Mt. Abe grad wins prize for her first book

“Cassie Fancher is a young Alice Munro, rendering the streets and back roads of rural New England via fresh, haunting and electrifying images of longing and grief,” said one of the judges.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — George A. Bell passed away on September 15, 2021 in California, while on a trip visiting friends. He was born on November 13, 1951 to the late George H. Bell and Betty Bell of New Haven. He grew up in New Haven and graduated from Vergennes … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — A graveside service for Ruth Paraskevopoulos, who died Dec. 17, 2020, is planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.

NEW HAVEN — A Vergennes man died and a Cornwall woman sustained what Vermont State Police described as “significant injuries” in a motorcycle-car crash at the intersection of Route 7 and the River Road in New Haven at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.State pol … (read more)

VERMONT — Vermont State Police are searching for a New Haven man who allegedly discharged himself from a Burlington drug rehabilitation facility Thursday, in direct violation of a court order, according to a press release issued Friday afternoon.Brian A. … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — The campaign to save the 19th-century New Haven Junction Train Depot, by picking it up and moving it roughly 1.5 miles east to North Street, has nearly come to fruition — thanks in part to state and federal help.New Haven has received two sign … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — A budget surplus due in large part to COVID-related project delays has led to a significant decrease in New Haven’s property tax rate for the coming year.On July 20 the selectboard set the FY 2021 municipal tax rate at $0.3693 per $100 of asse … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — New Haven will soon be in the market for a new zoning/town administrator.Aaron Brown, the town’s current ZA/TA informed the selectboard last month that he’s planning to resign in the near future in order to pursue other opportunities.Brown is … (read more)

DES MOINES, Iowa — This past Saturday local first responders with New Haven Volunteer Fire Department were awarded a grain rescue tube and specialized training from Nationwide and Frazer Insurance Agency through Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety advocacy camp … (read more)

Mark Krawczyk thinks about soil on several different levels. “From a wide point of view, rebuilding and regenerating soils is one of the most valuable legacies we could leave for future generations,” he told the Addison Independent. Krawczyk and his wife, … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — After months of community conversations and wrangling with state officials it looks like the New Haven Junction Train Depot will no longer be located at a junction. At an emergency meeting last week the town selectboard, needing to choose a ne … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Taborri Bruhl and his family in New Haven know a few things about electric vehicles (EVs). “My wife, Susan, and I have driven EVs since 2013, when we leased two Nissan Leafs,” Bruhl told the Independent. “We loved the cars, and when the l … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — Sara Stearns of New Haven is currently serving with the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), a 10-month, full-time AmeriCorps program. Despite the unprecedented challenges posed in 2020, dedicated citizens continue to help communities, se … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — If all goes well this year, and COVID-19 doesn’t slow things down even more, Amtrak passenger train service could be extended from Rutland through Addison County to Burlington by the end of this year, according to state transportation official … (read more)

After a state order last week detailed issues with a Vermont Gas pipeline, the company filed with state regulators Wednesday requesting more time to respond. “Today we’ll be filing for a little more time so we can review the ruling,” Vermont Gas spokesper … (read more)