November 16, 2013
Police searching for missing teenager By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress @denpubs.com FERRISBURGH Ñ A Ferrisburgh teen has been missing since Oct. 10, according to Vermont State Police, and the search is now entering its second month. In a news alert Nov. 8, Det. Sgt. Sam Capagrossi of the Vermont State PoliceÕ s C Troop Bureau of Criminal Investigation said the police are looking for Hailey RheaumeFox, 17. She was first reported missing on October 11. Ò Since the time of her disappearance it was believed she was in the Burlington area with friends avoiding police,Ó Capagrossi said. Ò Hailey was believed to be in contact with her mother through text messages, since running away.Ó Now, Capagrossi said, some new information has come to light. Ò New information received from friends indicates that Hailey may not be in possession of her cell phone and the text messages may not have been from her,Õ he said. Ò Hailey may also be traveling to and from New York City and Massachusetts areas.Ó Rheaume-Fox is described as 5Õ 7Õ tall, weighing 105 pounds with blonde long hair, blue eyes, and fair complexion. Ò Detectives with the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation continue to investigate this case and CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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PorterM ed SHREK THE MUSICAL nurses vote to unionize By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY Ñ Nurses of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury took a bold step Nov. 7 on the road to organized representation in the workplace. The nurses voted 72-58 to form a union. The move toward organizing means that the nurses will join Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals of the American Federation of TeachersVermont. Ò The nurses voted Ô yesÕ despite an onslaught of aggressive anti-union tactics by the hospital administration,Ó according to media consultant Amy Shollenberger of Action Circles in Montpelier. Ò Because 16 of the votes cast were challenged by one side or the other and thus not counted, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will hold hearings to determine the final tally.” According to PorterÕ s Alice Leo, R.N., who was one of the employees involved in the organizing effort, Ò We voted Ô yesÕ for Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals because we want to be strong advocates for quality patient care. Now that we are organized, we have an equal voice with the administration about our CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
BACKSTAGE — It’s a small world when it comes to the arts community in Addison County. Here Liza Sacheli of the Middlebury College Kevin P. Mahaney ‘84 Center for the Arts greets actor Leigh Guptill backstage after his performance in “Shrek the Musical” at the Town hall Theater in downtown Middlebury last week. The family musical is based on the 2001 film “Shrek” and William Steig’s 1990 book “Shrek!”. The original Broadway production opened in 2008; the Town Hall Theater production continues now through Nov. 17. Photo by Karen Lefkoe
MUHS Tigers clinch State Championship Division 1 Vermont Football By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
Tiger spirit was in evidence around Middlebury last weekend. This large MUHS Tiger victory sign was erected along Court Street (U.S. Route 7) in front of the Countryside Carpet and Paint store in downtown Middlebury over the weekend. The Tigers clinched the Div. 1 State Championship against South Burlington, 26-6.
RUTLAND Ñ It was a night for a big victory lap for the Middlebury Union High School Tiger varsity football team playing in Rutland Nov. 9. The number one seeded MUHS in VermontÕ s Division 1 high school football conference defeated the number two seeded South Burlington High School Rebels 26-6. The game clinched the Vermont State Championship for the Tigers. The game was a rematch of an earlier battle and the Rebels came well prepared. The championship victory made a perfect closing for an especially sweet year for Tiger Head Coach Dennis Smith, his assistants John Nuceder and Jed Malcolm, and the rest of the squad in bringing home the first Vermont State Championship to MUHS since 2002.