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Manning arrested in Ripton
RIPTON Ñ On July 9, at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers of the Vermont State Police and Addison County Sheriff’s Department converged at a residence on Branch Road in Ripton to locate Naomi Manning, 37. Police said that Manning had an active arrest warrant out in Addison County. Manning was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the VSP New Haven Barracks for processing. Manning was subsequently transported to the Chittenden County Correctional Facility where she was held on $200 bail. Details about the warrant were not available at press time.
Delay in arraignment of Ferrisbugh woman
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Vermont Watchdog Report MONTPELIER — Utility companies in Vermont are buying nuclear capacity from New Hampshire while Vermont dismantles its former electricity-generating nuclear powerhouse. “We got a 20-year contract with NextEra, which is not very typical,” David Hallquist, CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative, said of his company’s move to stock up on lowcost nuclear generation. “The generators who are going to be around a long time, such as a nuclear plant, are going to sell long-term contracts. And with the volatility of the forward capacity market… we expect upward pressure (on prices) to continue,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
For more than 40 years Middlebury Beef Supply, located on U.S. Route 7 in Middlebury, has sold the complete line of Monument Farms Dairy products, including whole milk, low-fat milk, skim milk, cream, half-and-half and chocolate milk. The dairy’s milk products rank in the top five products sold at the store. The business will celebrate its 85th year at the plant in Weybridge on July 18. Pictured: Store clerks Katrina Wright, Tyler LaPlant and Beth Ratcliff stand behind all Monument Farms products. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Bristol fire station, land purchase approved by voters By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com
By Gail Callahan gail4kidsire@burlington telecom.net CHARLOTTE — Holly Gonyeau will have to wait an additional 14 days for her day in court. The 36-yearold Ferrisburgh woman was slated to appear in court on June 29 to answer a charge of a misdemeanor count of firstoffense driving while under the influence. The penalty for the offense carries a possible two-year jail sentence and $750 fine. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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July 18, 2015
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Bristol residents approved construction of a new, $3.19 million fire station. According to Bristol Fire Chief Brett LaRose. “I’m looking forward to the next phase of this project; building a fire station we can all be proud to call our new home.”
BRISTOL — Registered voters of the Town of Bristol approved a $3.19 million bond to build a new fire station and purchase 9.03 acres of land located on West Street. The vote occurred July 7. A total of 555 residents (including absentee voters) cast ballots with 415 in favor of the project and 140 not. Following the vote, Bristol Fire Chief Brett LaRose said, “...I want to personally thank each and every one of you for your efforts in making this happen. As you are all aware, this has been quite the journey that was set in motion more than 10 years ago and tonight we finally accomplished our goal. I’m looking forward to the next phase of this project; building a fire station we can all be proud to call our new home.” A final public report on the project, prepared by Richard Elwell, outlined the details and steps of the project. Plans for the proposed 11,010 square foot, two-story fire station are sited for West Street, close to the Nelson CONTINUED ON PAGE 7