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Monkton voices concern over proposed pipeline path

Posted on December 17, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



 

MONKTON — All hands are on deck to oppose the section of Vermont Gas Systems’s proposed $72 million pipeline that would cut through the Monkton area. More than 100 citizens have signed a petition in opposition, the Monkton selectboard followed suit with a letter to the Vermont Public Service Board last Tuesday, and at a Wednesday night meeting the Addison County Regional Planning Commission also signaled its reservations.

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College entrepreneur grows new business with unique product

Posted on December 13, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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MIDDLEBURY — They’re not jams because they’re savory, and they’re not quite chutneys because there is not much spice. So what exactly are the sauces that Suzanne Calhoun has been cooking up for the last eight months?

Calhoun, the Middlebury College student and Vermont native who last summer introduced the delicious, all-natural products as Suzanne’s Sweet Savories, is an avid gardener who began exploring sauce-making to preserve tomatoes from her family’s Jericho garden.

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Starksboro artist creates tribute to family home

Posted on December 13, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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BRISTOL — Cynthia Guild Kling, a Starksboro-based painter who was one of the first artists to become part of Art on Main, has painted landscapes all her life.

That covers a wide variety of landscapes, because Kling has lived in many places throughout her long life, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Mexico, Sweden and Kuwait.

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Sodbusters horseshoe pitching club moving to Bristol

Posted on December 13, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Club, based in the rustic Case Street Community Club facility in Middlebury for the past four decades, will soon be moving up Route 116 to the Bristol Recreational Field, behind the American Legion.

“We are very sad to leave,” said club president Debra Brown of their Case Street location, where the Sodbusters have been based since 1970. “At the same time, I think it will turn out to be a good thing.”

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Bristol hears road safety proposals

Posted on December 10, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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BRISTOL — The intersection in front of Holley Hall in downtown Bristol will likely get a bit of a makeover to fix what the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) says are safety issues.

The Bristol selectboard heard two alternative designs for the intersection presented by VTrans and Stantec Consulting at the board’s Monday, Dec. 3, meeting.

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Bristol author writes book to share "The Key"

Posted on December 10, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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BRISTOL — He is best known around town as the owner of Green Mountain Renewable Energy, but Bristol resident Peter Cassels-Brown has worn many hats. He has been a carpenter since the 1970s and has a graduate degree in meditation.

Now, he can add another occupation to the list — author.

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College open to discussion of divesting from fossil fuels

Posted on December 6, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College announced on Tuesday that it would take formal steps to consider divesting its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.

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Disciplinary hearing set for Bristol police chief

Posted on December 6, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard will hold a disciplinary hearing in executive session on Dec. 17 related to Police Chief Kevin Gibbs’ handling of a grant over the past three fiscal years.

At issue is a total of $9,754 in town funds that the town of Bristol fronted under the expectation that the money would be reimbursed by a Vermont Department of Health grant.

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State creates $1M grant fund for food and forestry firms

Posted on December 3, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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MIDDLEBURY — State officials late last week announced that they are soliciting applications from entrepreneurs who want a portion of nearly $1 million in grant funds set aside for food and forestry businesses.

Grants ranging from $3,000 to $100,000 will be awarded later this winter by Vermont’s Working Lands Enterprise Board from a $986,5000 fund designed to fuel the Green Mountain State’s economy and build its local food system while maintaining its open lands and natural vistas.

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Lincoln’s Potato Hill Bakery rises through its first year

Posted on November 29, 2012 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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LINCOLN — A new company has sprung up in Lincoln this year that makes delicious bread.

Potato Hill Bakery, featuring homemade loaves by Lincoln native Johnny Johnson, has done well since its opening in July, distributing its products to the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Almost Home Market in Bristol, the Lincoln General Store and the Jerusalem Country Store.

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