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Middlebury seeks to weatherize town gym

Posted on February 1, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — It’s been no secret that the Middlebury municipal gym has been leaking thousands of dollars in heat each year. Selectmen on Tuesday ordered an energy audit to determine exactly where the heat is escaping and how the building could be tightened up to keep energy in and the cold out.

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Seniors share life stories with StoryCorps

Posted on January 28, 2010 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — The lives of six Addison County seniors had taken many different twists and turns during their more than eight decades on this earth, but their paths led to The Lodge at Otter Creek on Tuesday for a common purpose.

To tell their life’s stories.

The six seniors in question each sat down for about 45 minutes with representatives of StoryCorps, a national, nonprofit initiative established in 2003 to record the stories and life histories of thousands of everyday Americans.

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New Champlain ferry service primed to open soon

Posted on January 28, 2010 |
By John Flowers



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ADDISON — New York and Vermont transportation authorities confirmed on Wednesday that the new temporary ferry service across Lake Champlain will open by the end of the month, although the exact date and time of the first run were not set as the Addison Independent went to press.

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Equipment tax, new trucks set for Middlebury ballot

Posted on January 28, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury voters at their town meeting will be asked to endorse a virtually level-funded 2010-2011 municipal budget; approve a six-year phase-out of the local machinery and equipment (M&E) tax; and float a five-year, $203,000 loan to buy some new municipal vehicles and related equipment.

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No takers for Middlebury seats

Posted on January 28, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The town of Middlebury will feature only one contested local election this March — for library trustee — while there are no takers for one three-year term each on the selectboard and elementary school board.

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Tree project blossoms into statewide award

Posted on January 28, 2010 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — It began as a 2009 Arbor Day assignment during which Mary Hogan Elementary School fourth-graders led an effort to plant 16 new trees on school grounds.

But it was as assignment that blossomed into an educational, community-wide endeavor and culminated last week in the young students receiving a statewide award for their efforts, presented to them at the Vermont Statehouse on Jan. 20 by fellow Middlebury resident Gov. James Douglas.

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ID-4 parents seek language program

Posted on January 25, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The ID-4 school board will form a committee to study the feasibility of re-establishing a foreign language program at Mary Hogan Elementary School by the fall of 2011.

The study comes in response to a citizens’ petition, signed by 90 Middlebury residents, seeking resumption of world language instruction at Mary Hogan. School officials made the painful decision to drop French classes several years ago, primarily due to financial reasons.

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ID-4 asphalt repair project going to vote

Posted on January 25, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Voters in the ID-4 school district in April will be asked to approve a major drainage, grading and resurfacing project for the asphalt-based playground areas and emergency vehicle route at Mary Hogan Elementary School.

Tom Buzzell, associate principal at Mary Hogan Elementary School, said he had received preliminary designs for a project that will focus on repairs to the asphalt surface on the playground areas east and north of the school buildings, as well as to the emergency vehicle access route leading to the back of the building.

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New bill takes aim at mold insurance rules

Posted on January 25, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — A former Bristol resident is urging the state Legislature to pass a new law that would require property and casualty insurers to provide coverage for mold-related damage in homes.

At issue is bill S.229, introduced this year on behalf of Brenda Shores, who rented a basement apartment on Mountain Street in Bristol from 2006-2007. During her tenancy, she said mold took over the apartment, creeping into the walls and eventually into her clothing and furniture.

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Locals open hearts, wallets for Haiti

Posted on January 21, 2010 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Humanitarian efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti are getting a big assist from Addison County residents, scores of whom are either reaching deep into their pocketbooks or are trying to wing their way to the suffering Caribbean nation to provide direct support.

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