City senior housing center breaks ground

VERGENNES — About four dozen state, local and nonprofit officials on Monday morning joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Armory Lane for the groundbreaking ceremony of a long-awaited and — according to all — much needed senior housing and meeting center. The $5.8...

Flooding damage aid on way

VERMONT — Addison County residents whose homes or businesses have been damaged by recent severe storms and flooding should be aware that many federal and local programs are now in place to help aid the recovery process. Whether you are an individual whose property has...

Vergennes teen acts quickly to save child

VERGENNES — Quick action by a Vergennes teenager may have saved a young child’s life on June 19. Travis Kilburn, 19, was fishing at the Ferrisburgh Slang at about noon that day when a boy he estimated at about 6 or 7 years old slipped off a rock at the edge of a...

Shoreham library project fully funded

HINESBURG — The town of Shoreham has netted a $50,000 Vermont Community Development grant that will round out funding for an ongoing expansion project on the town’s Platt Memorial Library. The grant, announced at a press conference in Hinesburg on Tuesday, was one of...

Industry mulls post-nuclear rates

ADDISON COUNTY — What will happen to power rates for Addison County residents if the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant closes next year? According to spokespeople at the state’s two largest utility companies — Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) and Green Mountain...