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June 29th, 2009
By KATHRYN FLAGG
BRISTOL — It’s the usual work of a man of the cloth: comfort the dying and celebrate with the living.
So, in many ways, it was business as usual for the Rev. Bill Elwell, pastor of Bristol Federated Church, who buried an old friend one recent Saturday morning, consoled the family and friends left behind, and then quickly switched gears that afternoon to perform the marriage ceremony for a joyful Bristol couple.
But looking back on June 20, Elwell admits it was a day that was anything but ordinary.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
LEICESTER/SALISBURY — Representatives from Leicester and Salisbury converged last week to test the waters for a possible merger of the two Addison County towns’ schools.
A new study committee — comprised of some school board members, community residents, selectmen and parents — met for the first time last Wednesday at the Salisbury Community School to discuss, in broad strokes, how best the two communities can explore options for a merger.
June 26th
By CHELSEY PLETTS
The beach was dark. Naval guns had cleared enemy resistance the night before. The shoreline stood deserted — except for Joseph Steventon and his team.
After a rough 35-hour journey from Milne Bay to a beachhead in Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, Steventon and his men were dropped in enemy territory unescorted. Steventon was Executive and Technical Officer with the 989th Signal Service Company responsible for establishing communication lines between American forces.
He was only 25 years old.
June 25th
By KATHRYN FLAGG
BRISTOL — Vermont State Police on Thursday wrapped up a months-long investigation of alleged embezzlement at the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union, citing into court Amy Cousino, 39, of Bristol to answer charges of embezzling more than $40,000.
Cousino, who worked as a bookkeeper at the supervisory union from September 2004 to February 2009, will be arraigned in Addison District Court on July 13.
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By MATT DICKERSON
As an angler, my first conflict with kayakers came a few years ago in North Carolina on the Nantahala River near the Nantahala Outdoor Center, a popular destination offering kayak instruction, excellent water, and a kayak course.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
ADDISON COUNTY — All four local high school softball teams ended up with something to brag about by the end of this past spring, including all-star performances all-around.
By JOHN FLOWERS
SALISBURY — It was unusually quiet at the Camp Keewaydin campus in Salisbury last week. A tympanic symphony of raindrops echoed from the roofs of camp buildings across Lake Dunmore on this Monday. It’s Mother Nature’s prelude to the pitter-patter of many feet and voices that will charge into the camp beginning on June 28 for what will be Keewaydin’s 100th summer season.
