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Middlebury College, Ripton ink PILOT deal

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By John Flowers



RIPTON — Middlebury College has agreed to a new, 10-year agreement with the town of Ripton, through which the institution will make annual cash payments to the community and deliver free ski lessons to local school children in recognition of its non-taxable property.

“We’re delighted that we’ve completed the extension of our long-term financial commitment to the town of Ripton,” said Patrick Norton, vice president for finance and treasurer of the college. “Middlebury has deep roots in Ripton and we value that relationship greatly.”

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Changing landscape awaits VUHS leadership team

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — As Vergennes Union High School enters a time of academic transition, its top leadership team will have a different look this coming school year, although the members of that team are already well known at the school and to one another.

The VUHS board has changed co-principal Stephanie Taylor’s title to principal, and she will no longer have primary responsibility for just the middle school, but will now oversee grades 7 through 12.

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Smoothing the way at Middlebury College's language school

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By Jenevra Wetcome



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MIDDLEBURY — Most residents of Middlebury are highly aware of the College’s Language School Program due to its conspicuous presence — it’s hard to ignore groups of students walking down the street in Middlebury conversing in anything from German to Chinese, but not English.  

However residents, and even members of the program, might not be aware of one of the less-visible components of the Language Schools: the bilingual students.

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Middlebury VFW faces challenge

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Faced with a $30,000 budget shortfall and declining membership, Middlebury Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7823 officials said they may soon have to sell the organization’s club headquarters and event hall at 530 Exchange St. and meet elsewhere.

“A decision has to be made,” Post 7823 Commander Kenley Hallock said about the future of the VFW’s Exchange Street property. “There is not enough revenue.”

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Bridport solar project receives award

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



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BRIDPORT — A solar orchard powering Middlebury’s Woodchuck Hard Cider recently won two honors at a national solar show.??The 150kW Bridport project utilizing Vermont-made AllSun Trackers was a “Project of Distinction” finalist and won “Project of Distinction 2014 Fan Favorite” at the PV America event in Boston in June.?

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VNRC hires new outreach coordinator

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



MONTPELIER — Bristol native Keil Corey will in mid-August join the staff of the Vermont Natural Resources Council in Montpelier as membership and outreach coordinator.

For almost two years, Corey has been an AmeriCorps member, working in the VNRC offices as a community energy and climate action organizer. 

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Anne Standish to headline quilt show

Posted on July 21, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — Once every two years the Milk & Honey Quilt Guild sponsors a two-day quilt show titled “Quilting in the Land of Milk and Honey.” Vermont art quilter Anne Standish of Cambridge will be the featured artist and will exhibit many of her dramatic award-winning quilts, featuring familiar landscapes from Vermont. 

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Interim president tackles challenges, sets benchmarks at VTC

Posted on July 18, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — As newly appointed interim president, Dan Smith has set progressive goals over the next year to help Vermont Technical College better establish its niche in higher education, while attracting a higher number of applicants.

The goals are readily attainable, Smith said, because the college has proven itself as a wise investment for the state and its students, noting that 87 percent of its graduates either get a job in a related field or go on to further their education.

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Unsafe levels of E. coli close county swimming holes

Posted on July 18, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



MONKTON — Water quality tests done by the Lewis Creek Association late last week have determined that two swimming sites in northern Addison County are currently unsafe for swimming.

The sites, along Lewis Creek at Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and Tyler Bridge Road in Monkton, tested for unsafe levels of E. coli.

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Bridport pair bring spirit to venture

Posted on July 17, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Sivan Cotel and Sas Stewart were honeymooning in Portland, Ore., last year, sampling the occasional cocktail at various restaurants and bars, when they had an epiphany that would change the course of their professional lives.

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