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Car dealer Tom Denecker and his partner buy Shea Motors

Posted on December 23, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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MIDDLEBURY — Addison County now has one Chevrolet dealership.

On Dec. 12, Tom Denecker and partner Mike Capra, owners of Denecker Chevrolet in Ferrisburgh and Vergennes, completed their purchase of Middlebury’s Shea Motors, in a deal brokered by both dealerships’ parent company, General Motors.

Shea Motors owner Jerry Shea had been set to sell to a third party after 36 years on Route 7 south of Middlebury village, Denecker said, when GM exercised a standard right of first refusal and offered the same deal to Denecker and Capra.

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Schwarz caps his courtroom career

Posted on December 23, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Jerry Schwarz has just about seen it all during his almost 38 years as a public defender. He’s defended clients on charges ranging from petit larceny to murder, with just about every other offense in between. But the gregarious attorney with his trademark bushy gray beard and booming voice will retire from his post as Addison County public defender in order to live life more fully outside of the courtroom.

“I love the people and the work, but you can’t do it forever,” Schwarz said during a recent interview.

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Jackson puts a 3-D spin on arts and crafts

Posted on December 23, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Sandy Jackson has always been a crafty person.

“My hands never stop making stuff,” she says. “I can’t stand to be idle for a minute.”

When she and her husband, Bruce Eichinger, went to Paris for three months back in 1996, she decided to put her craft skills to the test. She brought along a book called “Pop-up Geometric Origami” by Masahiro Chatani and determined she was going to take her greeting cards and decorations to the next level.

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Lincoln students learn West African culture through afterschool program

Posted on December 23, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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LINCOLN — The sounds of drumming echoed through the halls of Lincoln Community School one afternoon last week. In a classroom, Guinean-born Simbo Camara led seven students through a West African dance accompanied by a drumbeat.

“Listen for the beat!” he shouted with infectious energy.

The two children playing the drums had a tendency to speed up, as if racing each other, so Camara kept the beat on the drum he straddled while he directed the dancers through their moves.

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Students of the Week - December 22, 2014

Posted on December 22, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



The Addison Independent is proud to publish the Students of the Week from area High Schools each week. The students are chosen by teachers and administration from each school who would like to recognize their exceptional engagement in the high schools they attend.

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Porter nurses, administration reach teams on three-year pact

Posted on December 22, 2014 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center administrators and representatives of the nurses’ union announced on Wednesday they had reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract for nurses.

Terms of what would be the first-ever contract for Porter nurses were not included in a brief press release issued by Porter spokesman Ron Hallman on Wednesday. More details will be available after the union members officially ratify the pact, according to Hallman.

Nurses union members are set to vote on ratification on Monday, Dec. 22.

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Four injured in bus-truck crash

Posted on December 22, 2014 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Four people were injured when a farm vehicle slammed into an Addison County Transit Resources bus on Route 7 near Middlebury Beef Supply on Tuesday morning.

The crash resulted in Middlebury police closing Route 7 to traffic for more than five hours.

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DUI patrols active for holidays

Posted on December 22, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



ADDISON COUNTY — Five Addison County law enforcement agencies — Vergennes Police Department, Vermont State Police, Addison County Sheriff’s Department, Bristol Police Department and Middlebury Police Department — will be conducting an impaired driving checkpoint and DUI (driving under the influence) patrols throughout the county through the holiday season.

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Divided city council opts for smaller toddler park

Posted on December 19, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — A divided Vergennes City Council last week approved a scaled-down preschool playground on East Street. Council members voted, 4-3, against the full $42,000 park that was recommended by the city’s recreation committee but opposed by many East Street residents and some others in Vergennes.

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Vt. Gas raises Phase I pipeline cost estimate again

Posted on December 19, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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SOUTH BURLINGTON — Vermont Gas Systems on Friday announced that Phase I of the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project pipeline will cost $33 million more than the company estimated in July, for a total cost of $154 million.

The company also said Phase I will be completed later than projected and asked the Public Service Board to delay its consideration of the second phase of the project, which the board has been reviewing for more than a year.

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