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East Middlebury residents critical of proposed flood zone

Posted on September 3, 2012 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard is seeking some changes in a proposed zoning designation for an area along the Middlebury River following an outcry from East Middlebury residents who contend the new zone will limit development and hurt their property values.

The planning commission began working on the proposed zoning amendments in 2010, following a Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) review by the town’s administration of its flood hazard area regulations under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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Vt. Hard Cider to delay expansion

Posted on September 3, 2012 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Hard Cider Company late last week announced it will delay the start of construction on a new $24 million cidery until 2013.

The company had hoped to begin construction of an 87,005-square-foot bottling plant on Exchange Street in Middlebury this summer but officials said the permitting, engineering, design and bidding process has taken longer than expected.

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Road races kick off Vergennes Day

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By Addison Independent



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VERGENNES — The Little City 5K that kicked off the annual Vergennes Day celebration drew 92 runners to the event’s 5-kilometer race, 58 to its 10K event, and 13 who chose to walk the 5K course.

The top local male and female finishers, respectively, were Chris Huston of Waltham and Caitlin Ferland of Vergennes in the 5K, and Neil Guertin and Heidi Marsano of Ferrisburgh in the 10K.

5K RESULTS

All the 5K runners and their towns, where available, were:

1. Brooks Moreau, Vt., 19:13.8

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Towns learn lessons from Tropical Storm Irene disaster

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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ADDISON COUNTY — It’s been one year since Tropical Storm Irene wiped out roads, bridges and buildings throughout Vermont, taxing emergency management systems statewide.

That storm, and the weeks immediately after spent on emergency repairs, helped to get area town officials thinking more about the realities of disaster management, according to Tim Bouton, emergency response planner at the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC).

“People are more conscious that there could be a large-scale disaster here,” Bouton said.

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White River Valley towns bounce back from Irene

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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GRANVILLE/HANCOCK — These days, business is good at the Old Hancock Hotel, which sits on Route 100 mere yards from the bridge that rising waters swept away on Aug. 28, 2011.

That’s not to say the past year hasn’t been a struggle for Diane Isaacson, who runs the hotel, restaurant and bakery. As Tropical Storm Irene passed through and the rain turned brooks to raging rivers that swept through houses and fields, Isaacson’s basement was inundated, her water and power supply destroyed.

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A penchant for bartering lands car dealership on TV

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — For years G. Stone Motors patriarch, founder and President Gardner Stone has proudly proclaimed, “We take anything in trade” when it comes to making a deal with a customer for a new or used vehicle. As such, the business off Route 7 South in Middlebury has sealed deals with items ranging from cowboy boots to freshly baked pies.

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Locals at Middlebury College enjoy home cooking

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By Kaitlyn Kirklady



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MIDDLEBURY –– Attending college close to home has its ups and downs. One positive, according to two Middlebury Union High School grads who now attend Middlebury College, is saving quarters.

“I can get free laundry,” said Ethan Roy, a 2011 MUHS graduate who attends college a little more than a mile from home.

Roy and MUHS classmate Katie Ritter, both 19, jokingly cited going home for laundry as a plus among many other reasons why they enjoyed going to college in their hometown.

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Sorrel carries Addison County in AG primary

Posted on August 30, 2012 |
By John S. McCright



 

ADDISON COUNTY — The race between incumbent William Sorrell and challenger T.J. Donovan for the Democratic Party’s nomination for state attorney general was tight in Addison County, though not as tight as it was in statewide voting Tuesday. And, as in the rest of the state, Sorrell came out the winner.

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Role of state police, game wardens in search and rescue is debated

Posted on August 27, 2012 |
By Cindy Ellen Hill



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MONTPELIER — The Search and Rescue Strategic Plan Committee pressed forward with its legislative mandate to restructure search and rescue management in Vermont at the second of its five scheduled meetings in Montpelier last Wednesday.

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Changes await pupils at MUHS, MUMS

Posted on August 27, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury-area middle- and high-school students will return to classes on Wednesday to find some new teachers and new campus improvements.

Middlebury Union Middle School Interim Principal Patrick Reen anticipates an incoming 2012-2013 class of 311 students for grades 7 and 8. That’s the most enrollees at the school since 2007-2008, he noted, and the largest seventh-grade class since 2002-2003.

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