John Vaaler
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Autumn Gold founder John Wallace rocks
MIDDLEBURY — Consider Autumn Gold Jewelry, the shop on Main Street founded and owned by Cornwall resident John Wallace.Autumn. Gold. Isn’t the name of the store just nice?Wallace,…
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Review: Seminal ’70s documentary is a tad rusty
“The Last Waltz” is what it is: It is a watershed concert movie about The Band’s swan song in 1976, but also a smorgasbord of musical numbers that,…
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New Vergennes store boosts artisans
VERGENNES — “The store is a cultural emporium, with handcrafted goods around the world and the United States: fair trade, give back to the communities around the world,”…
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Hancock officials assess coronavirus relief funding
HANCOCK — The Hancock Selectboard met this past week, during which Richard Andrews reported that he will not be bidding on the mowing contract in the fall. He…
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Hancock offers free bluegrass concert this Thursday
HANCOCK — The Hancock Town Pride Committee is producing a free community concert this Thursday, July 22 at the Hancock Town Green. The headlining band will be the…
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After 40 years ‘Raging Bull’ is still a masterpiece and enigmatic, too!
“Raging Bull” is a terrible movie.For one, it’s just not that great. How about that Robert De Niro guy in the lead? Poorly miscast. Hayden Christenson would have…
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Clippings: Le Carré more than a spy novelist
If your summer reading list needs a bit more intrigue and suspense to it, look no further than a book by John Le Carré, the English espionage novelist…
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How to stay active at 75? Build a barn!
MIDDLEBURY — We sometimes associate people’s golden years with the relaxed life.Book clubs. Matinée showings of Judi Dench movies. Stamp collections.Middlebury resident Bob Horne, 75, has a different…
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‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ kicks off Sunset Series at Swift House Inn
MIDDLEBURY — Last Thursday night, July 8, the Middlebury New Filmmaker’s Festival (MNFF) began the “Sunset Series at Swift House Inn / Summer of Scorsese” with the 1974…
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BLSG and Salisbury still working on a deal
LEICESTER — Members of the board that oversees mosquito control in six area towns held a special meeting at the Leicester Meeting House July 1 to discuss plans…
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Underdogs victorious in Bristol outhouse race
BRISTOL — “I am incredibly nervous,” Cam Perta, 27, said. “I would love to say it’s a casual fun run race, relaxing — not the case. I am…
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Super-centenarian Bill James to the rescue!
BRISTOL — “Yeah, I drove until I was over 100,” said Bristol resident Bill James.James will celebrate his 110th birthday this coming Monday. When he was born, William…
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Child tax credit checks are on the way
BURLINGTON/LINCOLN — “There are too many families in Vermont and throughout this country, who are struggling to raise their kids,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in a newsletter…
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Salisbury mosquitos get a pass from BLSG
LEICESTER/SALISBURY — Salisbury will no longer be sprayed for mosquitos by the Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen & Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG), which voted at a meeting last…
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Lincoln Peak sold to Shelburne Vineyard
NEW HAVEN — Chris Granstrom has sold his two-decade-old winery Lincoln Peak Vineyard to Shelburne Vineyard. The new owners plan to reopen Lincoln Peak’s wine tasting room in…
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No rides on Shoreham’s Fort Ti ferry yet
SHOREHAM — The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, which provides 7-minute-long ferry rides across Lake Champlain from Shoreham, Vt., to Ticonderoga, N.Y., has not yet reopened this summer.Longtime ferry owners…