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Acinapura will not seek re-election to Brandon House seat

Posted on May 10, 2012 |
By Lee Kahrs



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BRANDON — It was with mixed feelings that Rep. Joe Acinapura, R-Brandon, officially announced this week he will not seek a fourth term in the Vermont House.

Local murmurs about the decision had been rumbling for months, and in an interview on the steps of Acinapura’s Park Street home Monday morning, the 73-year-old confirmed that he had made his choice some time ago.

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Hannaford bags store at new Brandon plaza

Posted on May 3, 2012 |
By Lee Kahrs



BRANDON — The Hannaford supermarket chain has pulled out of the beleaguered Brandon Plaza project, citing economic changes and the lengthy permitting process.

Developer Bill McCabe had been counting on the store to anchor his long-delayed shopping center project at the intersection of Route 7 and Nickerson Road. From its corporate headquarters in Scarborough, Maine, Hannaford officials cited a change in the economic climate since the project entered the local permitting process in 2009.

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Rutland newspaper publisher plans run for governor

Posted on May 3, 2012 |
By Lee Kahrs



RUTLAND — The former owner and publisher of theBrandon Reporter and Vermont Ski News and founder of the Vermont Ski Museum has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.

Roy Newton, who publishes theLakeside News and the Rutland Sun, made the announcement on the campus of Castleton State College on April 25.

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Obama exhorts party faithful

Posted on April 5, 2012 |
By Lee Kahrs



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BURLINGTON — “It’s good to be in Vermont!”

That was the understatement from President Barack Obama as he stepped in front of a deafening crowd at the University of Vermont last Friday afternoon. Gutterson Fieldhouse was packed with 4,500 admirers, and they let the first sitting president to visit Vermont in 17 years know he was appreciated.

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Center now sorts the recycling on its own

Posted on December 1, 2011 |
By Lee Kahrs



RUTLAND — The days of sorting paper from plastic are over, at least in the recycling bins of Casella Waste Systems customers in Southern Vermont.

Casella unveiled its new, state-of-the-art, zero-sort recycling facility in Rutland on Nov. 18 with much fanfare. Gov. Peter Shumlin was the headliner at the grand opening attended by over 200 area business leaders, local and state officials and Casella employees.

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Brandon flooding

Posted on September 1, 2011 |
By Lee Kahrs



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BRANDON PUBLIC WORKS Superintendent Brian Sanderson peers into a chasm that opened up in Route 7 in front of the Brandon Town Hall during Sunday’s flood.
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Briggs Carriage

Posted on September 1, 2011 |
By Lee Kahrs



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RAGING WATER ON Route 7 in downtown Brandon tore away road and sidewalk in front of the Brigg’s Carriage building.
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Brandon flooding

Posted on September 1, 2011 |
By Lee Kahrs



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THE NESHOBE RIVER overflowed its banks in downtown Brandon Sunday after seven inches of rain fell courtesy of Tropical Storm Irene. The damage has forced the closure of Route 7 through downtown.
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Watershed Tavern

Posted on September 1, 2011 |
By Lee Kahrs



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CHAIRS TUMBLE OUT of the Watershed Tavern in Brandon Monday morning after the Neshobe River ripped through the business Sunday.
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