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Housing advocate to be honored

Posted on September 26, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



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CLARENDON — Elisabeth Kulas, executive director of the Housing Trust of Rutland County, will be recognized next week for promoting smart growth, energy efficiency, renewable energy and strong communities through the development of affordable housing.

Kulas, of Clarendon, will receive the Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership from the Vermont Natural Resources Council at VNRC’s annual meeting on Sept. 29, at the Inn at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield.

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New bones for old barn: 200-year-old gem still at heart of a working farm

Posted on September 26, 2016 |
By Gaen Murphree



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SUDBURY — The Miller Hill Farm in Sudbury has seen everything from Abenaki hunting encampments to dairying and subsistence farming to a retail/wholesale plant nursery. For current owners Carl Phelps and Nan Jenks-Jay, restoring the historic property a few hundred yards west of Otter Creek has been both a labor of love and an effort to keep a working farm working.

“We bought the place in 1998,” said Phelps. To which Jenks-Jay quipped, “It had 18 outbuildings and every barn had three feet of manure in it.”

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Youths learn by doing during National 4-H Week

Posted on September 26, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



BURLINGTON — National 4-H Week, from Oct. 2-8, recognizes the role that 4-H plays in helping young people “learn by doing” through club work, community service and activities that cultivate strong leadership, citizenship and life skills.

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MS is striking Vermont particularly hard

Posted on September 22, 2016 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — The causes of multiple sclerosis (MS) remain somewhat of a mystery, but research is producing new treatments and medications that are allowing patients to maintain better quality of life.

“Everyone has their own version of it,” said Dr. Andrew Solomon, a UVM Medical Center neurologist and director of institution’s Multiple Sclerosis Center. “It’s a combination of genetics and environmental triggers. There have been hundreds of genes that have been associated with MS.”

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Early voting opens Friday for Vermonters

Posted on September 22, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



MONTPELIER — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos announced that early voting will officially open on Friday, Sept. 23. Beginning this Friday, any registered voter will be able to request a ballot from their town clerk by phone, mail or online, and cast their vote for the Nov. 8 election. The elections team has already finalized, printed and sent the ballots to town clerks — some towns may even open their early voting before Friday.

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State releases final plan for cleaning up Lake Champlain

Posted on September 22, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



MONTPELIER — The State of Vermont submitted its final Lake Champlain implementation plan to the Environmental Protection Agency this past Tuesday, Sep. 20. The comprehensive cleanup plan addresses phosphorus pollution sources across all sectors, including agriculture, developed and forested lands, roads and eroding stream channels.

“The plan is the roadmap to a clean Lake,” said Gov. Peter Shumlin. “It reflects an ‘all in’ approach to achieving our clean water goals.”

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Castleton opens dorm in Rutland

Posted on September 22, 2016 |
By Julia Purdy



RUTLAND — A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at 121 West St. in downtown Rutland last Thursday afternoon to celebrate the official opening and renaming of the Clement Building, which now houses Castleton University students in two formerly empty floors.

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Steve Costello's nature photos on display at pop-up exhibit

Posted on September 22, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



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RUTLAND — The beautiful photography of former Addison County resident Steve Costello is going on display at this weekend at Rutland’s Chaffee Art Center in an exhibition titled “Eye on Nature: Photographs by Steve Costello.”

On Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and again on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., the public is welcome to visit the Chaffee at 16 South Main St. for a pop-up exhibit of Costello’s photography. This is the first time Costello has publically shared his work.

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Police cadets help family in need

Posted on September 19, 2016 |
By Lee J. Kahrs



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PITTSFORD — Sometimes extraordinary things can happen on ordinary days.

Week before last, single dad Rik Hinckley and his teenage daughter, Emma, were having an ordinary day full of obstacles.

Hinckley, 52, was a pipefitter for 22 years before two failed back surgeries sidelined him from work. His back trouble also prevents him from moving large objects.

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Hunters: Please don't shoot bears with collars

Posted on September 19, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



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SEARSBURG — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking people hunting bear in southern Vermont to avoid shooting bears with yellow ear tags and radio collars during this fall’s hunting season. The bears are collared as part of an ongoing study on the effects of a proposed wind energy development within Green Mountain National Forest in the towns of Searsburg and Readsboro.

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