fleetwood started Sunday's weather-delayed final round at TPC River Highlands with the golf equivalent of a 2-0 hockey lead — a three-shot cushion at the 2025 Travelers Championship — but there was no chance he was going to consciously take his foot off the pedal. Fleetwood, who entered the week with 41 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events, including five runner-up results, was chasing his first career PGA Tour win. But in less than an hour, after playing just four holes, that three-shot lead was gone. He was in a dogfight with Keegan Bradley, the 2023 Travelers champion and a Vermonter who is New England's favorite golfer. Russell Henley, winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in March, another PGA Tour signature event, was also in the mix. Coming down the stretch, it was Bradley — the United States Ryder Cup captain, riding a wave of momentum from a crowd that chanted 'USA! USA! USA!' on every hole — who seized an opportunity and won the Travelers on the final hole. 'It was insane, the crowd and the atmosphere and the scene there,' Bradley said, referring to the final hole. 'I just did a great job of, like staying present, because that could have got me out of my routine, out of what I was doing, but I did a good job of staying in my little zone.' For fans of Tommy Fleetwood, and there are many, the last 15 minutes of the tournament played out like a horror movie they've seen before. For Bradley's supporters, it was a fairytale. Fleetwood, at 15 under, took a one-shot lead to the 18th tee after making a clutch 5-foot, par-saving putt on 17. After Bradley found the middle of the fairway with his tee shot, the Englishman matched him and found the short grass too. Fleetwood's approach from 148 yards, however, came up 50 feet short of the hole and left him in the fairway in front of the green. The crowd moaned, and chants of 'USA! USA! USA!' created a Ryder Cup-like atmosphere. Bradley then stepped in and hit his approach shot. 'I had 139 and it was a 9-iron, and I played it 146, which is an ear-to-ear swing that I practice, I don't know, about 100,000 times,' he said. 'It was just a shot that I've hit so many times in practice at The Grove and it was a perfect number.' Indeed, it was, because his ball landed and stopped 6 feet from the cup. The crowd exploded, and the pressure shifted squarely to Fleetwood. His third short rolled out but came up short, leaving him just outside Bradley's ball on nearly the same line. Fleetwood's 8-foot putt missed on the left, and suddenly, after not having led the Travelers at any point during the week, Bradley had an opening. 'It was really strange, actually, because I didn't really expect to have it to win,' Bradley admitted Sunday evening. 'All of a sudden, I had a putt to win the tournament. I hadn't led ever until the last putt. It's really what dreams are made of.' His putt rolled straight into the cup, the crowd erupted, and then so did Bradley. He and his caddie, Scott Vail, chest-bumped. Bradley turned to the crowd on the hill and roared, letting all the energy and emotion that he'd work to keep inside bellow out. 'After I did it I was like, oops, my mom's going to be upset,' he said, laughing, Sunday evening. Will Keegan Bradley play on the 2025 Ryder Cup team? Bradley has now jumped from No. 21 to No. 7 in the Official World Golf Ranking with the win and has become a serious candidate to either qualify for his own Ryder Cup team or warrant a captain's pick. 'Listen, this changes the story a little bit. I never would have thought about playing if I hadn't won,' Bradley said. 'This definitely opens the door to play. I don't know if I'm going to do it or not, but I certainly have to take a pretty hard look at what's best for the team and we'll see. It's still June, so we still got a long ways to go. This definitely changes things a little bit, and we'll all get together and figure out the best way to do this.' While Bradley basked in the glow of victory, Fleetwood showed enormous class, fielding questions from the media after yet another lost opportunity to win. 'I said yesterday, I haven't been in this position all year, so it's been awhile, felt like I did a lot of good things, but there was things that I definitely can do better, and I have to do better,' he said, looking stunned moments after signing his card. 'I did plenty of things well enough this week to win, but I didn't do that, it hurts. The most stupid thing to do, and the worst thing to do, would be make a week like this a hindrance to what you do going forwards. I obviously played great, I put myself in a great position, I was leading the tournament for 71 holes. I just want to make sure that I can put myself in this position as soon as possible again and try and correct what I did this time.' Bradley was the most popular player on the course Sunday, but Fleetwood would have been a popular winner too, and Bradley would have been there to congratulate him. 'I know how hard it must be for him. He's just an unbelievable player, and he's fighting so hard to get his first win,' Bradley said. 'It's a weird thing to be on the other side of that. I do feel bad for him, but I've got to go out and do what I need to do. But, you know, he battled today, and I really hope that he gets his win soon.' After chipping in for birdie on the 18th hole, Henley finished at 14 under, tied with Fleetwood for second. Just behind the leaders, several big names made noise Sunday. Harris English (65) and Jason Day (68) both finished at 13 under. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy closed with matching 65s to finish at 12 under. But what people are going to remember about this day is how Bradley stole the show on the final hole after Fleetwood missed his chance to win his first PGA Tour title. Rematch at Bethpage Black in September, anyone?
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vermont Law and Graduate School receives largest-ever donation, will support animal protection law
ROYALTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – The Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), which was ranked 4th in U.S. News and World Report this year for its environmental law program, announced Thursday that it had received a $10 million donation to support work over the next three years. The donor was anonymous, but the university was able to say that the gift came from an 'international foundation dedicated to solving environmental challenges'. Linsenmeir family receives final settlement years after Vermonter's death The donation will go towards supporting the school's knowledge of animal protection policy as well as agriculture and food systems. It will also help with advancing a new project in aquaculture, or seafood farming. Professor Delcianna Winders at the university's Animal Law and Policy Institute calls the gift 'an incredible vote of confidence in the VLGS Animal Law and Policy Institute's pathbreaking work to train tomorrow's animal advocacy leaders.' $22M available for NY municipalities to fight climate change VLGS had 690 students enrolled in 2023 in its masters and doctorate programs, including Food and Agricultural Law and Policy, Restorative Justice, and Climate and Environmental Policy. It began classes in an old schoolhouse in South Royalton in the summer of 1973 and gained certification from the American Bar Association five years later. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Vermont Chamber of Commerce honors National Guard general as Citizen of the Year
STOWE, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – For the last six years, Major General Gregory Knight has been the commander of Vermont's national guard. On Wednesday, colleagues gathered to celebrate his work for the state. In a ceremony at the historic von Trapp Family Resort in Stowe, Knight was honored as the Vermont Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Citizen of the Year, which the Chamber says is given to a Vermonter who 'epitomizes the true spirit of service and self-sacrifice that defines Vermont citizenship.' Knight, of Huntington, has served as Adjutant General of the state's national guard since the legislature elected him in 2019. Stowe Community Church celebrates return of historic spire He has focused many of his efforts on connecting the Vermont National Guard with the people it protects, such as earlier this year when he introduced the first ever 'State of the Guard' address. In his address at the event, Knight said, 'I am convinced more than ever of two things: theexcellence of our people and the importance of relationships.' He has served through a global pandemic as well as states of emergency such as during the floods in July 2023. NYSP announce death of retired First Sergeant The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has given out its Citizen of the Year award since 1964. Past honorees include Senator Patrick Leahy, Lieutenant Governor Barbara Snelling, and sportscaster Ken Squier. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
VSP volunteer to cut firewood for those in need
WILLISTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Vermont State Police volunteered over the weekend and worked to bring firewood to those in need. Troopers from the Williston Barracks reportedly helped cut and prepare firewood for a free service ran by Wood4Good. Wood4Good is an organization based out of Vermont. Volunteers supply wood to those that cannot gather it themselves, 'ensuring they have the heat necessary to stay safe and secure,' according to the Wood4Good website. 'By meeting this basic need, we help alleviate difficult choices—no Vermonter should have to decide between food, medicine, and heat.' Those interested in volunteering, or in need of firewood can check out the Wood4Good webpage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
