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Body found at Mad River Glen Identified

02-17-2012

02/17/12: Updated Information: The male victim found deceased yesterday morning,February 16, 2012, at the Mad River Glen Ski Area is identified as being Andrew Stewart, age 51, of Fayston.   The Office...

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Waitsfield will fund portion of greenway…

02-16-2012

Waitsfield will contribute roughly 25 percent of the $20,000 cost of repairing the Mad River Greenway, post-Irene, with the expectation that the Mad River Path Association and the Mad River...

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Question and answer on proposed Waitsfie…

02-16-2012

Waitsfield voters will be asked to approve a community wastewater loan program that entails the town borrowing up to $250,000 from the state’s revolving loan fund. The money will be...

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Waterbury invites residents to choose fl…

02-16-2012

Waterbury’s Long-Term Community Recovery planning effort is ready for residents to have their say about project ideas and what moves forward. More than a dozen proposals will be presented at...

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MRG applies for historic district nomina…

02-09-2012

MRG applies for historic district nomination

  Mad River Glen is on its way to becoming the first ski area in the nation on the National Register of Historic Places; the final application to the U.S. Department...

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Abutter counters call to amend True Nort…

02-09-2012

Reiterating the commercial aspect of True North Wilderness Program, attorney David Grayck urged the District 5 Environmental Commission not to amend or modify its denial of a permit to True...

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NECAP results released

02-09-2012

Statewide assessment results for fall 2011 were released by the Vermont Department of Education Tuesday, February 7, at a press conference held in Montpelier. The results are from the New...

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Moira Hammel selected to perform at Carn…

02-02-2012

Moira Hammel, Warren, a student at Harwood Union High School, has been selected for the 2012 American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall.  She will be a part...

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Local pressure succeeds on Route 100 bik…

02-02-2012

After lobbying on the part of local officials and cycling advocates, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) backed down on its plan to shrink the shoulders on Route 100 in...

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Duxbury/Moretown join MRV in reapportion…

02-02-2012

The latest reapportionment plan for the area has Duxbury and Moretown together in a two-representative district with Fayston, Warren and Waitsfield. Last week the House Government Operations Committee approved a redistricting...

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Senator Anthony Pollina leads forum on h…

02-02-2012

Senator Anthony Pollina leads forum on health care

      Senator Anthony Pollina hosted a Vermont Interfaith Action Coalition-sponsored health care forum at the Waitsfield United Church of Christ last Wednesday, January 25; local panelists included Waitsfield business owner Russ...

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Good Night Irene a musical tribute for f…

02-02-2012

Good Night Irene a musical tribute for flood relief   Sales from Good Night Irene, a compilation CD featuring 15 tracks about Vermont, will benefit Vermonters affected by the August flood; a...

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For The Record - WES/HU Budgets

01-26-2012

For the Record - WES & HU Budgets • The Waitsfield Elementary School budget is going up only 0.9 percent next year, not 9 percent as appeared in an article in the...

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Rice Brook residences slated for spring

01-26-2012

Rice Brook residences slated for spring

      The Warren Select Board listened but did not offer much in terms of comments when Sugarbush representative Margo Wade presented plans for the next phase of the Lincoln Peak Village...

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Harwood Union budget up 0.7 percent; thr…

01-26-2012

UPDATED: 2012-01-26 15:49:42 The Harwood Union School Board finalized its proposed budget for the coming year, bringing in a budget of $12,092,615, which is up 0.7 percent. The budget includes staffing reductions as well...

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WES budget approved in December

01-26-2012

The Waitsfield Elementary School budget for FY2013 totals $2,169,090, a 0.9 percent increase from FY 2012, which includes giving back 50 percent of the fund balance to the town. WES school...

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Waitsfield budget proposal is up 1.8 per…

01-26-2012

Waitsfield’s proposed 2012 budget is $1,893,994, an increase of $218,489 over last year’s budget of $1,675,505. The select board is working to finalize the budget and has projected that the 2012...

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Warren School budget continued

01-26-2012

Members of the Warren School Board tentatively decided to retain the French program at the January 18 meeting; the board heard expressed support from community members and four parents in...

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Burglary at Mac’s in Warren

01-19-2012

On January 19, 2012, Vermont State Police Middlesex responded to Mac's convenience store in Warren, VT, for a reported burglary. The investigation revealed the offender to be a white male...

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Mad River Food Hub - first of its kind

01-19-2012

Mad River Food Hub - first of its kind

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, center, cuts the opening ribbon for the Mad River Valley Food Hub. Photo: Kara Herlihy Governor Peter Shumlin cut the ribbon on the state’s first small-scale food-processing...

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Fayston Citizens Group finds new conserv…

01-19-2012

The Fayston Citizens Group has found a new conservation easement on the parcel of land that True North Wilderness Program would like to use for its wilderness therapy program. True North...

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SB joins VSAA in opposing mandatory helm…

01-19-2012

SB joins VSAA in opposing mandatory helmet legislation

Sugarbush concurs with a Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) response to a potential mandate for helmets for all on-snow employees. Last week the Vermont Occupations Safety Hazard Administration (VOCHA) sent a...

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Waterbury flood recovery efforts get a b…

01-19-2012

The effort to rebuild Waterbury after Tropical Storm Irene got a boost this week with the release of a 14-minute online video, a wave of television commercials and a website...

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Sugarbush Resort receives 7 inches of ne…

01-13-2012

Sugarbush Resort receives 7 inches of new snow

Sugarbush Resort receives 7 inches of new snow heading into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Skier enjoying the snow at Sugarbush last week. Photo: Sandy Macys Sugarbush Resort received 7 inches...

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Legislators racing this weekend at Sugar…

01-12-2012

On Saturday, January 14, Vermont lawmakers will be on hand to inaugurate the Kelly Brush Race arena at Sugarbush's Mount Ellen. Green Mountain Valley School and the GMVS/Sugarbush Ski Club...

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Locals push back on bike lanes on Route …

01-12-2012

Local concern over whether the bike lanes on Route 100 from Waitsfield to Warren will be three or four feet wide has prompted Waitsfield officials to schedule time with VTrans...

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Staffing, budget cuts considered at Harw…

01-12-2012

The Harwood Union School Board will finalize its proposed budget next week and is currently considering staffing cuts that would save $197,172 and offset other areas of the budget. The board...

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Sugarbush donates land for workforce hou…

01-12-2012

Sugarbush has donated a 1.5-acre building lot on German Flats Road to the Mad River Valley Housing Coalition that will be the initial offering of the Housing Coalition’s new Affordable...

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True North Act 250 permit for Waitsfield…

01-05-2012

True North’s attempt to obtain state permits for its Waitsfield operations was denied by the District 5 Act 250 Environmental Commission. The December 30, Act 250 decision rejected True North’s request...

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WWSU budget passes

01-05-2012

Members of the executive committee of the Washington West Supervisory Union approved a budget that is up 9.9 percent. The budget was passed at a January 3 meeting 13 to 4....

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Tracks is back

01-05-2012

Tracks is back

  On the Friday evening after Christmas, Tracks, the bar downstairs at The Pitcher Inn, bustled with customers chatting merrily around the bar and lounging on couches by the fireplace. Only...

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Irene’s wrath is felt in The Valley

12-29-2011

Irene’s wrath is felt in The Valley

In the words of Harwood Union chanteuses Liza Mackey and Naomi Koliba, Irene was “really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really mean” to The Valley, Waterbury and Vermont. Mackey, whose...

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The year in review = Irene and traffic d…

12-29-2011

The year in review = Irene and traffic delays

By Kara Herlihy and Lisa LoomisThe year 2011 in the Mad River Valley can be summed up in several words – road work and Irene. The historic storm slammed The...

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Van Dyke’s Global Health Media Project r…

12-22-2011

Waitsfield-based Global Health Media Project has just released an educational animation on cholera for worldwide distribution. The Story of Cholera was produced in collaboration with animator Yoni Goodman. The film was...

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Moretown School Board reacts to legal op…

12-22-2011

Moretown School Board reacts to legal opinion

Moretown School. Photo: Parker Aviation Town officials in Moretown made a resolution Monday night, December 19, that they would not use legal maneuvering to gain access to and use of the...

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Sugarbush reveals plans for next phase o…

12-22-2011

Sugarbush reveals plans for next phase of development

Moon over Sugarbush. Photo: Sandy Macys Sugarbush Resort’s next phase of development at Lincoln Peak calls for a multi-year project consisting of eight building sites with a mix of townhouses, condominiums...

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Waitsfield water project faces cost over…

12-22-2011

Waitsfield water project faces cost overruns

Legal and land acquisition costs for Waitsfield’s water project are over budget by 385 percent. Construction costs for the project are slightly under budget. The Waitsfield Select Board received the news...

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Taxpayers petition for an end to Fuoco l…

12-15-2011

A petition with 168 signatures requesting an end to litigation in the Denise Fuoco case was submitted to the Washington West Supervisory Union yesterday, December 14, in advance of Harwood...

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MRV energy series concludes

12-15-2011

The Mad River Valley Renewable Energy Series concluded Tuesday, December 13, with the fifth and final installment, “Conservation, weatherization and efficiency,” at the Big Picture Theater and Cafe in Waitsfield. Three...

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Harwood parents upset by treatment of st…

12-15-2011

Harwood parents upset by treatment of students at holiday concert

The families of several Harwood Union students with special needs are upset that their children were less than fully included in the school’s holiday concert on December 6. The three children...

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Governor announces expanded cell service…

12-15-2011

Governor announces expanded cell service at Sugarbush

Governor Peter Shumlin announced the expansion of wireless coverage in The Valley to members of the media last Friday, December 9, at the Sugarbush. Verizon Wireless recently activated a new...

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Triple fatality accident

12-09-2011

UPDATED: 2011-12-0912:36:08 Three die in Rt 100B collision A Moretown woman and two children were killed in a minivan/propane truck collision on Route 100B in Moretown on December 8 in the afternoon....

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UPDATED: Rt 100B Closed due to accident

12-08-2011

UPDATED: 12/08/11 15:56:14: Moretown, VT 12/8/11 – Vermont Route 100B in Moretown is closed between Steven’s Brook Road to the south through old Route 100 to the north for a two...

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Sugarbush Access Road complete

12-08-2011

By Kara Herlihy The final cost of repairs and paving of the Sugarbush Access Road will cost the town of Warren approximately $600,000; select board members approved the invoice from F....

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Charlie Brown Irene video debuts at Suga…

12-08-2011

Charlie Brown Irene video debuts at Sugarbush birthday party

Rt.100 bridge south of Moretown destroyed by Hurricane Irene By Lisa Loomis Warren filmmaker Charlie Brown’s documentary Irene in the Mad River Valley will be shown for the first time this weekend...

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Post-Irene insurance headaches abound

12-08-2011

Post-Irene insurance headaches abound

2011-12-08 By Lisa Loomis In the wake of Hurricane Irene, Jon Jamieson of Jamieson Insurance had a migraine for 13 days because of his extreme frustration in dealing with the National Flood...

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

12-01-2011

Remembering Pearl Harbor

  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 11, 2007) - The American flag flies at half-mast aboard the USS Arizona Memorial, foreground, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Sept....

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HU/WWSU appeal Fuoco arbitration decisio…

12-01-2011

2011-12-01 By Lisa Loomis Harwood Union and the Washington West Supervisory Union have filed a motion to vacate the binding arbitration decision on a Harwood paraeducator. The motion to vacate the October 19...

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Displaced state workers move into Mad Ri…

12-01-2011

2011-12-01 By Kara Herlihy Almost three months after Hurricane Irene flooded the state office complex in Waterbury, nearly 100 of the 1,500 displaced employees are now working out of the old Northern...

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VTrans releases plans to repave Route 10…

12-01-2011

2011-12-01 By Lisa Loomis Three-foot rather than four-foot shoulders The long awaited and much needed repaving of Vermont Route 100 from Waitsfield to Warren is slated for next summer. The Vermont Agency of...

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Waitsfield tallies up the dirt and the e…

11-23-2011

2011-11-23 By Lisa Loomis Waitsfield extracted 21,253 cubic yards of material from the Mad River and the Mill Brook in the days following Hurricane Irene flooding. That represents enough gravel for 4.25...

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Moretown Select Board discusses future o…

11-23-2011

2011-11-23 By Kara Herlihy After five feet of water flooded the Moretown town offices August 28, town officials are still working towards a permanent solution for the displaced municipal employees and land...

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Valley dental is undergoing a transforma…

11-23-2011

2011-11-23 By Lisa Loomis Many people know Dr. Steve Zonies as the man on the other end of the dental drill, but just as many, or maybe more, know him as the...

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RiverHouse residents face brook and rive…

11-17-2011

RiverHouse residents face brook and river issues

Flooding from Hurricane Irene dealt two bad hands to residents of the RiverHouse Condominiums on Route 100 at the confluence of Folsom Brook and the Mad River. Folsom Brook seriously eroded...

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DRB will not reconsider True North decis…

11-17-2011

The Fayston Development Review Board turned down four requests to reconsider its decision granting True North Wilderness Program a conditional use permit at a well-attended meeting last week. On November 8,...

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WWSU will relocate

11-17-2011

Washington West Supervisory Union (WWSU) will move from its space at Small Dog Electronics to a new space in the Mad River Industrial Park when its lease expires next June. The...

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Waitsfield covered bridge is open

11-17-2011

Waitsfield covered bridge is open

By Lisa LoomisThe Waitsfield covered bridge re-opened November 16 after being closed for two and a half months following flooding that rivaled the flood of 1927.Waitsfield’s covered bridge was damaged...

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Community recovery partnership event in …

11-11-2011

Community recovery partnership event in the Valley

2011-11-11 Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin meets with Waitsfield Selectboard members Kate Williams, Paul Hartshorn and Bill Parker at the Flood Reliefe HQ in Waitsfield in September. Photo: David Gartan Governor Peter Shumlin...

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Superior Court rules in town’s favor on …

11-10-2011

Superior Court rules in town’s favor on water project condemnation

2011-11-10 By Lisa LoomisA superior court judge ruled in favor of the town of Waitsfield last Friday, November 4, during one of the final rounds of activity on the town’s condemnation...

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True North argues that gun-free school z…

11-10-2011

2011-11-10 By Lisa LoomisTrue North Wilderness Programs plans to create a public hunting program that would allow the public to hunt on the same land where its wilderness therapy school is...

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Mad River Food Hub: “A great place to me…

11-10-2011

Mad River Food Hub: “A great place to meat and veg out”

2011-11-10 By Kara Herlihy The opening of the Mad River Food Hub in Waitsfield will create many links in the local food system—sausage and otherwise. The new food storage, processing and distribution facility...

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Waitsfield covered bridge work underway

11-03-2011

Emergency repairs of the Waitsfield covered bridge are underway this week. Contractors from Northland Construction and Kingsbury Construction anticipate project completion by November 18, according to Town Administrator Valerie Capels.  The...

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Army Corps of Engineers again asserts ju…

11-03-2011

Army Corps of Engineers again asserts jurisdiction of work in Mad River

Waitsfield is one of only two towns in the entire state where the federal government is threatening enforcement action for post-Irene river work. The Army Corps of Engineers is questioning work...

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Landlord challenges WWSU representation …

11-03-2011

The owner of the building where Washington West Supervisory Union (WWSU) has its offices wants the district superintendent to stop disparaging the leased space and to present accurate rental cost...

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FEMA to close Waterbury office

11-01-2011

FEMA is closing its Waterbury disaster center on Thursday, November 3. Those who need assistance can still receive it and register with FEMA by calling (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or register...

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Arbitrator rules Fuoco wrongly dismissed…

10-27-2011

Harwood paraeducator Denise Fuoco was unjustly terminated and should be re-instated and made whole, according to binding arbitration completed last week. The Harwood Union School Board, which terminated Fuoco, is exploring...

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Moretown residents/offices still in limb…

10-27-2011

In the wake of devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, many Moretown residents and municipal branches are still wading through a pile of paperwork and waiting on the findings from...

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Fayston DRB can’t re-open True North as …

10-27-2011

Can the Fayston Development Review Board re-open and reconsider a local permit that has already been appealed to the Vermont Environmental Court? That’s the issue presented by members of the Fayston...

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Puppets in Education presents Troubling …

10-27-2011

Puppets in Education presents Troubling Times at Moretown School

First- and second-grade students paired with “buddies” from fifth and sixth grades to attend one of the first of three performances on October 19. Master puppeteer and Moretown Elementary School parent...

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Displaced state workers relocating to Va…

10-20-2011

About 100 of the 1,500 displaced state workers from Waterbury are being relocated to the former Northern Power building at the Mad River Park. The Waterbury workers were displaced by flooding...

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Waitsfield abates property taxes post-Ir…

10-20-2011

Waitsfield has abated a portion of the municipal property taxes for at least three property owners after two hearings of the town’s board of abatement. The board of abatement met on...

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True North - Fayston DRB ponders reconsi…

10-20-2011

The Fayston Development Review Board will consider whether or not to grant three requests for reconsideration of its permit for True North Wilderness Programs. The board is meeting on November 8...

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Superior Court hearings on Waitsfield wa…

10-13-2011

Superior Court hearings on Waitsfield water project condemnation underway

Waitsfield officials are in Superior Court this week for one of the final rounds of activity on the town’s condemnation of land for its municipal water project. The town spent Monday...

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State okays work-around for Hancock/Roch…

10-13-2011

State okays work-around for Hancock/Rochester post-Irene road issues

Granville has received the okay from the state to improve a half-mile section of Town Highway 21 that runs through a Class 2 wetland, to create access for two badly...

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True North - Fayston Citizens Group rais…

10-13-2011

Federal laws forbid guns on school property and that puts True North Wilderness’s plans for a school on 650 acres in Fayston in conflict with the public recreation easement that...

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Grace Potter plays a trio of benefits fo…

10-13-2011

Grace Potter plays a trio of benefits for flood relief

By Lisa Loomis and Kara HerlihyThe Valley’s own Grace Potter played at a trio of local benefits for post-Irene flood relief, helping to raise over $300,000.Potter, lead singer and founder...

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House demolition

10-07-2011

House demolition

The Canney home near the bottom of the North Fayston Road, which was destroyed during Irene's flooding of Shephard's Brook, is demolished by an employee of the Viens Excavating Corporation....

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Irene and post-flood work spreads knotwe…

10-06-2011

Irene and post-flood work spreads knotweed throughout The Valley

While the immediate effects of Irene on local farms were devastating in terms of land lost and crops contaminated, the long-term residual effects present an equally devastating set of circumstances. The...

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Feds assert river jurisdiction

10-06-2011

Feds assert river jurisdiction

After discussing a potential violation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over working in the Mad River without a federal permit, the Waitsfield Select Board selected a repair scenario...

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Hancock, Rochester, Granville face road …

10-06-2011

Hancock, Rochester, Granville face road conundrum

http://bit.ly/qwCKIp Severe damage to municipal roads in Hancock and Rochester have town officials contemplating creating a stretch of road on a Class 4 road that runs through Granville to connect routes...

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Sugarbush snowmaking pond yields 45,000 …

09-29-2011

Sugarbush snowmaking pond yields 45,000 cubic yards of topsoil, plus gravel

Engineered to function as a catch basin in a flood event, the Sugarbush snowmaking pond did just that during Hurricane Irene flooding last month. During the August 28 flooding, the Mad...

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Waitsfield moving gravel, restoring rive…

09-29-2011

Waitsfield moving gravel, restoring riverbanks

The Mad River is awash with heavy equipment as town employees and contractors remove gravel in the wake of Hurricane Irene’s flooding. The Mad River upstream and downstream of the Waitsfield...

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Act 250 hearings underway for True North…

09-29-2011

Members of the District 5 Environmental Commission took testimony on 3 of the 10 Act 250 review criteria for True North Wilderness Program (True North) this week. True North is seeking...

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Vermont State Police press release issue…

09-24-2011

Vermont State Police press release issued at 2pm Saturday 24 describing a bank robbery at TDBank North

Vermont State Police press release issued at 2pm Saturday 24 describing a bank robbery at TDBank North in Waitsfield - with photos   Photos of suspect in Waitsfield, VT TD Bank robbery...

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Recipients of ‘ineligible’ FEMA letter t…

09-22-2011

Everybody who registers for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will receive a letter from the agency. Some receive a letter saying they are "eligible."  It states the amount...

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Towns realize there is much more to do

09-22-2011

Towns realize there is much more to do

As the mud is cleared and moldy sheetrock is torn out, it is becoming very clear that there is a great deal of work yet to be done – post...

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Moretown students back in school

09-22-2011

After one full week of outdoor school, students at the Moretown Elementary School returned to classes as usual inside the building Monday morning, September 19. Results from health tests conducted...

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Volunteer headquarters in Waitsfield is …

09-22-2011

Volunteer headquarters in Waitsfield is a busy place

There’s a lot going on at the Flood Relief Headquarters in the Masonic Lodge at the intersection of Bridge Street and Route 100 in Waitsfield. Two floor coordinators have been...

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WWSU begins school composting program th…

09-22-2011

The Mad River Resource Management Alliance is working with schools in the Washington West Supervisory Union, Highfields Center for Composting, Grow Compost of Vermont, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and the...

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Hurricane Katrina survivors came north t…

09-22-2011

Hurricane Katrina survivors came north to lend a hand

On Saturday, Missy Jaeger and her brother Tony Frickey drove nonstop up from Louisiana in a rented truck full of relief supplies donated by 30 friends, some with little notes...

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Buttoning up after the flood – rebuildin…

09-20-2011

09/20/2011 Efficiency Vermont and Central Vermont Community Action Council are partnering to provide a workshop for residents with flood-damaged buildings around the state. They will be offering this presentation for residents...

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News from Rochester

09-16-2011

News from Rochester

Bids going out for replacing the bridge over Rt 73 south  of Rochester - request for proposals calls for bridge to be completed by October 15, 2011. The Rt. 73 bridge...

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Waitsfield will fund short-term flood re…

09-15-2011

The Waitsfield Select Board will provide funding to staff Hurricane Irene Flood Relief headquarters for the next two weeks. The board is also continuing its work with the owners of Bridge...

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Moretown Elementary School goes undercov…

09-15-2011

Moretown Elementary School goes undercover

  After the building failed to pass a health inspection, a village of tents served as outdoor classrooms; a small camper trailer housed new Principal Duane Pierson and his administrative team. ...

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Waitsfield covered bridge closed for at …

09-15-2011

Waitsfield covered bridge closed for at least two months

Warren covered bridge to open soon Warren’s covered bridge could be open in the next two weeks following inspection by a state engineer. The engineer determined, according to Town Administrator Cindi...

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Duxbury roads update

09-15-2011

Following the impact of tropical storm Irene in two areas of Duxbury, select board members met twice to assess the damage and plan the rebuilding effort. Residents along Main Street were...

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Bridge Street open for business

09-14-2011

Bridge Street open for business

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin meets with Waitsfield town official and Bridge Street business owners on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 to discuss damages caused by Hurrican Irene. Photo: Robin Morris 09/14/2011 By Kara...

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FEMA – What to do, how to qualify

09-09-2011

By Lisa LoomisLocal property owners affected by flooding from Hurricane Irene, who have not already done so, need to register with FEMA as soon as possible.Property owners can register online...

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Progress made in repairing Sugarbush sno…

09-07-2011

Progress made in repairing Sugarbush snowmaking pond

Sugarbush is making significant progress in restoring its snowmaking pond located on the Mad River near Kingsbury Farm so that it will be ready for snowmaking in November. The pond sustained...

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Mad River Valley Community Fund sees ove…

09-08-2011

Donations to the Mad River Valley Community Fund (MRVCF) to help flood victims continue to pour in – and short-term emergency grants of $1,000 are available to flood victims now. After...

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Warren and Waitsfield roads and bridges …

09-08-2011

Warren and Waitsfield roads and bridges update

WAITSFIELD All of Waitsfield’s roads are open and passable with the exception of thru traffic on Bridge Street; the covered bridge remains closed to vehicles until further notice but is open...

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Moretown Select Board meeting focuses on…

09-08-2011

Moretown Select Board meeting focuses on flood cleanup

When a contractor interrupted the Moretown Select Board meeting to ask for the person driving the green Subaru to kindly move the vehicle, school board chair Kaj Samsom proved that...

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Flood relief headquarters locations

09-08-2011

Flood relief headquarters locations

Local flood relief headquarters are up and running throughout the area including at the Masonic Temple in Waitsfield. The centers are organizing volunteer efforts and collecting supplies following massive flooding caused...

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UPDATE: MORETOWN. SUNDAY 9/4/2011

10-20-2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2011 Moretown, VT John Hoogenboom, Moretown Selectboard Chair and Incident Commander for the Town of Moretown recovery effort has issued the following bulletin that contains important information for...

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PHOTOS: MRV Flood HQ in Waitsfield

10-20-2011

PHOTOS: MRV Flood HQ in Waitsfield

Photos of the Mad River Valley Flood Relief HQ in Waitsfield, VT.

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UPDATE: MORETOWN. 9/3/2011

10-20-2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2011 Moretown, VT John Hoogenboom, Moretown Selectboard Chair and Incident Commander for the Town of Moretown recovery effort has issued the following bulletin that contains important information for...

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Massive cleanup underway throughout The …

10-20-2011

Massive cleanup underway throughout The Valley

Against the backdrop of the still-standing covered bridge in Waitsfield, one man started by picking up a single brick from the debris in Bridge Street at 6 a.m. the morning...

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PHOTOS: Relief Drive at Waitsfield Schoo…

10-20-2011

PHOTOS: Relief Drive at Waitsfield School

Volunteers arrived early and donations started flowing in Friday morning at the Waitsfield Elem. School. UPDATE: Waitsfield School Drive: No more clothes, books, or personal items NEED: Need Volunteers to sort items from today...

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Road conditions in the Mad River Valley

10-20-2011

Road conditions in the Mad River Valley

Warren Covered Bridge Street in Warren village is closed until further notice because the floodwaters from the storm eroded the abutments of the bridge. It is accessible from the Route 100...

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Donations pouring into Mad River Valley …

10-20-2011

Sugarbush/Win Smith pledge $100,000 Sugarbush president Win Smith, his wife Lili Ruane and Sugarbush announced a pledge of $100,000 to the Mad River Valley Community Fund Flood Relief fund on Wednesday,...

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MRV farms devastated by the flood

10-20-2011

MRV farms devastated by the flood

Just a week ago late blight was weighing heavy on the minds of local farmers. Losing their tomato and potato crops would be devastating and could turn a good season...

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Photos: Irene 08-25-11 Updated

10-20-2011

Photos: Irene 08-25-11 Updated

  Just a few photos of the flooding caused in Waitsfield by TS Irene. UPDATED 08-29-11 AM There are a lot of photos, may take a moment to load Bridge Street in Waitsfield, floodwaters...

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PHOTOS: TS Irene hits Moretown Vermont

10-20-2011

PHOTOS: TS Irene hits Moretown Vermont

Photos of Moretown, Vermont during and after Hurricane Irene. Local pilots Jimmy and Steve Parker captured some aerial photos of the aftermath while photos have been sent in from Moretown residents...

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PHOTOS: Flood damage. Rochester cemetery…

10-20-2011

PHOTOS: Flood damage. Rochester cemetery damaged

Arial photos from Tuesday of Rochester, Warren Granville. On Tuesday The Valley Reporter Editor Lisa Loomis and photographer Sandy Macys too a flight from the Warren-Sugarbush Airport traveling from Waitsfield south...

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PHOTOS: Cleanup on Bridge Street Waitsfi…

08-30-2011

  Photos from Monday's cleanup efforts on Bridge Street in Waitsfield. More aerial and flood photos coming. Here are many great shots from reporters and people all over the Mad River Valley. Photos from...

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VIDEO: Standing wave hitting Waitsfield …

10-20-2011

Bridge Street in Waitsfield, floodwaters lifted the white building in the distance off its foundation and pushed it against the adjacent blue building. The covered bridge dating to 1833 survived. Bridge Street...

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Sugarbush Resort announces season pass r…

08-25-2011

Sugarbush will once again be offering four passes – the All-Mountain Pass for unlimited skiing and riding at both Lincoln Peak and Mt. Ellen; the Mt. Ellen Pass; the Mt....

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Valley Dog Network to discuss future of …

08-25-2011

The Valley Dog Network no longer needs the umbrella of the Mad River Path Association to exist and is holding a community meeting to discuss its future. The Valley Dog Network...

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Sugarbush Access Road slump sliding away…

08-25-2011

Repairs to a slumping section of the Sugarbush Access Road wrapped up last week; the total cost to dig up and restore the sinking road is close to $179,000. It turns...

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Injunction on Waitsfield water project i…

08-04-2011

Injunction on Waitsfield water project is lifted

  Waitsfield can continue work on its municipal water project on Reed Road after a Superior Court injunction was lifted. The town recently settled with one of two landowners on...

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Waitsfield considers second sidewalk for…

08-04-2011

Waitsfield considers second sidewalk for west side of Route 100

By Lisa Loomis   With a sidewalk on the east side of Route 100 slated for construction next year and a realignment of the intersection of Old County Road and Route 100...

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Golden wins Vermont high school tennis c…

06-23-2011

  Harwood senior Mariel Golden won the Vermont high school girls’ individual tennis championship at Stowe on Sunday, May 29. Golden won five matches in straight sets to win 6-1, 6-2 in...

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Folsom claims third career win at Thunde…

06-23-2011

06/23/2011 By Kara Herlihy Waitsfield’s Grant Folsom claimed his third career Thunder Road Late Model feature win in the Harvest Equipment Sunday Twilight event on Sunday, June 19. Folsom got underneath...

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Waitsfield evaluating three sites for ne…

06-23-2011

06/23/2011 By Lisa Loomis Waitsfield will evaluate three sites to build new town offices or expand the current offices. Building sites include the Wait House and two barns adjacent to the Flemer...

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Repairs on tap for Sugarbush Mountain Wa…

06-23-2011

06/23/2011 Sugarbush’s Water Company (MWC), the water utility serving Sugarbush Resort as well as homes and businesses in the Sugarbush Village area, has received a $290,000 loan from the Vermont Drinking Water...

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Sugarbush downhill mountain biking opens…

06-23-2011

  With chairlift-served downhill mountain biking trails opening for the season on June 24, Sugarbush Resort is unveiling new deals, new trail features and a new fleet of demo equipment. Built over...

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Mayer honored by VBSR

05-19-2011

Mayer honored by VBSR

Don Mayer of Small Dog Electronics winner of the 2011 VBSR Terry Ehrich Award for Social Responsibility in Business. Photo: Jeff Knight By Jeff Knight On a beautiful spring evening, May 11,...

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Warren to discuss constables’ responsibi…

05-19-2011

Town officials in Warren have invited members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Vermont State Police to participate in a discussion on Tuesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m., about...

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Green Mountain Valley School sends four …

05-19-2011

The U.S. Ski Team has invited four GMVS boys to take part in a two-part Development Team tryout over the next two weeks. Warren residents Danny Duffy (number one in...

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Forbidden Broadway opens this week

05-19-2011

The musical spoof, Forbidden Broadway, opens Thursday, May 19, at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield. This musical comedy, spoofing not only famous shows but famous songwriters and actors as...

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Family Dollar Store permitted in Moretow…

05-19-2011

By Lisa Loomis In a 3-2 decision, the Moretown Development Review Board approved plans to build an 8,200-square-foot Family Dollar Store at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 100. ...

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Harwood Union Hall of Fame 2011 inductee…

05-06-2011

Harwood Union Hall of Fame 2011 inductees will be honored May 14

The second annual class of the Harwood Hall of Fame includes Edward Steele, 1955 (Waterbury HS); John Grace, 1957 (Waterbury HS); Robert Fielder, 1964 (Waitsfield HS); Grace Potter, 2001; Andrew...

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Mad River Greenway closed at Tremblay Ro…

05-06-2011

Mad River Greenway closed at Tremblay Road

Written by Lisa Loomis The south end of the Mad River Greenway is now closed. The south end, which begins at the Tremblay Road parking lot, runs north on the east...

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Leaving Harwood Duane Pierson is new Mor…

05-06-2011

Leaving Harwood Duane Pierson is new Moretown Elementary principal

Harwood Union High School Principal Duane Pierson is leaving his post to become the principal of the Moretown Elementary School.The Moretown School Board officially offered Pierson the job on May...

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