MANCHESTER - The DRB met two weeks ago to discuss, among other things, issues of non-compliance with conditions set forth in the Rocking Stone Farm subdivision permit and the proposed demolition of a sugarhouse - a old structure located on the upper portion of the property.
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STRATTON - Driven by a reduction in revenue and money set aside for the town garage and a new ladder truck for the fire department the municipal tax rate has more than doubled from last year's rate, according to town officials.
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MANCHESTER - This is the sixth and final installment of a series of profiles on the candidates in the running for nomination - now election - to the office of governor of Vermont. We have profiled the five candidates who were running for the Democratic Party's nomination first, since theirs was a competitive primary. Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie was, by contrast, the only candidate in the running for the Republican nomination, so we have held off publishing this profile until now.
As of press time, the winner of the Democratic primary remains in doubt pending a recount, that final result of which is expected sometime next week.
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MANCHESTER - Should work on the roundabout project at the intersection of Routes 11/30 and 7A - also known as "malfunction junction" - proceed as scheduled the sequence of the various aspects to the project is expected to be occur as follows.
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MANCHESTER - Yankee Magazine recently listed Manchester as number three on their Top 25 Foliage Town list and number one in the state.
According to the editor of Yankee Magazine, Mel Allen, the magazine wanted to do something special for the magazine's 75th anniversary.
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BENNINGTON - Bennington County was pummeled by high winds late Sunday night and early Monday morning that downed trees and knocked out power to about 7,700 homes across the county at the peak of the storm.
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STRATTON - This weekend, Aug. 27 and 28, environmentalists, authors, athletes, academics, and musicians will descend upon Stratton Mountain for the first annual Vermont Solutions Festival - an event created to celebrate sustainability, sport, and wellness.
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