Archive
March 5th, 2009
I have an evil twin.
Actually, he isn’t evil. He’s a pretty nice guy. Thoughtful. Polite. Friendly. I played pickup basketball with him once, and you can tell a lot about somebody on the basketball court.
And he’s not my twin, either. We’re not even closely related. Probably no closer than 13th cousins, once or twice removed. We just happen to have the same name.
Well, not exactly the same name.
March 2nd
By ANDY KIRKALDY
BARRE — Division II champion Springfield, the No. 4 seed, completed its march through the boys’ basketball playoffs on Saturday, when the Cosmos knocked off No. 2 Vergennes Union High School, 59-31, with their fourth straight dominant performance.
By JOHN FLOWERS
SALISBURY — Shard Villa, one of the oldest and most historically significant senior care facilities in Vermont, will close its doors on May 30 due to budget problems, board members confirmed Friday.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
MIDDLEBURY — No, said National Bank of Middlebury President Ken Perine in a recent interview, the economic sky isn’t falling, even if it might be prudent to break out a hardhat for the next year or so.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito will come to Middlebury on Monday, March 16, to hear feedback from Addison County officials and residents on the recent closing of the local Probation and Parole office on Exchange Street.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team is going to the dance, courtesy of Sunday’s 77-68 win over Amherst in the NESCAC final in the Panthers’ own Pepin Gymnasium.
February 26th
By JOHN FLOWERS
WEYBRIDGE — Vermont can anticipate around $125 million in federal stimulus money for transportation projects, and the state will need to commit $44 million of that money within 120 days of receiving its cut, local lawmakers reported on Monday.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
BRISTOL — Joel Bouvier and Garland “Chico” Martin square off next week on Bristol’s Town Meeting Day in a race for a three-year seat on the town’s selectboard.
