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Deluge of snow putting strain on area road budgets

Posted on March 14, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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ADDISON COUNTY — This winter’s relentless snowfall has not only strained residents’ patience, but it has also stretched town budgets and worn out highway workers, according to at least a small sample of local municipal officials and road foremen.

Not only have expenses for materials like sand and salt gone up, but labor costs have also risen as road crews have worked long hours trying to keep roads and sidewalks clear. Meanwhile repair bills have also mounted as equipment has been pushed to the limit.

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County digs out from major March storm

Posted on March 10, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



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ADDISON COUNTY — The blizzard that dumped as much as two feet of snow on Addison County early this week blindsided many Vermonters in the hopeful midst of an early spring reverie, leaving many locals floundering for help in a sea of white.

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Winter to go down in history

Posted on March 10, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



ADDISON COUNTY — According to data from the Burlington office of the National Weather Service, up to two feet of snow fell on Addison County in the storm earlier this week, far more than six to 10 inches forecasters had initially expected.

NWS monitors called in amounts that ranged from 21.7 inches in South Lincoln to 24 inches in both Bridport and the north end of Lincoln.

Elsewhere in the county, reporters to the NWS measured 23.8 inches in Salisbury, 23 in Salisbury, and 22 in Cornwall.

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Town Meeting Results 2011

Posted on March 3, 2011 |
By Addy Indy Staff



Below is our town-by-town wrapup of actions taken by Addison County voters at their local annual gatherings. Click on a town to jump to the results.

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All local school spending plans endorsed

Posted on March 3, 2011 |
By John Flowers



 

ADDISON COUNTY — School directors’ efforts to level-fund or even reduce their 2011-2012 budget proposals paid dividends on Monday and Tuesday, as all education spending plans in the county were endorsed in town meeting voting.

That’s not to say there weren’t some tense moments in some towns. Bridport’s elementary school budget passed by a slim six votes.

But most of the school spending plans passed by comfortable margins, either by voice vote or Australian ballots (see town-by-town results).

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Town Meeting Previews

Posted on February 24, 2011 |
By Addy Indy Staff



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Town Meeting Day 2011 is right around the corner. Brush up on what's on tap for each Addison County town (and Brandon) in our town meeting previews.

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Lightning flashes, heavy snow falls

Posted on February 10, 2011 |
By John S. McCright and Andrea Suozzo



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ADDISON COUNTY — Lightning and thunder in the middle of February?

Yes, it’s possible, said meteorologist Paul Sisson from the National Weather Service in Burlington. Though thunder snowstorms are very rare, the Northeast saw one on Saturday night. That came in the midst of a weekend of heavy snow that resulted in a few collapsed roofs at local barns

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Big birthday in store for 10 towns

Posted on February 3, 2011 |
By John Flowers



ADDISON COUNTY — Ten Addison County towns will soon mark an auspicious birthday that will require a lot of candles and the collective breath of many residents to blow out.

The towns of Shoreham, Bridport, Addison, Leicester, Middlebury, New Haven, Cornwall, Panton, Salisbury and Weybridge will this year all commemorate the 250th anniversary of receiving charters from Benning Wentworth, the first royal governor of New Hampshire, in 1761.

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Coalition promotes bias-free policing

Posted on January 31, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



ADDISON COUNTY — Addison County is generally recognized as a state leader in bias-free policing policies. Still, members of the Addison County Farm Worker Coalition say there is work to be done.

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Political breakfast series set

Posted on January 27, 2011 |
By John Flowers



ADDISON COUNTY — Bridport Grange No. 303 this week confirmed a 2011 legislative breakfast series that will debut on Monday, Feb. 7, and include a March 7 session with the state’s new governor, Peter Shumlin.

Bridport Grange is once again organizing the Monday morning legislative breakfasts this year, with support from the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce and Addison County Regional Planning Commission. As has been the custom, the breakfasts will begin at 7 a.m., with the political program beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending promptly at 8:45 a.m.

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