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Sunward readies solar hot water for business

Posted on February 9, 2012 |
By John S. McCright



VERGENNES — Outdoor power equipment maker Country Home Products this week spun out its solar hot water systems unit as a standalone company.

The new company — Sunward Systems LLC — will continue to offer residential solar hot water systems, and it will soon roll out a new line of products designed for business establishments, according to its new CEO Tom Hughes.

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Frost: From Mt. Abe marching band to making movie music

Posted on January 23, 2012 |
By John S. McCright



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NEW HAVEN — As a very young child in New Haven, Julie Frost showed she had a great sense of rhythm and was drawn to music, recalled her mother, Jean Stilley.

“She loved to be part of family sing-alongs,” Stilley said.

Stilley and Frost’s father, Ted Wesley, gave Julie a guitar at age six, which she took to. She also learned a little piano and played the clarinet in the marching band at Mount Abraham Union High School.

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Bristol rethinking extraction

Posted on January 5, 2012 |
By John S. McCright



BRISTOL — Deadlocked over where to draw the boundaries for a zone where gravel extraction would be prohibited, the Bristol Planning Commission on Tuesday decided to throw out the conflicting maps they had been working on and restart the process of defining the zone.

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Delicious domiciles

Posted on December 8, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



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SCADS OF CHILDREN and a few adults created festive “gingerbread” houses with graham crackers, candy canes, marshmallows, gumdrops and other goodies at Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library last Saturday.
Independent photo/ John S. McCright

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Nordic ski area to boost tourism draw with new trail

Posted on December 8, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



RIPTON — Middlebury College’s Nordic ski center in Ripton has completed a new five-kilometer ski trail and enhanced its ski shop in a major step forward in the effort to make Addison County a better draw for those interested in winter sports and recreation.

The new trail has been certified for national and international competition, and was one of the key elements that helped Middlebury solidify its bid to host the NCAA Skiing Championships in 2013, according to Mike Hussey, director of the Carroll and Jane Rikert Nordic Center.

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Richardson named to national organic advisory board

Posted on December 5, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



FERRISBURGH —Rural development and environmental policy expert Jean Richardson of North Ferrisburgh has been named to the advisory board that helps set national standards for organic agriculture and products.

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Clippings: Learning the ABCs of newspapers

Posted on November 23, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



A teacher from an area grade school called the other day and asked if she could bring her kids around to find out how a newspaper is made. I told her I’d be happy to share what I knew, and we talked about a day and time for the visit.

After I got off the phone I realized I didn’t know the ages of the kids who would be visiting. I knew they weren’t high schoolers. She might have said something about second grade. Good heavens, what would I have to say to children so young?

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Slideshow: Spooktacular 2011

Posted on November 4, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



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A PARADE OF 400 children led by downtown merchant Nacie Dunn at the fourth annual Spooktacular on the Middlebury green last Saturday afternoon. The event, organized by the Better Middlebury Partnership, drew 1,100 people to the green for games, submissions to a time capsule and lots of comparisons of fantastic costumes, before the kids march down Main Street for Trick-or-Treating.

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Spooktacular!

Posted on November 3, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



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DOWNTOWN MERCHANT NANCIE DUNN, above in with costume, leads a parade of 400 children at the fourth annual spooktacular on the Middlebury Green last Saturday afternoon. The event, organized by the Better Middlebury Partnership, drew 1,100 people to the green for games, submissions to a time capsule and lots of comparisons of fantastic costumes, before the kids march down Main Street for Trick-or-Treating.

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FEMA deadline Nov. 15

Posted on October 31, 2011 |
By John S. McCright



ADDISON COUNTY — Social service agencies are alerting area residents that there is still time to apply for federal assistance if they were affected by Tropical Storm Irene. And they say those who are unsure if they qualify for financial assistance should file now and let the agencies decide later if aid is forthcoming.

“It’s possible that insurance will not cover the damage,” said Beth Diamond, regional resource specialist with Vermont 2-1-1, a project of the Vermont United Ways. “Renters should still file.

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