There will be a ribbon
cutting ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Pulp Mill Bridge. It takes place today at Noon at the
Pulp Mill Bridge on Seymour Street here in Middlebury.
The Village of Port Henry
and all associated departments will be closed on Monday November 12th in
observance of Veterans Day. Due to
the closure, the regularly scheduled meeting of the Port Henry Village Board
has been canceled and rescheduled for 7 PM Tuesday November 13th at the Village
Hall. The public is welcome to attend.
November marks ACTR’s 20th
anniversary of providing public transportation services to Addison County
residents and visitors. Since its
launch in 1992, ACTR has now provided more than 1.5 million trips. A formal celebration of both milestones
will be held once construction of the new Addison County Community
Transportation Center is complete.
That effort is progressing well, with the building now officially “out
of the ground”. In addition, ACTR
recently received word The Amy E. Tarrant Foundation has generously donated
$10,000 toward the CTC building fund. ACTR Executive Director Jim Moulton said,
“The Foundation took an interest in our work because ACTR addresses the
County’s need for affordable public transportation and warrants an appropriate
facility from which to operate our award-winning services.”
The Addison County Chamber Of Commerce invites you
to join them on November 13th for a tutorial on Facebook for Business. Bryan
Gundron of bMighty2, an innovative local website development company, will
present a tutorial on Facebook for Business. Bryan believes that "Facebook
is a great platform for marketing your small business, but building a great
looking page is just the first step. Fan engagement is crucial for creating a
successful Facebook presence, but it can be difficult sometimes to get your
page's fans to participate in the online conversation." The tutorial will take place from 8 -
9:30 AM in the Community Room at the Ilsley Public Library and is FREE! Please RSVP to Sue or get more information
by visiting the Chamber’s Website.
Despite some reservations on the matter, town
officials in Pittsford haven't just said no or yes just yet to having a medical
marijuana dispensary in town. During
a short discussion Wednesday night, several members of the Select Board were
fearful of the impact a medical marijuana dispensary would have on the town.
Though, they were open to the possibility. Alexandra Ford brought forward the
idea of a dispensary at a Pittsford Select Board meeting back on October 17th.
The residence of Leanne Disorda was entered yesterday
morning between the hours of 7:45 and Noon and a digital camera and multiple
pieces of jewelry were taken as well as a safe with important documents in it.
Anyone with information in regards to this burglary are encouraged to call the
State Police in New Haven at (802) 388-4919.
Three people have been arrested on connection with
a string of burglaries in homes and businesses in Vermont. State police say the
burglaries spanned from Salisbury to Burlington. They said 32-year-old Royal
Palin of Burlington was arraigned on November 2nd and is currently being held
without bail. 29-year-old Mildred Martin of Burlington is awaiting arraignment.
Essex County Manager Daniel Palmer believes he can
present a budget that consistently meets the state’s two-percent tax levy cap
starting in 2015. Under Palmer’s
plan, the proposed 2013 tax levy would be a 26-percent increase from this year.
Palmer said that the estimated tax rate would increase from $2.42 per assessed
$1,000 property value to $3.10, a difference of 68-cents or $68 on a home
assessed at $100,000. In 2014, the estimated tax levy would increase
15.56-percent. Palmer said that 2015 would be the first year that the county
would be within the tax levy cap, which he estimated would be around three
percent when adding in exemptions.
The Moriah Central School Board will meet 6 PM next
Tuesday the 13th the High School Library. Items of interest include bid awards, personnel discussions
and report reviews. The public is
invited to attend.
The Lake George Park Commission will be holding a special
meeting from 3 to 5 PM next Tuesday at the Fort William Henry Conference Center
in Lake George. This meeting will
be focused solely on the status of the aquatic invasive species planning effort
for Lake George. A presentation will be made to the commissioners regarding the
consultant’s recommendation of a mandatory boat-inspection program for Lake
George related to invasive species. Details will be discussed related to how
such a program could work, the costs, logistics and funding options. The meeting is open to all.
An official with the Vermont Company that owns the
state's electrical transmission grid says vandalism to a line that runs from
Quebec to Massachusetts’s cost New England ratepayers about $1 million. Vermont
Electric Power Company Vice President Kerrick Johnson says that cost was to buy
replacement power while the line in the Northeast Kingdom town of Concord was
shut down for repairs. Replacing the shot-out insulators cost about $250,000.
Vermont's Public Service Board is hearing some
supportive testimony about the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. At a hearing Wednesday night in Vernon supporters
of the plant's continued operation outnumbered opponents by about three to one. Many of those supporters were employees
of the plant, while others in the crowd were more mixed in their views of
Vermont Yankee. Supporters of the plant called Vermont Yankee safe and an
important contributor to the local economy. The board is considering whether to grant the plant a
certificate of public good to continue operating.
Joseph Sargent, co-founder of the Killington Ski
Area, whose financial acumen was especially critical in the early days of the
resort, passed away Wednesday in West Hartford, CT. He was 83. In 1956, Sargent and Preston Leete
Smith founded Sherburne Corp. to fulfill Smith’s vision to build a ski area
from scratch out of the wilderness of the Calvin Coolidge State Forest, five
miles from Route 4 in what was then the town of Sherburne. The two raised $80,000 from local
investors with Smith persuading the state to build a five-mile access road in
the shadow of Killington Mountain.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York state losses
from Superstorm Sandy could total $33 billion. The announcement came as a
nor'easter socked southern New York and New York City with several inches of
snow.
First there was Black Friday then Cyber Monday. Now
there is Small Business Saturday. Support Ticonderoga Area businesses on
Saturday, November 24th for the 3rd Annual Small Business Saturday.
The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce is participating in the nationwide
initiative in hopes to lend support to area businesses. Small Business Saturday
falls on Thanksgiving weekend; between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when most
holiday shopping begins. Visit www.ticonderogany.com to learn more!
Brandon Music on Country Club Road in Brandon presents
a pairing of concerts featuring local bluegrass and folk musicians. This Sunday
afternoon at 4:00 Snake Mountain Bluegrass and The Connor Sisters will perform.
Snake Mountain Bluegrass, a long-standing Vermont bluegrass style band from
Addison County, has teamed up with The Connor Sisters for many recent
appearances. The following Sunday,
November 18th at 4:00 PM, the band Wiley Dobbs will perform. The Vermont-based
band makes a return to Brandon Music. Their eclectic mix of bluegrass, jazz,
and original music charts new musical territories while simultaneously paying
homage to the masters. Tickets are $15 for each concert. Call (802) 465-4071 or
email info@brandon-music.net
for reservations or information.
Thanksgiving dinner will again be served in
Ticonderoga. The fourth annual
“Miracle on Montcalm Street — Adirondack Dinner Table” will be shared
Thanksgiving day from Noon - 2 at the Ticonderoga fire house. Organizers say the entire event is designed
to have a family feeling. The
entire community is invited to attend.
Each guest is received and brought to a table. Many of the menu items
are prepared by families in their homes and brought to the firehouse
Thanksgiving morning. Volunteers then make turkey, gravy, smashed potatoes and
sweets. Volunteers are
needed to help with the annual dinner.
The lawyer for a Vermont school district says the
district will turn over to a critic a letter from a mental health professional
warning he felt the critic could pose a threat to school officials. The
decision by the Rutland-Addison Supervisory Union followed a ruling by a judge
that dismissed a lawsuit filed against Marcel Cyr, of Benson after Cyr
requested documents about why he was being banned from school property.
One-hundred-and-60 workers at the Energizer battery
plan in St. Albans are losing their jobs.
The workers found out yesterday the company is closing down the plant
next September as part of a global restructuring move. Governor Peter Shumlin and state officials
reportedly had been reaching out, and trying to do what they could to keep the
plant open, but the market for lithium batteries, which the St. Albans plant
produces, is collapsing as more consumers switch to rechargeable batteries. Energizer is also shutting down plants
in Missouri and Malaysia.
A driver who thought he was doing the right thing
by stopping to help what appeared to be stranded motorist. Kelly Farr, who is 27 and from
Richmond, ended up being the victim of a crime. He told police he saw a car with its flashers on and a woman
standing by it on Dugway Road in Richmond. Farr says when he stopped to help he was attacked from
behind by a man who tried to steal his wallet, but Farr managed to break away
and escaped in his truck.
It's a break, and a much-needed one for families
displaced recently by Superstorm Sandy.
The Stoweflake Resort in Stowe is taking in families from New Jersey and
New York forced out of their own homes by the hurricane last week, giving them
a week of luxury for free. The
Stoweflake has become the perfect escape for families with damaged homes and/or
no power, taking a break from the immense stress. It's a break the families say they needed, and something
they're very grateful for.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he has no intention of
getting in the middle of the battle between Democrats and Republicans over
control of the state Senate. Cuomo
doesn't want to get involved as the two sides duke it out for a potential
majority, with Democrats feeling confident regarding some last minute
wins. Some analysts say if both
parties fail to achieve a majority due to the four-member Independent
Democratic Conference remaining neutral, it could plunge Albany back into the
days of dysfunction and corruption.
From Fox 44 and ABC 22 News – Your Voice in Vermont
& New York:
People in Rutland say there is a growing concern
about people getting high on bath salts and by "huffing." Just last month, police blamed a man
who had been huffing for killing a high school student. Under T.V. lights in Rutland Thursday,
police tried to bring a dark problem into the open. "Clearly with our tragic incident, we don't want to see
another one," says Sgt. Matthew Prouty, Rutland Police Department. Prouty says that tragedy was the death
of 17-year-old Carly Ferro last month.
Police say she was run down and killed by a man who had been huffing. "We need to educate people in the
community," says Prouty. That's why Prouty says he organized this discussion
on community television. He says
he wants people to learn more about "huffing" and bath salts. "A lot of parents, teachers,
guardians, may not know they're looking at something very dangerous in a
child's room," says Prouty. Evergreen
director of substance abuse Clayton Gilbert says huffing or inhaling products
can kill brain cells. As for bath
salts, he says the biggest concern is a lot is not known about them. "Some of these drugs are so new
and the effects we're just finding out about, especially long-term effects.
There really hasn't been studies on them. Education and prevention is really
the key," says Gilbert. Health
experts and police admit they are learning as they go with these dangerous
trends. But they say one thing for
parents to know is with bath salts, if they find a package, a key warning sign
it could be dangerous is it if doesn't list the ingredients.
The unsolved murder of Pat O'Hagan may be close to
being cracked. The grandmother
from Sheffield, Vermont was last seen in September 2010, her body was found in
the woods about a month later, ten miles from her home. Since then, no one has
been linked to the crime... until now.
22-year-old Michael Norrie shocked police by confessing to part of the
murder. Friends of Pat O'Hagan are
still skeptical, but are hopeful this will lead to some closure. When Pat O'Hagan's long time friend,
Beverly Frost picked up her Caledonian Record newspaper Thursday morning, and
the headline read "Sheffield man Id'd as murder suspect," she was in
disbelief that the two year long nightmare she's been living could soon be
over. "In some ways it's a
relief, but it doesn't seem to be complete answers," Frost said. Frost has her doubts that 22-year-old
Michael Norrie could be capable of such a horrific crime. "He may be involved but I don't
think he had the intelligence or the strength. The more I read, the more upset
I get because it looks like a punk
that's been in and out of trouble forever and ever, why weren't we protected
from him?" Frost said. Police
say during one of many interviews with Norrie in 2010 and early 2011 about an
unrelated stolen handgun charge, the man with the lengthy criminal record
confessed to part of the murder. He then quickly quit cooperating and requested
an attorney. Police say this case is a top priority. "A 78 year old woman was abducted from her home, she
was murdered and if it doesn't get any bigger or more important than this, I
don't know what does," Major Ed Ledo of the Vermont State Police said. Police won't say whether O'Hagan and
Norrie knew each other, but are confident more details will be released soon. "I believe that in the future we
will have a successful resolution to it," Major Ledo said. No one came to the door when I stopped
by his dad's house Thursday. I did talk to a neighbor though, who's lived next
door for years. "He just had
a lot of issues, but I didn't think he would do anything like that," Sara
Molinaroli said. A psychologist
from the Bureau of Prisons diagnosed Michael Norrie with mild mental
retardation, post traumatic stress disorder and other psychotic features, but
says he is competent to stand trial. And even if Norrie is guilty, police have
said since day one that more than one person is involved in Pat O'Hagan's murder.
