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Navigators' help citizens pick new health care plans

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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ADDISON COUNTY — Many Vermonters have been struggling to stay afloat amid waves of information related to the state’s conversion to a new health care system mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act.

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ANR reverses course, awards contract to Middlebury recycler

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By Zach Despart



MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources reversed its decision to deny a local recycler a state contract, a move that triggered an automatic payment to a rival company.

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Cornwall family learns what it's like to be hungry through 3SquaresVT Challenge

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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CORNWALL — Dr. Anna Benvenuto prides herself on not only providing medical treatment to her clients at Addison Associates OB/GYN, she also tries to get to know them.

And she knows that several of her clients are from households barely scraping by, struggling each day to put enough food on the table. Some of these clients rely heavily on 3SquaresVT, formerly known as the Food Stamp program, which helps people buy groceries.

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Set builders help Mt. Abe musicals reach new heights

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By Zach Despart



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BRISTOL — Behind every great play, quite literally, is a great set. Nowhere is that sentiment more true than Mount Abraham Union High School, which has relied on a dedicated team of volunteer set designers to put on elaborate musicals each fall.

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Local duo records in Nashville

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By Zach Despart



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MIDDLEBURY — Two local musicians who took part in a marathon recording session in the capital of country music earlier this year are putting the final touches on a new Christmas album.

For a week in March, Matt Dickerson of Bristol and Susan Nop of Middlebury spent 12 hours a day in four different studios in Nashville, Tenn., known as the Mecca of country music.

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Police look for missing Ripton man

Posted on November 26, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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RIPTON — Vermont State Police are asking for help from the public in finding a Ripton man who is missing.

Police on Monday received a report that James Daignault, 54, was missing.

Daignault was seen on Saturday, Nov. 23, at approximately 10 a.m. when he was leaving his residence in Ripton en route to a food shelf in Burlington. He never returned.

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Contractors compete for Middlebury tunnel work

Posted on November 25, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials on Nov. 19 interviewed three New York-based companies competing for the right to serve as general contractor for the upcoming replacement of the downtown railroad overpasses on Merchants Row and Main Street.

The three companies in the running include:

•  Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors Inc. of Glenmont, N.Y.

•  Tetra Tech Construction of Gloversville, N.Y.

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State confronted with budget challenges

Posted on November 25, 2013 |
By David Gram



MONTPELIER (AP) — The growing numbers of pre-trial detainees in Vermont prisons and paying sheriffs to monitor mentally ill patients in hospital emergency rooms are among the many budget pressures facing Vermont state government.

That word came Wednesday as officials with the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin briefed lawmakers on the budget challenges they’re expected to face when they return in January.

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ANESU looks for new business manager

Posted on November 25, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



BRISTOL — The Addison Northeast Supervisory Union is looking for a new business manager, the district said on its website. The current Chief Financial Officer is Ed Gomeau.

The chief financial officer oversees a staff of six, reports directly to the superintendent, and oversees $27 million in expenditures annually, the job posting stated. When reached for comment, district data and communications specialist Karen Wheeler declined to say when or why Gomeau was leaving, though the job posting said the new contract start date is Jan. 15, 2014.

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Fundraising for playground begins in Bristol

Posted on November 25, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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BRISTOL — The Bristol Green Playground Committee, which is raising funds to build a new playground on the town green, kicked off its fundraising campaign this past Wednesday at the Bobcat Café on Main Street.

The committee, a joint venture of the Bristol Recreation Department and the Bristol Downtown Community Partnership, is using the crowd-funding website indiegogo.com to raise money. The goal is to raise $11,000 in 30 days — as of Nov. 22 at noon, $3,415 had been raised from 26 donations, most of which were between $25 and $50.

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