Puppets of explorers Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain meet during Quadricentennial celebration.
Mt. Philo in Charlotte still has remnants of the sandy beaches of when it was an island.
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John Quinn to retire next month By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com When John T. Quinn retires as Addison County State's Attorney in September, he will leave two large shoes to fill. The respected and successful outgoing state’s attorney began his law career in 1978; he has been a John T. Quinn: outmember of going state’s attorthe state’s ney in Addison attorney of- County. fice since 1985. Quinn, a Republican, served as deputy state's attorney from 1978 to 1985; he was appointed to the state’s attorney post in 1985 by Gov. Kunin, a Democrat. Quinn was raised in Vergennes and graduated from Vergennes Union High School in 1968. He graduated from St. Michael's College in 1972 and Albany Law School in 1975. He practiced law in Woodstock, Vt., for a several years before returning to Addison County. He is married to Maggie Quinn and resides in Weybridge. “I am very proud of the job that we do to keep Addison County one of the safest places to live in the entire United States,” he said. “My office was recently rated as no. 1 in Vermont with the highest conviction percentage in domestic violence cases.” Quinn has recommended that Christopher Perkett replace him as state’s attorney. Perkett is currently Addison County’s deputy state’s attorney. The outgoing state’s attorney ‘s recommendation will be reviewed by the governor. Quinn’s term ends in Nov. 2010. State’s attorneys are elected to four-year terms. Quinn has run unopposed for the elected office since the 1980s.
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Administration provides “bailout” for the arts 42 local organizations receive money Gov. Jim Douglas announced that 42 Vermont arts organizations have received a total of $606,000 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These taxpayer-funded grants are billed as preserving jobs in Vermont’s nonprofit arts sector. “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is designed to jumpstart the economy, create and protect jobs, and invest in key priorities,” said Douglas. “Like other jobs, arts jobs help individuals and families pay household expenses, put children through college and achieve financial stability.” Through ARRA, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) received $50 million to help restore
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and preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector. The Vermont Arts Council received $250,000 to support and preserve jobs in Vermont’s nonprofit arts sector. Some arts organizations were eligible to apply directly to the NEA and/or to the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) for this funding. If approved by one or more grantmaker, the applicant had to choose one. Sixteen Vermont Arts organizations were eligible to apply directly to the NEA. Of these, eight were funded for a total of $341,000. Vermont and Iowa ranked highest in the percentage of applicants funded at 50 percent, though Iowa only had eight applications. Two Vermont organizations applied di-
rectly to NEFA and one was funded for $15,000. The following is a list of recipients by county and grant amounts in New Market Press newspaper circulation areas: Addison County: •Friends of the Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes. $4,600 from VAC. To support the positions of executive director and administrative assistant. •Town Hall Theatre, Middlebury. $9,500 from VAC. To support the position of technical director. •Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury. $10,000 from VAC. To support the positions of director of education and archivist. Chittenden County: •Burlington City Arts, Burlington. $50,000 from NEA. To support visual arts exhibitions.
BEST FRIENDS—Middlebury Police Officer George Merkle and K-9 unit Blade, shown here in a 2008 file photo, greeted shoppers at Shaw’s Supermarket in downtown Middlebury last week. The sixlegged law enforcement team are a favorite with adults and youngsters around town. Shaw’s invited Officer Merkle and his trained pal to help register youngsters for the Amber Alert I.D. program that helps law enforcement agencies with child abduction or missing person cases. To learn more about the program, call the Middlebury P.D. at 388-3191. Photo by J. Kirk Edwards
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•Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. $50,000 from NEA. To support artist performances •Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, Burlington. $5,000 from VAC. To support the position of General Manager Assistant. •Vermont MIDI Project, Essex Junction. $5,000 from VAC. To support the position of project coordinator. •Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington. $9,200 from VAC. To support artist fees for 12 musicians. •Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester. $6,900 from VAC. To support the position of orchestra manager. •VSA Arts Vermont, Winooski. $9,200 from VAC. To support artist
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Academy graduates 38 Vermonters Troy Murray Jr. of Proctor graduated high school and spent four months looking for the next step. College was not an option at that time, but he did not have skills that would get him a job. He came to Northlands, and a year later he graduated from the Culinary Arts program. Troy is currently enrolled in college with the Connecticut Culinary Institute. David Ziegler of Norwich got his high school diploma, and then spent 4 years struggling through life. He knew that some kind of hands-on training would work for him, so he decided to come to Northlands Job Corps and try the welding program. David finished his career technical training, and secured a job at Structal Bridges, where he is currently employed. Northlands has trained over 13,500 students over its 30 years—below are 2009 area graduates from Northlands Job Corps Academy: James Bell from Fair Haven David Blondin from Essex Junction
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