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Search for ACSU leader narrows

Posted on February 6, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



MIDDLEBURY — The search for a new Addison Central Supervisory Union superintendent will kick into high gear this week, as a screening committee this Thursday will identify applicants it deems worthy for interviews in anticipation of recommending two or three finalists to the ACSU board next month.

It’s a process expected to culminate in the ACSU board’s selection of a new superintendent on March 14, after the finalists have toured district schools and met with local students, parents, teachers and administrators.

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Stomach flu hits college, nursing home

Posted on February 6, 2012 |
By Kyle Finck



MIDDLEBURY — A bout of gastroenteritis, commonly known as stomach flu, has swept through Middlebury College and the surrounding community over the past two weeks.

Students were first advised about the flu in an email to all students, faculty and staff on Jan. 22.

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ACSU hires Laura Nassau as its new business manager

Posted on February 6, 2012 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central Supervisory Union has hired a new business manager, a move officials hope will stabilize a position that has seen a lot of turnover during the past year and a half.

Gail Conley, ACSU interim superintendent, confirmed the hiring of Laura Nassau, who most recently served as business manager of the Chittenden East Supervisory Union (CESU) in Richmond. She has served in that capacity since 2002.

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United Way to aid seniors, others with income tax prep

Posted on February 6, 2012 |
By Kyle Finck



MIDDLEBURY — The federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in association with local agencies is extending a lifeline to local citizens in need of help filing their taxes.

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eCorp's early struggles continue

Posted on February 2, 2012 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Officials at eCorp English on Monday confirmed the company’s rocky financial start in Middlebury could get rockier before things smooth out as it looks to buy time from lenders, employees and contractors who continue to wait for payment.

Deborah Schwarz, founder and president of the firm that offers English language training to international businesses, said eCorp is asking its major financial backers for a one-year reprieve period as it seeks to stabilize its budget and avert the need to seek court protection from its creditors.

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Local selectboard races abound

Posted on February 2, 2012 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury isn’t the only Addison Central Supervisory Union community that will feature some spirited local elections. A survey of the six surrounding towns with which Middlebury partners for school services shows some looming contests for selectboard, school board and other offices.

Candidates for local office had until the end of this past Monday, Jan. 30, in which to file nomination papers to get on their respective Town Meeting Day ballots.

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Mild weather hurts local businesses

Posted on January 30, 2012 |
By Kyle Finck



MIDDLEBURY — Mother Nature has delivered Vermont an unseasonably tepid winter so far, leading business owners who depend on snow-related sales looking to the skies for signs of the white stuff.

“It’s been crushing for us,” said Mike Hussey, director of the Carroll and Jane Rikert Nordic Ski Center in Ripton. “Everybody is hungry to ski and just waiting for the snow.”

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State eyes 2014 for new Sand Hill Bridge

Posted on January 30, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Agency of Transportation officials plan to replace the Sand Hill Bridge on Route 125 in East Middlebury with a similar span during a four-to six-week time period during the summer of 2014.

Kristin Higgins, VTrans project manager, announced those plans on Jan. 25 at a gathering of more than 20 people at Middlebury’s Ilsley Library. Participants included neighbors of the 88-year-old span that crosses the Middlebury River at the bottom of a particularly curvy section of Route 125.

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Students design plans to 're-brand' Middlebury

Posted on January 30, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Two Addison County students are finalists in a statewide graphic design competition that aims to increase tourism and prosperity in the town of Middlebury.

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Middlebury College nets second Solar Decathlon nod

Posted on January 30, 2012 |
By Andrea Suozzo



MIDDLEBURY — It seems like just yesterday that Middlebury College’s “Self-Reliance” solar-powered house headed down to Washington, D.C., to compete in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition. The Middlebury students last fall claimed fourth place overall in an international field of entries.

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