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September 29th

Community backs local musician's debut work

Posted on September 29, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



LINCOLN — Lincoln’s Nate Gusakov has created a new kind of CSA. No, not a community supported agriculture farm, but rather a community supported album.

Born from the talents of local musicians and propelled by his community’s financial support, the 31-year-old banjo-playing singer-songwriter just released his debut solo album called “Running Clear.”

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Group sharpens plan for development head

Posted on September 29, 2011 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury selectmen on Monday received an update on an ad hoc committee’s effort to define a proposed new town position of “director of business development.”

The person holding that post — which would need approval from town voters as soon as next March — would be charged with creating, recruiting and retaining high-quality jobs in Middlebury.

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Farmstead restoration a labor of love

Posted on September 29, 2011 |
By Jeff Price



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CORNWALL — “I don’t think Rodney was one to replace anything before its time,” says Gary Barnett, one of the owners, since 2006, of the old Robbins family farm in Cornwall.

Barnett and Louise Dion, a married couple from Santa Cruz, Calif., bought the property after Rodney Robbins died in 2004; they had a distant goal in mind. The house was originally built in 1816, and in the 100 years of his life, Rodney lived there for close to 40, choosing to leave many of the house’s oldest features untouched. For Dion and Barnett, this was the draw.

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September 28th

Table Talk: Vergennes Laundry garners national press

Posted on September 28, 2011 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



Since its opening in December 2010, Vergennes Laundry has become a hotspot for locals, with its flaky croissants, tarts made with local tomatoes, fennel and other seasonal vegetables and loaves of bread straight from the oven in the afternoons.

One of the standout items on the menu is the Petits Pots a l'Absinthe, which are light, creamy, imbued with licorice flavor and topped with fresh berries. They come in small white cups with accordingly small spoons, which make the experience last all that much longer.

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Middlebury Trailrunner: A Golden (Gate) run

Posted on September 28, 2011 | Blog Category:
By Jeff Byers



While Vermont runs are the focus of this blog, recent professional commitments have brought me to the little known and not particularly interesting city of……San Francisco!

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The Great Otter Doors

Posted on September 28, 2011 | Blog Category:
By Christian Woodard



Okay, so this is a little downstream of this week's section, but we'll feature it soon...

So, the Weekly Rider is "rolling on" into a broader blog dealing with The Great Outdoors more generally. You'll still get biking updates on occasion, but this week, it's paddling.  

I’ve been doing a lot of paddling on Otter Creek lately, and there’s nobody else out there. So, it’s time to go public:

There’s some phenomenal canoeing and kayaking to be had in our backyards.

You could literally paddle in the backyard a few weeks ago, but this is more figurative.

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September 26th

Alvarez receives state's highest arts award

Posted on September 26, 2011 |
By Christian Woodard



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WEYBRIDGE — “What has been most inspiring about Vermont is that I’ve been able to stay put here. Nothing is as good as stability for getting your work done.”

Julia Alvarez, a Weybridge writer who has also taught at Middlebury College for nearly 25 years, wrote those lines in her essay “A Vermont Writer from the Dominican Republic.”

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Brandon emus die in 1st Vt. case of EEE

Posted on September 26, 2011 |
By Lee J. Kahrs



BRANDON — Sixteen emus on a farm in Brandon have died in what is Vermont’s first documented case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Area veterinarian Keely Henderson sent brain tissue and blood samples from the dead emus to a University of New Hampshire lab last Wednesday, Sept. 21, and the results were received late next day.

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