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Steve Forbes to speak in B’ton By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com BURLINGTON — Publishing executive and former U.S. presidential candidate Steve Forbes will be the guest speaker at the 2013 Vermont Republican Party Spring Dinner. Forbes will speak Saturday, March 16, at the Hilton Hotel at 60 Battery St. in Burlington. Forbes, a Republican, ran for president in 1996 and 2000. President Ronald Reagan appointed Forbes as the head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 1985. He has remained active in politics and is a Fox News national television contributor. In 2009, Forbes came out in opposition to union membership for police officers and firefighters; he called their union representatives “czars.” According to Marty Searight of the Vermont GOP, a private reception with Forbes will be held at 6 p.m. followed by the dinner at 7 p.m. The dinner is by reservation only. To RSVP, call 802-2233411.
RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center will host Green Mountain Power ’s third Rutland solar farm under a lease agreement designed to make use of hospital land with few other potential uses. “We support GMP’s Solar Capital initiative and see this project as an introduction to solar energy at Rutland Regional,” President Thomas Huebner said. “We want to support the Solar Capital effort and gain some experience with solar energy ourselves.” “The Solar Center at Rutland Regional, as the project will be known, will be a visible, productive symbol of the hospital’s commitment to economic development and the community at large,” said Mary Powell, GMP’s president and CEO. “We expect the center, which will include a 150-kilowatt solar farm and educational information on renewable energy, will become a destination for local schoolchildren and adults.” See RUTLAND HOSPITAL, page 11
NEW BORN — This days-old kitten, being bottle fed by a staff member at the Rutland County Humane Society, is one of many animals in need of a home. The RCHS is looking for foster parents to help throughout the year. “We have many kittens and moms with kittens who need to spend time in foster care before they are ready for adoption,” according to RCHS’ s Beth Saradarian. A public foster-care information session will be held Friday, March 8, at 5 p.m. at the shelter at 765 Stevens Rd. in Pittsford. There will be lots of kittens, information and refreshments.
Vermont Gas discusses controversial project By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
On Jan. 15, a team from Vermont Gas Systems completed the connection, or tap, from the VGS 10-inch main transmission line to a compressor station in Milton. Gas is purchased directly from Vermont Gas at a pressure of 500 pounds per square inch gauge. NG Advantage compresses the gas to over 3,600 psig and loads it into modules for customer delivery. Photo courtesy of NG Advantage
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MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Gas held a public meeting Feb. 27 at the VFW Hall on Exchange Street in Middlebury. The meeting reviewed the controversial second phase of the Addison Natural Gas Project. The meeting reviewed the project and discuss opportunities for community input into the transmission line routing through Middlebury, Cornwall and Shoreham. The meeting was moderated by Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay. Vermont Gas currently has more than 750 miles of underground transmission and distribution pipeline that serve Chittenden and Franklin counties. Vermont Gas has been working to design and permit a 50-mile expansion of natural gas service to Middlebury and Vergennes. Known as the Addison Natural Gas Project, Vermont Gas says “this project will bring clean and affordable energy to the region.” The project goal is “to expand natural gas service to Addison County in a manner that maximizes economic, environmental and reliability benefits to stakeholders — while maintaining a strong competitive advantage, excellent customer satisfaction, superior safety and positions Vermont Gas for future expansion.” If you have any questions or comments, contact Steve Wark, Project Director, at 802-951-0399 or addison@vermontgas.com.
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