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Panton considers having selectboard choose town clerk, treasurer rather than voters

Posted on February 10, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



PANTON — Panton residents on Town Meeting Day will decide whether they will continue to elect their own town clerk, treasurer and delinquent tax collector, or give the Panton selectboard the power to appoint people to those town offices.

That choice will be framed on March 4 as a potential change to the town’s land grant charter. Per state law, if voters back that change, which is being recommended and put forth by the selectboard, the Vermont Legislature would still have to approve it before it could take effect.

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Ambulance group ramps up offerings

Posted on February 10, 2014 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Businesses experiencing a revenue shortfall often end up scaling back staff and services.

But Middlebury Regional EMS is taking the opposite approach.

The nonprofit organization formerly known as Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association has just launched four substantial new programs it believes will solidify its financial bottom line during a period of sweeping changes in Vermont’s health care system.

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Native playwright returns to Addison County with 'Four Beers'

Posted on February 10, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — David Van Vleck Jr. left Addison County to pursue a career as an actor, playwright and screenwriter.

His journey will come full circle on Feb. 13, when one of his plays, “Four Beers,” will be staged at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Van Vleck grew up just down the road in Cornwall and is a graduate of Middlebury Union High School.

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Mt. Abe student spends last semester in Ecuador

Posted on February 10, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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BRISTOL — On a dismally cold morning this past fall, Spencer Norland watched the sunrise from the side of an active volcano high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. For the Mount Abe Union High School senior, it wasn’t a bad way to finish his high school career.

Norland, 17, participated in a semester abroad program sponsored by Kroka Expeditions, an outdoor education company based in Marlow, N.H.

“I would strongly recommend it to other students,” Norland said. “It was an amazing experience.”

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'The Lobby' restaurant to open in Middlebury

Posted on February 10, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — After many weeks of planning and renovations, Michel Mahé has set Saturday, Feb. 15, for the grand opening of his latest restaurant, called “The Lobby,” at 7 Bakery Lane in downtown Middlebury.

The opening, Mahé stressed, is contingent upon his receipt of two final permits — one for occupancy, the other related to health inspection.

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Ripton man arrested on burglary charge

Posted on February 7, 2014 |
By Addison Independent Staff



RIPTON — Vermont State Police cited Sergei Draper, 22, of Ripton, for burglary, following investigation of a reported break-in at a home on the Lincoln Road in Ripton on Thursday, Feb. 6.

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Fentanyl kills three in county

Posted on February 7, 2014 |
By Vermont Health Department



ADDISON COUNTY – Health and public safety officials are warning heroin users that product sold as heroin and packaged in the same manner as heroin may instead contain pure fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin.

The Vermont Department of Health has just confirmed the cause of three deaths in Addison County in January to be overdoses from pure fentanyl. Fentanyl is an opioid drug that is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, and much deadlier.

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Porter, Counseling Service plan suboxone clinic to assist addicts

Posted on February 6, 2014 |
By John Flowers



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ADDISON COUNTY — Porter Medical Center and the Counseling Service of Addison County are in discussions to collaborate on a clinic to provide suboxone, a drug designed to help a growing number of Addison County addicts break their dependence on opiates.

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Shoreland bill continues to generate controversy

Posted on February 6, 2014 |
By John Flowers



BRIDPORT — Health care reform, education financing and budget matters are making most of the headlines in the Vermont Statehouse these days, but Addison County residents reminded lawmakers on Monday of another issue they will follow intently this legislative session: A proposed law that would regulate the manner in which shoreland properties can be developed.

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Sen. Leahy remains a workhorse after four decades in D.C.

Posted on February 6, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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Editor’s note: Democrat Patrick Leahy, now 73, was the state’s attorney for Chittenden County when he was elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate in 1974. Now the longest-serving active senator, he has the perspective, the connections and the power to accomplish a lot for his state and his country. Our reporter spent a day with Sen. Leahy last week, watching the veteran politician hard at work in the nation’s capital.

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