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newmarketpress@denpubs.com Rep. Peter Welch (D) took the oath of office Jan. 3 for a fourth term as Vermont's representative in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 113th Congress. The congressman has received high marks from his constituents while in office in the nation’s capital. Welch was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 2006. A lawyer from Hartland, Vermont’s lone congressman was first elected in 1980 to represent Windsor County in the Vermont State Senate. From 1985 to 1988, he served as Senate president pro tempore and as well as from 2002 through 2006. “It is an honor to represent the people of Vermont in Congress. In an era of partisan gridlock in Washington, Vermonters make me hopeful for the future. In Vermont, we work to make progress not score political points. We focus on solving practical problems rather than fighting ideological battles. And we treat those with whom the disagree with civility and respect, knowing that no one has a monopoly on good ideas. In this new Congress, I will be working in the Vermont way to make progress on the many challenges facing our country. There is much work to be done,” Welch was quoted in a press statement Jan. 3. During the 113th Congress, Welch will serve as the Democrat’s chief deputy whip, a member of the minority party’s Steering and Policy Committee, and a member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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State scolds Porter on project cost overruns By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — A State of Vermont official reported that project cost overruns at Porter Hospital in Middlebury, to install and implement an electronic medical records system, required the issuance of an amendment to a 2010 certificate of need, or CON. Three years ago, the CON OK’ed the installation and implementation of a health information and electronic medical records system, abbreviated as HIS/EMR. Steve Kimbell, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, said that the hospital has been issued an amendment to the certificate. He said the significant cost increase was unusual at a Vermont hospital. “It is impossible to order Porter to remove its HIS/EMR system and it is impossible to recover the money it has spent,” Kimball said, “and fining the hospital for its failure to adhere to the 2010 CON would be counter-productive.
MOVING DAY — The historic Advent Church, along Dog Team Road in New Haven, was uprooted from its original foundation last week. The church, built in the 1830s by parishioner Samuel Noble Brooks, was moved a few yards south. Construction of a new residence, at the adjoining former site of the Dog Team Tavern, began last month. The church also served as a community center for the unincorporated hamlet of “Brooksville”. An historic marker at the site tells the church’s complete story. Photo by Lou Varricchio
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Teachers, students create Weybridge timeline project By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
Weybridge’s historic Town Hall is featured in a special teacher-student timeline project at the Henry Sheldon Museum. Photo by Jonathan Leo Connor
MIDDLEBURY — Two teachers from the Weybridge Elementary School inspired students to learn about the history of their community and, in turn, share their discoveries with local residents. On Jan. 8, at noon, Sarah Flinn, art teacher, and Catharine Canavan, grade 5-6 teacher at Weybridge Elementary School, will meet the public and talk about their collaborative student project detailing the history and development of the Town of Weybridge. During Weybridge’s 250th anniversary celebrations, the teachers came up with an idea to involve students in telling the small town’s special history which spans three centuries. The teachers approached officials at the Henry Sheldon Museum to be a part of the museum’s outreach program, titled Maps to the Past. Flinn and Canavan involved students in using existing maps, old and recent photographs, and historic documents to create a visionary timeline showing Weybridge’s evolution. See WEYBRIDGE, page 9
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