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Ferrisburgh heading to court over Rt. 7 project

Posted on October 22, 2009 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



FERRISBURGH — As many on both sides of the issue have said they expected, South Burlington firm Champlain Oil Co.’s controversial Ferrisburgh proposal for a Route 7 gas station, convenience store and fast food restaurant is headed to court.

Champlain Oil (COCO) and Friends of Ferrisburgh for Responsible Growth have both appealed to Environmental Court the Ferrisburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment’s Sept. 16 conditional approval of COCO’s planned 9-acre development at the former site of the Ferrisburgh Roadhouse.

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Bill would put medical marijuana in pharmacies

Posted on October 22, 2009 |
By Kathryn Flagg



ADDISON COUNTY — An Addison County lawmaker is pushing for legislation that would make it easier for approved Vermont users of medical marijuana to obtain the drug. That effort comes as the Obama administration earlier this week directed federal prosecutors not to pursue cases against drug users complying with state medical marijuana laws.

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Cornwall judge confirmed as chair of U.S. sentencing commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chief United States District Judge William K. Sessions III of Cornwall was confirmed today by the Senate as chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. Sessions had been nominated for this post by President Barack Obama on April 20, 2009.

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Racine hits campaign trail

Posted on October 8, 2009 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — State Sen. Doug Racine, D-Richmond, came within a few percentage points of becoming Vermont’s governor in 2002. He lost that race to current Gov. James Douglas, but is banking on being on the positive side of the voting ledger against a different field of opponents next year.

Racine, one of the first declared gubernatorial candidates for 2010, discussed his candidacy and the issues that he believes will shape the race, during a far ranging interview at the Addison Independent on Monday.

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MUHS grad returns to tell White House tales

Posted on October 5, 2009 |
By Andrea Suozzo



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury native Olivier Knox spends a lot of time doing translation.
It’s not really language translation — although he is a correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP), the oldest and third-largest news agency in the world. He has worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., since 1996, and writes his stories in English.

But the translation he does is cultural — explaining what goes on in Washington from an international perspective.

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A new Snelling set for lieutenant governor run

Posted on October 1, 2009 |
By John Flowers



STARKSBORO — A political consultant would advise most new candidates to start off aspiring to a lower rung on the electoral ladder than lieutenant governor.

But when the candidate’s last name is Snelling, one can throw conventional political wisdom out the window. The son of the late Vermont Gov. Richard Snelling and former Lt. Gov. Barbara Snelling, Republican Mark Snelling confirmed on Tuesday his plans to seek the state’s second-highest executive post in the November 2010 elections.

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Collitt picked for selectboard post in Ripton

Posted on September 14, 2009 |
By John Flowers



RIPTON — Selectmen here have picked Ripton General Store co-owner Richard Collitt to fill a vacancy on the selectboard until municipal elections take place next March.

Ripton Town Clerk Sally Hoyler confirmed the board recently picked Collitt from a list of four local residents who had declared interest in serving the balance of a term being vacated by longtime incumbent Selectman William Ford.

Collitt, who was unavailable for comment as the Addison Independent went to press on Friday, officially joined the board on Sept. 1 and will attend his first meeting on Monday, Sept. 14.

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GOP taps three for county prosecutor

Posted on September 3, 2009 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County Republican Committee is recommending that Gov. James Douglas pick Bennington-based attorney David R. Fenster to succeed longtime county prosecutor John Quinn, who officially retired on Monday.

Fenster’s name rose to the top in a secret ballot vote by GOP delegates that followed extensive public interviews of the four candidates at a gathering at Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library Monday evening.

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Candidates jockey for position in 2010 race

Posted on August 28, 2009 |
By John Flowers



MONTPELIER — In the wake of Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Jim Douglas that he would not seek re-election, speculation has focused on the mix of candidates likely to compete for the gubernatorial post.

Longtime Vermont political observer Eric Davis, Middlebury College professor emeritus of political science, said Douglas’s announcement was clearly timed “to give other candidates time to organize campaigns. The Democrats are out there already.”

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Lawmakers react to governor's plan to retire

Posted on August 28, 2009 |
By John Flowers



MONTPELIER — Lawmakers are already speculating as to what affect Gov. James Douglas’s impending political retirement will have on the 2010 legislative session.

While his decision officially makes Douglas a lameduck governor for the next 16 months, he warned legislators that he will not be a pushover.

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