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New weapon vs. milfoil deployed

Posted on July 1, 2016 |
By Emma Cotton



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SALISBURY — Between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any given work day, residents and their guests at Lake Dunmore are likely to see a coordinated team of nine working toward a common goal: ridding the lake of Eurasian watermilfoil (commonly called milfoil), a feathery invasive weed that has been choking Dunmore and its neighbor, Fern Lake, for decades.

The crew has three boats, called suction harvesters, and they collect anywhere between 20 and 100 buckets of the unwanted plant per day.

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High school and elementary students learn about land stewardship

Posted on June 16, 2016 |
By Josh Hardt



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BRANDON — Behind Otter Valley Union High School lies Hawk Hill, an expanse of contiguous forest, rich in ecological integrity and local history. A class within the high school, the Moosalamoo Center, has used, stewarded and studied the landscape, finding it to be a living laboratory of Vermont history both environmental and societal.

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Lake Dunmore and Fern Lake closed for herbicide treatment

Posted on June 14, 2016 |
By John S. McCright



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SALISBURY / LEICESTER — There will be no swimming at Branbury State Park, or anywhere on Lake Dunmore and Fern Lake, this Wednesday and Thursday because a herbicide will be pumped into the water to kill invasive aquatic plants.

The Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association is treating the two bodies of water with herbicides called Renovate OTF and Renovate 3 (active ingredient triclopyr) to help get rid of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum, EWM). The application of the herbicide is slated for Wednesday.

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Mosquito district buys new rig to aid swamp spraying

Posted on June 9, 2016 |
By Lee J. Kahrs



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BRANDON/LEICESTER/SALISBURY/GOSHEN/PITTSFORD — It’s been a year since the area’s mosquito control district raised the idea of buying an amphibious vehicle to apply larvicide in swamp areas. Now, that notion is a reality, thanks to some help from interested parties.

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VSO a capella group to visit schools

Posted on February 8, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



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VERMONT — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Ah! Cappella” vocal quartet will present three performances for four area elementary schools on Wednesday, Feb. 10, made possible by Neat Repeats Resale Shop of Middlebury. The quartet will perform for Leicester Central School, Whiting Village School and Sudbury Country School, and Robinson Elementary School (Starksboro).

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Brandon-area voters give strong support to unification

Posted on January 21, 2016 |
By Lee J. Kahrs



BRANDON — Voters in eight Brandon-area towns on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal to merge six school districts into two under the state’s Act 46 school consolidation law. It was the second consolidation in Vermont since the law was approved last spring.

The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, along with the Barstow School District, proposed a new side-by-side school district, which the state Board of Education approved earlier this month.

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Vermont State Police Log: State police seek three men who robbed Leicester store

Posted on January 14, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are searching for three suspects in an armed robbery at the Champlain Beverage store on Route 7 in Leicester this past Saturday night.

The men got away with cash and cigarettes. The clerk on duty said the enormous Powerball lottery may be to blame.

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Leicester man cited in drug bust

Posted on July 31, 2015 |
By Addison Independent Staff



LEICESTER — Vermont State Police on Wednesday, July 29, cited a Leicester man for possession of more than a half-pound of marijuana and reckless endangerment, following an investigation at a home off Delorm Road.

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Sudden change in state policy hampers local mosquito spraying efforts

Posted on May 21, 2015 |
By Lee J. Kahrs



LEICESTER — In what local mosquito control officials are calling a “perfect storm” for breeding, the 2015 mosquito season may be one of the worst in recent memory, especially for residents living on private roads.

Last week’s first hatching of the season created mosquito swarms of epic proportions even for this area, which is used to dealing with high numbers of mosquitoes each spring and summer.

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Leicester man cited for aggravated assault

Posted on March 16, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



LEICESTER — A Leicester man pleaded innocent on Monday in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, to a felony charge of aggravated domestic assault with a weapon, after he allegedly struck a woman on March 6 and — while brandishing a crowbar —  threatened to “bury her somewhere.”

Jason M. Kimball, 47, faces a penalty of up to 15 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $25,000 if convicted of the offense.

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