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Ripton preparing for PACE

Posted on July 9, 2012 |
By John Flowers



RIPTON — Ripton officials are getting their town ready to participate in the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which provides renewable energy incentives for local residents. With that in mind, the Ripton selectboard recently adopted a PACE program description and guidelines for the program. Efficiency Vermont will administer the program for the town.

The selectboard is considering having the Addison County Sheriff’s Department periodically monitor the town shed in wake of unauthorized dumping of trash at that location between recycling dates.

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Ferrisburgh reopens search for buyer for a prime parcel

Posted on July 9, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



FERRISBURGH — After 11 months, the full-price buyer for a 34.9-acre parcel at the junction of Routes 7 and 22A owned by the town of Ferrisburgh has walked away from the deal.

Selectboard chairwoman Loretta Lawrence said on July 3 that Montpelier’s Eastern Development Corp. informed the town in writing before a June 30 deadline that it wished to terminate the $375,000 deal it first signed with Ferrisburgh on Aug. 1, 2011.

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Bristol health center gets a fresh face

Posted on July 9, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — For seventh-generation Vermonter Shawn May, becoming a new physician assistant (PA) at Bristol’s Mountain Health Center recently was a move that tied his life’s pursuits together.

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Sustainable food systems on the table at UVM conference

Posted on July 6, 2012 |
By Andrea Suozzo



BURLINGTON — Participants at a conference on sustainable agriculture in Burlington last Thursday were adamant about the need for change. University of Vermont Interim President John Bramley set the scene for the “Necessary [r]evolution for Sustainable Food Systems” conference.

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Slideshow: Great Outhouse Race 2012

Posted on July 6, 2012 |
By Trent Campbell



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Several teams representing local businesses and organizations competed on July 4 in the annual Great Outhouse Race in Bristol.
Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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Two arrested in Bristol nursing home robbery

Posted on July 6, 2012 |
By Addison Independent Staff



BRISTOL — Bristol police on July 5 arrested two Monkton men and charged them with armed robbery after they allegedly forced their way into a Bristol nursing home and made off with narcotics on July 4.

Police arrested Timothy J. Boardman, 42, and Alec T. Morse, 20.

Authorities allege that the two suspects, armed with tire irons, grabbed an employee as she was leaving the Living Well Care Home on Maple Street at around 10 p.m. and forced her to re-enter the facility.

Once inside, Boardman and Morse allegedly demanded drugs and cash from the home.

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Slideshow: Bristol Fourth of July Parade 2012

Posted on July 5, 2012 |
By Trent Campbell



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Crowds turned out to see the sights and hear the sounds of the Bristol Fourth of July parade on Wednesday morning. If you missed the celebration, check out our slideshow here!

Photos by Trent Campbell

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Salisbury man takes on Jewett

Posted on July 5, 2012 |
By John Flowers



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SALISBURY — As a self-employed paint contractor, Salisbury resident Tim Ryan has navigated through some choppy financial waters during the past four years while the economy has faltered.

And through it all, Ryan believes his fortunes — and those of other small business owners — could have been improved if state government had done more to relieve the tax burden and reduce regulations on struggling enterprises.

Now Ryan, 45, has decided he will try to change state economic development policy from within.

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Area teen centers feel funding pinch

Posted on July 5, 2012 |
By Kaitlyn Kirkaldy



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Editor’s note: Nonprofits and other organizations that depend heavily on income from U.S. government sources have to look for other funding or rein in their services. This is the second in a series looking at how locals are reacting to moves to cut spending on the federal government level.

ADDISON COUNTY –– Isaiah Goff nodded as Jenn Cunningham described the importance of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes.

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Orwell pupils use floating classroom

Posted on July 5, 2012 |
By Kaitlyn Kirkaldy



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SUDBURY –– Fourteen kids and two teachers guided their canoes away from the shores of Lake Hortonia and paddled over to a small bay full of lily pads and milfoil, looking around at the different plants and wildlife and taking samples from the water.

The group went out to the lake this past Thursday as part of the five-day East Creek Project, a canoe day camp for students from Orwell Village School that is sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation’s South Lake Champlain Fund.

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