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Locals rally around the Orwell town hall

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:15pm meganj

ORWELL RESIDENTS BOB Bogdan, left, Tim Short and Jean Audet were among more than 20 people who made a show of support in front of their town hall on Wednesday. Slate Valley Unified Union School District officials are considering razing the building as one option to make way for an addition to the village school. Independent photo/Steve James

ORWELL — Jean Audet has always been enamored of the historical significance and visual beauty of the Orwell Town Hall, a stately, Greek Revival edifice that has stood vigil over the village green d

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Middlebury to consider $5M in capital projects

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:10pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents on Town Meeting Day will be asked to bond for up to $5.35 million to bankroll three projects: replacing aging water mains in the Court Square area, fortifying the

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Buzzell to keep the reins at Bristol Elementary

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 2:06pm meganj

TOM BUZZELL

BRISTOL — Bristol Elementary School Interim Principal Thomas Buzzell has been selected as the school’s next permanent principal, Mount Abraham Unified School District Superintendent Patrick Reen co

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Legos spark imagination at Bixby Library

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:58pm meganj

THE BROTHER-SISTER TEAM ON Caroline and David Larocque of East Middlebury won the mixed-grade prize at the Bixby Library on Monday in the Lego Contest and Exhibit for “The Doctor’s House.” The Bixby and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes sponsored the event. Independent photo/Steve James

VERGENNES — From “Planet Earth” to “Star Wars: The Last Star Fire,” the main floor of the Bixby Library contained a universe of imagination on Monday evening, not to mention dozens of Lego sculptor

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Slate Valley district asking $59.5M for school upgrades

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:47pm meganj

ORWELL — Residents in Orwell and the other five towns in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) will vote on a $59.5 million bond referendum on March 3.

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MUHS principal candidates to visit next week

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:43pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY — An Addison Central School District search committee has picked two finalists to contend for the impending principal vacancy at Middlebury Union High School, and those two individuals w

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The electoral college and other quirks of U.S. voting

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:41pm meganj

BRISTOL — To get a sense of why the Electoral College is criticized so heavily these days, one need only consider that Republican Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 despite losing the popul

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By the way for Feb. 20

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:38pm meganj

You can look for another familiar face on national TV this coming Monday evening, Feb.

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Brandon fire chief is out, citing "differences"

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:38pm meganj

BRANDON — The Dunmore Hose Company is currently without a fire chief.

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ATV enthusiasts plan Brandon trail system

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:36pm meganj

BRANDON — A group of all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts is working to create a better trail system in Brandon and legitimize ATV riding in the area.

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