John Flowers
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Orwell land to remain forever wild
Pat Stevenson has always been fond of nature — in its purest form. Originally hailing from urban Connecticut, she knew that pastureland, once paved, is gone forever.
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Mixed bag in school budget voting; 4 pass, 2 fail
Residents of Addison County’s largest and smallest school districts approved their fiscal year 2027 public education budgets on Tuesday. But two school budgets on the southern end of…
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Brown, Boyce elected to Middlebury selectboard
American Flatbread owner Danielle Boyce and incumbent Dan Brown won three-year terms in a three-person race for two seats on the Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday.
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Career center budget passes, despite ballot glitch
Addison County voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday to resoundingly endorse a Career Center budget request of $6,271,915, though residents of one of the towns served…
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Weybridge Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
WEYBRIDGE — In a contested selectboard race, incumbent Kelly Flynn on Town Meeting Day was elected to a two-year term on the Weybridge board, outpolling Chris Bagley, 137-86.…
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Shoreham Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
SHOREHAM — Mirroring a trend throughout the county, Shoreham residents at their town meeting approved all the articles on their warning, including an array of financial requests. On…
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Salisbury Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
SALISBURY — Salisbury residents on Town Meeting Day passed all the items on their warning, including an appropriation to eradicate mosquitoes and a universal healthcare-related resolution. Residents voted…
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Ripton Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
RIPTON — Brooke Wilcox topped Milo Tudor, 131-25, in the Town Meeting Day race for a three-year term on the selectboard, succeeding incumbent Laurie Cox, who decided not…
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Middlebury Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at their March 2 annual meeting approved, by voice vote, a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $15,998,045 — a roughly 9.9% increase —…
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Cornwall Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
CORNWALL — Cornwall residents at their town meeting elected Barbara Greenwood in a contested race for the selectboard and passed every item on their warning with little debate.…
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Bridport Town Meeting Day 2026 Results
Bridport residents at their town meeting this week endorsed all the items on its town meeting agenda, including the purchase — for up to $140,000 — of a…
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New report lists county prosecutor’s ‘significant failures’
Researchers commissioned by the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs describe ‘crying, screaming or throwing items in the office” of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.
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Cox bids farewell to Ripton selectboard after four decades
During her selectboard tenure, Laurie Cox has helped Ripton negotiate a gift-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Middlebury College; update town office technology, rebuild after 11 floods, and plan construction of…
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Area schools get report card from state
Shoreham Elementary School has been flagged as one of a dozen Vermont public schools in line to receive assistance from the state of Vermont due to declining student…
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Boosters seek turf field at MUHS
Local high school sports supporters have joined forces to resurrect the push for installation of artificial turf at MUHS’s Doc Collins Field.
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Foster to cap storied career as real estate broker
Nancy Foster has been a leading real estate agent in Addison County for nearly 50 years.