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City entrepreneurs build a better grocery bag

Posted on December 17, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — It can hold up to 30 pounds of groceries or, say, picnic food and beverages; can be carried as a bag, over-the-shoulder tote or backpack; it’s washable; and, as the slogan that describes it states, it “stands tall and folds small.”

And design and utility patents are pending.

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VUHS sets dual bond votes for upgrade project

Posted on December 13, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



VERGENNES — Addison Northwest Supervisory Union residents on Feb. 5 will face a two-tiered bond vote on plans to upgrade Vergennes Union High School’s building and grounds.

The VUHS board on Monday agreed to put before voters a $4.2 million plan that would fund building repairs and upgrades, most notably including new roofing in some areas and major improvements to the school’s auditorium, kitchen and cafeteria.

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Tears and tributes flow at Rep. Greg Clark’s funeral

Posted on December 6, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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BRISTOL/VERGENNES — Classes might have been cancelled, but school was definitely in session on Tuesday afternoon at Mount Abraham Union High School, where students, teachers and community members packed the auditorium to bid farewell to one of their most beloved teachers, Greg Clark.

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Vergennes receptive to treatment center

Posted on December 6, 2012 |
By John Flowers



VERGENNES — Vergennes officials and some neighbors of the former Briarwood Manor nursing home at 1 Alden Place said they could support the proposed reuse of the property as a 19-bed residential treatment facility for young women dealing with substance abuse and self-injury issues — provided organizers can assure the building will be secure and the program is well-run.

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Vergennes shopkeeper ventures into some familiar territory

Posted on December 6, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — In October 1982, Linda Cook, then 20, went to work as a retail clerk for Fishman’s Department Store owner David Coen at the corner of Main and Green streets, right in the center of Vergennes.

Since then, Cook’s career has never left the heart of downtown, although she did switch sides of the road: She worked from 1997 to 2005 at Classic Stitching, on the other side of Green Street, after Coen closed Fishman’s in 1997.

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Now-vacant Vergennes nursing home eyed as treatment center

Posted on December 3, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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VERGENNES — The former Briarwood Manor nursing home at 1 Alden Place in Vergennes could soon be the headquarters of a 19-bed residential treatment facility for adolescent girls and young women who are battling drug addiction and/or “self-injury behaviors.”

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Lower federal grant challenges Boys & Girls club

Posted on December 3, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — A smaller-than-expected annual federal grant award has left the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes scrambling in the middle of its fiscal year and will probably mean closing the club’s center for younger members.

Club executive director Mike Reiderer said when he and the organization’s board sat down and came up with this year’s budget, they had counted upon the same roughly $100,000 bequest from a federal program that had been awarded in the past two years.

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Funeral service for Rep. Greg Clark set for Tuesday

Posted on December 3, 2012 |
By Addison Independent



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VERGENNES — The family of longtime state Rep. Greg Clark of Vergennes, who was killed in a highway accident on Friday, have set a date and time for his funeral service.

Visiting hours will be at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes on Monday, Dec. 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Vergennes Congregational Church, where Clark was a member.

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Vergennes Legion to host children's Christmas party

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VERGENNES — Vergennes American Legion Post 14 is again this year offering several holiday events for all ages, starting with the annual Children’s Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec. 16.

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UPDATED 2:06 p.m.: Rep. Greg Clark mourned by colleagues, friends

Posted on November 30, 2012 |
By John Flowers



VERGENNES — Longtime state Rep. Greg Clark, R-Vergennes, died on Friday, Nov. 30, after being struck by a southbound vehicle while scraping ice off his windshield at the side of Route 7 on Woodman’s Hill just south of Vergennes. He was 65.

Emergency responders were called to the scene at around 7:30 a.m. and immediately performed CPR on a critically injured Clark, who was taken to Porter Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

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