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Chimney Point to offer new hands-on programs

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



ADDISON — At the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, site interpreter Karl Crannell on Saturday, June 15, will offer the first of three hands-on monthly third Saturday programs, “Blast from the Past: How They Made It in New France.” The program runs between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. June’s program looks at the French soldiers who served at the French fort at Chimney Point in the 1730s and their clothing.

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Whiting man stabbed, beaten in home invasion

Posted on June 7, 2013 |
By Addison Independent Staff



 

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Exchange student reflects on on ‘great’ year at Mt. Abe

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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BRISTOL — After all the caps fly into the air at Mount Abraham Union High School this Saturday, the members of its graduating senior class will scatter to various locations in pursuit of jobs, travel or further education.

One will travel farther than most. Jan Liegmann, Mount Abe’s only exchange student this year, will be returning to his home country of Switzerland in June.

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Monkton board rejects natural gas pipeline agreement

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



MONKTON — Once again, it’s back to the drawing board for Vermont Gas Systems and the town of Monkton.

After several hours of impassioned discussion at a special meeting on Monday night, Monkton’s selectboard rejected a Memorandum of Understanding negotiated between VGS officials and Monkton Selectmen John Phillips and Stephen Pilcher by a 3-2 vote, with Phillips and Pilcher dissenting. Around 70 citizens attended the meeting.

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Middlebury eyes options for replacing downtown RR bridges

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — An engineering firm within the next few weeks will recommend a “preferred” method of dealing with Middlebury’s two deteriorating downtown railroad overpasses, a project that will be selected from a list of six options ranging from doing nothing to replacing the spans with a concrete tunnel at a cost of around $17.4 million.

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Bristol Elementary principal search continues

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — Though the Bristol Elementary School board had initially hoped to announce a candidate for interim principal by May 20, that deadline has been extended by several weeks, according to Addison Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent David Adams.

Current BES Principal Catrina DiNapoli announced last month that she would take on the role of director of curriculum and professional development at the ANeSU district office during the 2013-2014 academic year, filling in for Nancy Cornell who is taking a one-year leave of absence.

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Learn about archaeology at historic Orwell site

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



ORWELL — Vermont historian and attorney Paul Gillies will offer a special program at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell on Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. His topic will be “Relics and Souvenirs: Lay Archaeologists and the Uncovering of Vermont.” This is the annual Robert J. Maguire lecture sponsored by the Mount Independence Coalition, the official friends group for the site.

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Conley has overseen many changes in his short tenure at ACSU

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central Supervisory Union School Board set some guarded expectations for Gail Conley when they lured him out of retirement in 2011 for what was expected to be a one-year stint as superintendent: Help the seven-town district stay the course during a tumultuous period marked by two lawsuits, a fractured administrative office and negotiations for a new teachers’ contract.

It’s safe to say Conley greatly exceeded most school board members’ expectations.

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Economic pressures push ambulance service to expand

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Three years after moving into its new, 11,860-square-foot headquarters off South Street, the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association (MVAA) is now ready to expand its billing, dispatching and education outreach services. A major goal is to generate more revenues to stay financially solvent in the face of a still-tough economy and health care reform efforts that could present new budget challenges for all of Vermont’s emergency response organizations.

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Longtime VUES educator to step down — but return

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — After 49 years of teaching, 44 of those either full- or part-time at Vergennes Union Elementary School, Marilyn Woods will retire this month at the age of 72.

Well, sort of.  

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