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Deal to run Northlands Job Corps is up for bid

Posted on June 9, 2016 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



VERGENNES — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has reopened the contract to operate Northlands Job Corps for new bidders. On Thursday, June 9, interested parties will inspect the federal job-training center on Macdonough Drive, and could conduct additional research there and in Vergennes in the days to come.

Current operator CHP International, the Illinois company that has operated the center for the past 30 months under contract with the DOL, will seek to stay on board, according to a letter sent last week to community members and the Independent.

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Book-binding workshop at Bixby to start this weekend

Posted on June 9, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



VERGENNES — Bixby Library in Vergennes will offer a five-part book-binding workshop series beginning Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The workshops, led by Jill Abilock, will explore the basic skills on which book-binding is founded, and participants will finish each session with at least one elegant book structure. The series is designed to function as a progressive whole, but participants may sign up for single sessions.

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Clergy host VUHS seniors at opera house

Posted on June 9, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



VERGENNES — The Vergennes area clergy hosted Vergennes Union High School class of 2016 baccalaureate service at the Vergennes Opera House on Sunday, June 5. This was the first year the clergy were asked to host the service off-site from the high school. They said they were pleased at the great turnout of almost 200 people, including graduates.

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Cidery signs lease for Kennedy Brothers space

Posted on June 6, 2016 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — The owners of Shacksbury Cider and the Kennedy Brothers Marketplace on May 27 made final a lease that will allow the Shoreham cidery to set up its brewing, bottling, warehousing and shipping operations, plus offices and a tasting room, in the Vergennes landmark.

Demolition work in the white creamery building on Kennedy Brothers’ north end should start this week, and Shacksbury co-founder Colin Davis hopes to be doing business and hosting events in the company’s new headquarters by this fall.

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Air Force band to perform at opera house

Posted on June 6, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



VERGENNES — The Vergennes Opera House and the Addison County Chamber of Commerce will welcome the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Heritage Brass symphonic brass ensemble to the opera house on Thursday, June 9, at 7 p.m. The Heritage Brass brings the military tradition of brass and percussion to the stage and presents a program that is exhilarating and intimate.

“The group called looking for a venue and the Vergennes Opera House was ready, willing and thrilled to comply,” said Addison County Chamber President Sue Hoxie.

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Bixby's plant sale is this Saturday

Posted on June 2, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



VERGENNES — The Friends of the Bixby Library will hold their annual Plant Sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.

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New pumper fire truck sought for Vergennes

Posted on June 2, 2016 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



VERGENNES — On Tuesday, May 24, the Vergennes City Council discussed a sewer rate hike (see related story here) and also:

•  Heard from City Manager Mel Hawley that costs at the city’s recycling center could rise by around 10 percent, but that he did not have final numbers yet.

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U.S. serviceman with Austrian roots to deliver Memorial Day address

Posted on May 29, 2016 |
By Evan Johnson



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VERGENNES — George Jaeger’s service to his country started when he was 18, operating a mortar during World War II. It would later include acting as an interpreter in a war crimes investigation team as the horrors of the Holocaust were made visible to the world and for, 35 years, working in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Next Monday, Jaeger plans to draw on these experiences in a keynote speech at the Memorial Day Parade and Observance in Vergennes.

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Colorful new banners adorn downtown Vergennes

Posted on May 29, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



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VERGENNES — What a difference a new banner makes! The Vergennes Partnership designed and purchased 10 new brightly colored banners to be displayed on Main Street, as part of its mission to enhance the economic viability and preserve the beauty and character of downtown Vergennes.

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Former freedom fighter from Hungary to be Vergennes parade marshal

Posted on May 29, 2016 |
By Addison Independent



VERGENNES — Louis Urban, a retired sergeant major, will be this year’s parade marshal in the Vergennes Memorial Day Parade set for May 30.

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