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  • strict warning: Non-static method view::load() should not be called statically in /home/addison/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/views.module on line 1118.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_handler_field::query() should be compatible with views_handler::query($group_by = false) in /home/addison/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_field.inc on line 1148.
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Country Home Products to close Winooski plant

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



VERGENNES — Vergennes outdoor power equipment firm Country Home Products and its parent company, Generac Holdings Inc. of Wisconsin, have decided to close CHP’s Winooski manufacturing plant, according to a statement released on Friday morning by Gov. Phil Scott.

Repeated efforts on Friday to reach CHP or Generac officials for comment were unsuccessful. CHP is the second-largest private employer in Vergennes, trailing only United Technologies Corp. on Panton Road.

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Former deputy sheriff files lawsuit for wrongful termination

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Mike Donoghue



BURLINGTON — A former Addison County deputy sheriff maintains he was fired from his job last year after he believes comments he made during a secret session of the Leicester selectboard were later shared with his boss, Sheriff Donald Keeler Jr.

Mark Stacey filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Burlington last week claiming a wrongful termination by Keeler and the Addison County Sheriff’s Department.

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Bristol to sell 18 acres on Stoney Hill

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Gaen Murphree



BRISTOL — The town of Bristol is calling for bids and proposals for the sale and development of 18 acres, located on Stoney Hill between Stoney Hill Road and Lovers Lane. Sealed bids, including a description of the proposed use for the property must be submitted to the Bristol town office by July 3.

“The town has always planned on selling that 18.08 acres,” said Bristol Town Administrator Therese Kirby. “Now that the water line project is moving forward, it seems like it’s a good time to try to wrap all that up.”

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Porter Express Care to open June 13

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — The new UVM Health Network/Porter Express Care clinic will open on Tuesday, June 13, in the Collins Building on the main Porter campus.

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Five area organizations provide exceptional end-of-life care

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Christy Lynn



MIDDLEBURY — On a sunny afternoon last week I had the distinct privilege of hosting eight professionals in the conference room at the Addison Independent to talk about dying.

Not my own death, necessarily — I am a 32-year-old with no known reason to consider my own imminent demise — rather, to learn more about the process of dying and what kinds of choices and considerations there are along the way. Not exactly your average Wednesday.

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Independent organizations and volunteers make a difference

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Christy Lynn



Five independent organizations provide end-of-life services in Addison County, hosting an unusually large number of providers and volunteers in the area and resulting in an exceptionally strong support system in which every person should have access to supportive care at the end of their life.

While the over-arching goals of extraordinary hospice and end-of-life care may be shared by each, they do each focus on different aspects of this care.

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MUHS names valedictorian and three salutatorians

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Addison Independent



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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School has announced valedictorian and salutatorians for the Class of 2017

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Panton girl named as VUHS valedictorian

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Addison Indpeendent



VERGENNES — Sadie Kass, daughter of Alexander Smith and Susan Kass of Panton, has been named class Valedictorian of this year’s Vergennes Union High School graduating class. Kass, who holds the highest overall average of her class, will deliver the valedictory speech at graduation.

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Mediator to help ACSD negotiate teachers' pact

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Addison Central School District board members and educators have picked veteran arbitrator Ira Lobel to serve as mediator in an effort to resolve an impasse in negotiations for a new teachers’ contract.

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Meals on Wheels reduces staff; volunteers are angry

Posted on June 12, 2017 |
By Will DiGravio



MIDDLEBURY — The decision to eliminate the job of Addison County coordinator for Meals on Wheels has some wondering if the program, which distributes meals along with a friendly dose of human contact to often homebound seniors, can function properly here.

Under financial pressure, the non-profit Age Well decided to replace the position, most recently held by Tracy Corbett, with existing personnel in their Essex Junction headquarters and a software program designed to automate many of the job’s responsibilities.

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