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Community News, Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Food for Rutland and Southern Vermont
Vol. 3 No. 40 • October 12, 2011
Chili CookOff delivers food, fun Under construction: New Hall on the campus of C astleton State College
New dorm rises in Castleton By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com CASTLETON—Castleton State College is fast building N ew H all, a n ew 162-bed r esidence hall and a lar ge open-air , gr een pavilion near the campus athletic field. According to the college’s master plan finalized in June—called Pr oject 2012—construction of the two facilities r equired the relocation of six tennis courts to an area on the east side of South Street. Construction of a new Facilities building, as outlined in the master plan, is on a site by the South Str eet Parking lot. Both the old tennis courts and Facilities building will be demolished as part of the pr oject per the Project 2012 master plan. According to the master plan, the total constr uction cost was budgeted at $10,595,000 including site work and utilities. New Hall had to meet local zoning r equirements which meant the dormitory could not exceed thr ee stories in height. The rooms will have double occupancy with the average ar ea per student occupant at approximately 270 squar e feet. The state-of-the art dorm building will include office space for camps and conferences as well as some space for concession vendors. Coming in at over 40,000 square feet, the final bill for New Hall is expected to come it at over $7,500,000— excluding furnishings. New Hall is expected to open next year.
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com LUDLOW—Residents of the flood-ravaged community of Ludlow had an opportunity to have some fun Oct. 8. Despite the or deal following the Aug. 28 Ir ene flooding, town r esidents wer e determined to go ahead with the annual Rotary Club Chili Cook-Off. Rotary Club officials named three Irene emer gency r esponders as judges at the 21st Annual Chili Cook-Off. Richard Harrison, L VFD, Ret., was joined by David Norton of the Ludlow Ambulance Squad as judges. “These guys kept cool heads through our r ecent emer gency,” said Cook-Off Chairman Glenn Heitsmith. “Who was better to judge hot chili?” The cook-off took at several spots
Residents of Ludlow celebrated surviving the flooding caused b y Tropical Storm Irene Aug. 28 at last Satur day’s annual chili c ook-off event downtown. Over 700 visitors took part in the event. Some vendors enjoyed dressing up for the occasion while visitors rushed to each table to sample over 3 dozen chili varieties.
See COOK-OFF, page 6
Photo by Don Dill
Parking rates may rise sharply in Rutland By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND—If a draft pr oposal by Rutland City Mayor Christopher Louras is appr ove, downtown shoppers, r esidents and workers could see an increase in parking meter rates from 50 cents an hour to 75 cents an hour (short-term)
and 10 cents an hour to 25 cents an hour (longterm). Downtown parking passes would jump fr om $16 to $35 a month (long-term) with parking tickets taking a big jump from $6 to $15. The mayor also wants to close the downtown “parking pit” and another lot located along W ales Street.
Behind Wal-Mart, the Amtrak area would see mor e parking enfor cement; non-rail passengers could then be stiffly ticketed for $50. See FEES, page 9
Cavendish marks 250th birthday Parade, music, open houses planned around town
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com CAVENDISH —Cavendish is celebrating its 250th Anniversary (Semiquincentennial) this year. Chartered on Oct. 12, 1761 by New Hampshire's Benning Wentworth, the first Royal Governor of New Hampshire (1741-1766), the Charter was signed by King George III. Last week was Charter W eekend which included a town dance featuring the music of local musicians Bob Naess and his band Yankee Chank. Mark Huntley and his band alos performed. A parade, speeches and a re ception were held. The parade route went from Cavendish to See CAVENDISH, page 9
Happy Birthday Cavendish: Community leaders pose with Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Deb Markowitz: Pictured are James Ballantine, Jr., Arthur Briggs, William Buswell, Dan Churchill, Jane Pixley, Sandra Stearns, Richard Svec, Rolf vanSchaik, Carol Walasewicz and Mabel Ward. The town celebrates its 250th anniversary this weekend.
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