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MONDAY Â Â EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 26 No. 16

Middlebury, Vermont

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By  ZACH  DESPART MONKTON  â€”  In  a  June  19  meet-­ ing  with  legislators  and  the  head  of  the  Department  of  Public  Service,  dozens  of  Monkton  residents  said  they’re  still  nowhere  close  to  signing  easements  with  Vermont  Gas  Sys-­ tems  that  will  allow  the  company  to Â

lay  a  new  pipeline  across  the  town. In  the  three  months  since  Monkton  residents  held  a  similar  meeting  with  state  regulators  to  address  Vermont  Gas’  negotiating  tactics  with  regard  to  its  Addison-­Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project,  not  a  single  landowner  at  (See  Monkton,  Page  13)

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Sessions  is  selected  as  Cornwall  school  leader By  JOHN  FLOWERS CORNWALL  â€”  The  Cornwall  School  Board’s  search  for  an  in-­ terim  principal  has  ended  virtually  within  shouting  distance  of  the  school. Longtime  Cornwall  resident  and  former  Salisbury  Community  School  Principal  Abi  Sessions  has Â

been  picked  to  lead  Cornwall’s  Bingham  Memorial  School  during  the  next  academic  year. “I  am  really  excited  to  work  with  the  Cornwall  School  staff,  to  get  to  know  the  students  and  fami-­ lies,  and  to  help  facilitate  a  smooth  transition  to  a  permanent  principal  (See  Sessions,  Page  31)

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STEVE  SMALL,  DIRECTOR  of  the  Addison  Repertory  Theater  program  at  the  Hannaford  Career  Center,  recently  won  the  inaugural  Herb  Lock-­ wood  Prize,  a  $10,000  award  given  for  artistic  achievement  and  community  enrichment. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Small makes a big impression in Vt. theater By  MARY  LANGWORTHY  and  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT MIDDLEBURY  â€”  When  it  comes  to  the  world  of  theater,  Steve  Small  is  a  veritable  man  for  DOO VHDVRQV +H LV D ÂżUVW FODVV DF-­ tor,  directs  productions  every  year,  is  a  whiz  with  the  technical  side  of  stagecraft  and  even  knows  how  to  create  prosthetic  zombie  hands. Last  week  the  57-­year-­old  di-­

rector  of  the  Addison  Repertory  Theater  and  active  actor  was  rec-­ ognized  not  only  for  those  skills,  but  more  importantly  for  helping  a  generation  or  two  of  students  to  ¿QG WKHLU RZQ ZD\ LQ WKH WKHDWHU 6PDOO ZDV QDPHG WKH ÂżUVW UHFLSL-­ ent  of  the  Herb  Lockwood  Prize,  a  $10,000  award  given  to  honor  pas-­ sionate  Vermont  artists  whose  work  shapes  their  Vermont  communities. Â

Those  who  know  Small’s  work  weren’t  surprised  to  hear  of  the  honor. “Steve  Small  is  one  of  the  most  talented  and  caring  teachers  I  have  ever  known,â€?  said  Lois  Rood,  one  of  Small’s  A.R.T.  students,  who  is  now  studying  music  at  the  Wheaton  College  of  Music  in  Illinois.  â€œHe  more  than  deserves  this  award.â€? The  award,  which  was  presented Â

this  past  Tuesday  at  Burlington  City  Arts,  will  be  given  annually  by  Todd  Lockwood  in  honor  of  his  late  brother,  Herb  Lockwood.  Herb  was  a  musician  and  artist  who  died  27  years  ago  in  an  accident  in  Burling-­ ton  at  the  age  of  27. The  Herb  Lockwood  Prize  is  a  celebration  of  artistic  excellence  at  a  level  that  inspires  other  artists  and  (See  Steve  Small,  Page  7)


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