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New travel website aims to aid area nonprofits

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:15pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY RESIDENT ANDY Dosmann has founded TripHeroes.org, a nonprofit travel website. Dosmann said it functions like other well-known travel-booking websites and trips can be arranged at a low cost, with the added bonus that local charities will be kicked back funds every time a customer uses the site. Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Waller Photography

MIDDLEBURY — One Middlebury resident has figured out a way to make flying the skies friendly to charities.

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Bristol asks residents about police coverage

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:07pm meganj

BRISTOL — Bristol’s Town Wide Police District Committee wants to know what town residents think about the idea of expanding the current police district to encompass the entire town.

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By the way for Oct. 17

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:06pm meganj

If you’re thinking of taking a shortcut through Halpin Road next Monday, think again. The road at the 200 address will be closed to through traffic on Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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ANWSD schedules vote info meetings

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:03pm meganj

VERGENNES — The Addison Northwest School District will host two voter information meetings on Monday, Nov. 4 — the night before elementary school-closure votes in Addison and Ferrisburgh.

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Search launched for new MUHS principal

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:02pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY — A 14-member committee has begun the search for a new Middlebury Union High School principal whom they hope to appoint this coming January.

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Zebra mussels confirmed in Lake Dunmore

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:59pm meganj

THIS IMAGE FROM the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows zebra mussels clinging to a native mussel.

LEICESTER — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Lakes and Ponds Program has confirmed the presence of adult zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), an aquatic invasive

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Effectiveness of water cleanup under study

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:57pm meganj

MARIE AUDET OF Bridport’s Blue Spruce Farm is a founding member of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition.

PANTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week launched a multi-year study to examine how much conservation projects are improving water quality in two Addison County watersheds.

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Farmer grants of up to $15,000 offered

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:52pm meganj

FARMER GRANT RECIPIENT Jordan Kramer of Winnegance Oyster Farm in Maine will share his experiences with the program in an Oct. 23 webinar hosted by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.

BURLINGTON — The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program is seeking applications for 2020 Farmer Grant projects. Proposals are due online by Dec. 3 at 5 p.m.

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Public feedback sought on Otter Creek plan

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:49pm meganj

BRANDON — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is taking public comment on its 2019 Draft Otter Creek Tactical Basin Plan.

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Porter wins grant to offer free cooking classes

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:47pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY — RiseVT has awarded The Blueprint for Health, in partnership with Porter Hospital, a $1000 grant to offer free cooking classes as part of the Blueprint’s Diabetes Prevention Program.

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