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Experience and youth prevail in Ripton road races

Posted on October 19, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



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RIPTON — Youthful energy took all the honors in the Ripton Ridge Run’s 5K, but the experience and staying power of maturity proved key in the 10K. The 28th annual Ridge Run on Sunday, Oct. 12, attracted about 185 runners and walkers who tested their legs on the hilly, autumnal roads of Ripton. Family and friends joined them on a gorgeous sunny day for the post-race lunch, awards ceremony and raffle.

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Police raising funds for family of deceased trooper

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By John Flowers



MONKTON — Vermont State Police continue to line up fund-raising activities to provide emotional support to the family of the late Trooper Kyle Young, 28, of Monkton, who died from heatstroke on Sept. 17 while training for the State Police Tactical Team at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho.

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Bristol seeks resident to fill school board vacancy

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



BRISTOL — The Bristol Elementary School Board is seeking a Bristol resident interested in serving on the five-member board.

Terri Mayer Thomsen, appointed in September to replace Sheryl Thurber, has recently resigned. Addison Notheast Supervisory Union officials did not say why Thomsen resigned. Her term will expire in March.

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ACSU group lobbies for school district unification

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Addison Central Supervisory Union officials have launched a major public relations offensive in hopes of winning support for a unified school district governed by a single board and funded by a single budget.

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New Middlebury businesss is all about maple

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Longtime maple syrup producer Rayce Burnham of Cornwall had been looking for a spot in which to consolidate his boiling operation. He had acquired a 2.5-foot-by-8-foot evaporator that needed a bigger home, and he wasn’t financially prepared to build a place of his own.

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UD-3 school board, administration begin budget work facing fiscal limits

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — UD-3 school district administrators will build a 2016-2017 budget for Middlebury Union high and middle schools under the assumption that they will be limited to a 0.71 percent increase in per-pupil spending, as prescribed by Act 46, the state’s new education consolidation law. Spending over that threshold would subject the district to a dollar penalty for each dollar they spend above their limit, according to the new law.

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Addison looks to residents for input on new town plan

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



ADDISON — The Addison Planning Commission will take its next step toward a rewrite of key provisions of Addison’s town plan on Monday, when planners will host what they hope will be a well-attended open house at Addison Central School from 4 to 7 p.m.

They hope especially to talk about the issue of allowing smaller lots and protecting open land in the town’s largest zoning district, the Low Density Residential and Agricultural (LDR/A) district.

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Sixth-generation farmer has agriculture in his blood

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By Gaen Murphree



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Editor’s note: In this past Monday’s edition we featured a story on a local dairyman who is using a newer technique called no-till farming. Here we present a picture of the farmer himself.

By GAEN MURPHREE

ORWELL — Brad Thomas walks around a field on his Jillian Acres farm off Route 73 West in Orwell, showing some visitors the cover crop he has planted on some of hay fields. Thomas milks cows and farms 465 acres in Orwell and 225 in Rutland County.

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Local youths shine at regional dairy contest

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



ADDISON COUNTY — Several Addison County 4-H’ers placed in dairy competitions and the regional dairy show at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass., recently.

DAIRY COMPETITIONS

In the general dairy knowledge contest, held Sept. 17, Sharon Palmer of Weybridge came in seventh in the senior division. All dairy exhibitors were required to take part in this contest.

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Working Lands grants on offer to farmers, foresters

Posted on October 15, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



VERMONT — The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is making available approximately $550,000 in grants to fund forestry and agriculture projects that enhance Vermont’s communities, economy and culture.

The applicant guide can be found online at http://workinglands.vermont.gov/apply/rfp. Applicant Information Sessions are scheduled for Oct. 9 and 14.

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