Paper and gas
Milk Bowl date
Vermont Gas signs deal with International Paper in Ticonderoga
Milk Bowl to be held at Barre’s Thunder Road on Oct. 28
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MIDDLEBURY — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake centered three miles below York County, Maine, was felt in western Vermont after 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16. A spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 20 miles west of Portland. Residents from Burlington to Rutland in Vermont reported having felt the tremor. Shockwaves traveled throughout New England to as far south as Connecticut. New England residents, and in its geological extension southward through Long Island, have felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones since colonial times, according to the USGS. The largest known New England earthquakes occurred in 1638 (magnitude 6.5) in Vermont or New Hampshire, and in 1755 (magnitude 5.8) offshore from Cape Ann northeast of Boston. The Cape Ann earthquake caused severe damage to the Boston waterfront. Maine's Emergency Management Agency center received hundreds of calls from concerned residents, but there were no official reports of damage.
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Amtrak posts new ridership record By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — Amtrak ridership is surging with 11 consecutive monthly ridership records. Ridership has also increased on the Ethan Allen Express, according to the federally funded passenger rail service. In each month of the current fiscal year, Amtrak has posted the highest ridership total ever for that month. July 2012 was the single best ridership month in the history of Amtrak. “All across America the demand to travel by Amtrak is strong, growing and undeniable,” said President and CEO Joe Boardman. “Amtrak continues to deliver on its mission to fulfill a vital national transportation need and does so with improved management and financial health.” From October 2011 to August 2012, total Amtrak ridership was up 3.4 percent as compared to the same period last year. When the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, Amtrak expects a new annual ridership record will be set, surpassing the current record of 30.2 million passengers established in FY 2011. Amtrak ridership increased 44 percent and set new annual records. The new growth is occurring nationwide, See AMTRAK, page 10
DOWNTOWN CONCERT—Lead singer Anna Lienau will head up BandAnna for a special engagement, Friday, Oct. 26, at Two Brothers Tavern’s downstairs lounge in Middlebury. The concert starts at 7 p.m. The outstanding Addison County-based band plays everything from classic rock to Patsy Cline. It was featured as one of the region’s best rising bands in a recent issue of the Eagle. Photo by Brenda Myrick
Downtown Vergennes plans all-day Halloween event Pumpkins in the Park
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Partnership honors achievements M I D D L E B U RY — S e v eral Better Middlebury Partnership Board of Director members have recently been recognized for their professional and civic achievements. Former BMP president and current board member Donna Donahue was given the Addison County Chamber of Commerce's Buster Brush Citizen of the See PARTNERSHIP, page 10
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On Saturday, Oct. 27, Vergennes will celebrate “Pumpkins in the Park and More: Big Pumpkin Fun in the Little City.” Photo provided
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VERGENNES — Oct. 27-28 promises to be a busy two days around Addison County as several local communities are cramming competing Halloween and harvest events into the last weekend of October On Saturday, Oct. 27, Vergennes will be the focus of one of the largest pumpkin-theme events in the county. The annual “Pumpkins in the Park and More: Big Pumpkin Fun in the Little City” event has been expanded this year. Spooky stories at the Bixby Memorial Library and Trick-orTreating on Main Street will be a highlight for the little goblins. In the morning, the Vergennes Lions Club will be sponsoring a one mile and five kilo costume race thought the streets of Vergennes. The race will start and end at the Vergennes Elementary School, cash prizes will be awarded for See HALLOWEEN, page 10
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