Shoreham bridge repairs to detour Route 74 traffic

SHOREHAM — The Vermont Agency of Transportation will soon solicit bids for replacement of the concrete deck on the bridge that spans the Lemon Fair River on Route 74 in Shoreham, a project that’s expected to last more than a month and create some traveling headaches...

Shumlin plan would trade USDA staples to local foods

VERMONT — Local administrators are welcoming a move by Gov. Peter Shumlin’s campaign to free up federal funding for fresh, local foods in schools by allowing states to receive cash vouchers from the USDA instead of commodity food. Laura Collaro, foodservice manager...

Learning extends beyond college school year

MIDDLEBURY — Whether they’re charting images of the Virgin of Guadalupe through the past five centuries, calculating water circulation in Lake Champlain’s Malletts Bay or creating new algorithms for faster image matching, many Middlebury College students have spent...

Crash injures Cornwall couple

SALISBURY — Longtime Cornwall School Board member Junius Calitri and his wife, Klara Calitri, a well-known artist, were both seriously injured in a two-car crash at the intersection of West Salisbury Road and Route 7 in Salisbury last Thursday evening. On Friday they...

Panton board sets taxes, town meeting on cupola

PANTON — Panton selectmen at a Thursday special meeting adopted a 2011-2012 tax rate and set a Sept. 7 special meeting at which residents can decide the fate of Panton Town Hall’s leaky cupola. The town’s new municipal tax rate is 64.51 cents, an increase of almost 12...