Month

June 2018

All posts published in June 2018

59 posts

Obituaries July 3, 2018

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Della Sanborn Gray Della Sanborn Gray, 93, of Winter Haven, Florida, died on October 1, 2017. Mrs. Gray was born on February 9, 1925, in East Charleston to Charles and Ethel (Kettel) Sanborn. She was a lifetime resident of Holland and Morgan until retiring to ... More »

Swett makes hole-in-one at Orleans Country Club

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Kaden Swett made his first hole-in-one at the Orleans Country Club on May 17. He was playing in the Thursday night Men’s Quota League with his father, Andrew. Mr. Swett, a 2018 Lake Region Union High School graduate, accomplished the feat on the thirteenth hol... More »

Seymour celebrates 100th birthday at Walmart

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by Briana Bocelli DERBY — Just a week before the Newport centennial celebration, another special centennial birthday took place. Gisele Seymour turned 100 years old on Thursday, June 21, and celebrated the milestone with her family and friends at none other th... More »

Landfill expansion seems to be on track

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COVENTRY — Despite complaints about odor from neighbors and concerns about the idea of expanding the landfill, New England Waste Services of Vermont’s request for permission to add another 51-acre cell to its Coventry landfill seems to be on track. New England... More »

Progress made in Lowell bridge dispute

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LOWELL — Arlon Warner and his partner, Scott Tallman, live at the end of a steep, narrow, and winding gravel road off the Mines Road in Lowell. Their driveway is at the bottom of the hill, and there’s no way to get momentum to climb the initial grade. Mr. Warn... More »

Sweet Tree plans expansion into Westmore

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WESTMORE — A representative of The Maple Guild, the trade name for Sweet Tree Holdings, came close to stumping the Westmore Select Board Monday when he showed up looking for information about hauling sap from the 100,000 new taps the company plans for an expan... More »

Statehouse impasse ends; Scott will let budget become law

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By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters March 13. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott will let the Legislature’s third attempt at a budget bill become law, he announced Monday night, ending a weeks-long impasse over stat... More »

Ehlers’ social media posts prompt questions

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By Alexandre Silberman, VTDigger.org James Ehlers speaks at a launch event for his campaign for governor in Barre. File photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Ehlers is facing questions about his pro-choice views and liberal c... More »