Vermont's only twice weekly newspaper, covering the 23 towns of Addison County.
Middlebury, VT
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Viewer video of flooding on Seymour St. in Middlebury #VT. Happy Valley Rd. and Halpin Rd. are also reported to be underwater and impassable. A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect there.
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The greatest flood risk is now shifting into northern Vermont and the Champlain Valley. Most rivers in this area are expected to crest overnight. Some may approach or surpass Irene 2011 levels during this time!
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Middlebury River at Lower Plains Rd. Flooding in 2008 took out the old bridge, but Irene didn't breach.
Bristol, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro have ratified Lincoln's vote to withdraw from the MAUSD. The combined four-town vote was 1,366-441, a 3-to-1 margin.
Individually: Bristol 554-219; New Haven 240-90; Monkton 289-70; Starksboro 286-54.
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On Town Meeting Day, voters in the 17 Addison County towns that send kids to the Hannaford Career Center overwhelmingly approved of the proposed $4.2 million spending plan (4,528 yes to 1,427 no) and the $8.1 million request for infrastructure improvements (4,278 yes to 1,470 no)
For ACSD board seats in Middlebury, the three winners are James (Chip) Malcolm (1,821), Steve Orzech (1,566) and Brian Bauer (1,537).
The Addison Central School District board election results are finally in at 1 a.m. In Ripton, Joanna Doria (1,461) defeats incumbent Amy McGlashan (802). In Weybridge, Jamie McCallum (1,389) defeats incumbent Mary Cullinane (845) Look for full coverage in Thursday's Addy Indy
News from Bristol: Voters OK'd the sale of retail cannabis by a 2-to-1 margin; and ratified Lincoln's move to leave the MAUSD by 552-219. Also, Jennifer Wagner (386) defeated Gary Russell (334) for Bristol Town Moderator. #tmdvt
In a surprise outcome, the Otter Valley Unified Union School District budget was defeated, 522-462: addisonindependent.com/2022/…
Midd selectboard race: Esther Thomas (955), Heather Seeley (783) and Andy Hooper (845) each win a three-year term. Matthew Delia-Lôbo (516) is out. #tmdvt
Lincoln has voted 527 to 172 in favor of withdrawing from the Mount Abraham Unified School District.
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Here's the big tree that came down, taking power lines with it, across from the Middlebury Inn this afternoon (pic by Steve James). Power is still out for many in Middlebury. Brian Cadoret took the other pic of crews still working to fix the outage on S. Pleasant St. tonight.
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Honored to speak to the Class of ‘21 at my alma mater @Middlebury 💫💫💫
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While 20% of white Vters have now been vaccinated, only 9% of Black Vters have. So starting next week, a BIPOC household member who meets the age category for a vaccine can bring other household members to be vaccinated too, anywhere in Vermont. #vtpoli
And here are the results from ACSD board -- Cornwall: Peter Conlon wins reelection (Conlon, 1425; Chris Kramer, 1090). Middlebury: Hescock and Noble win seats, Desmarais (the incumbent) loses (Hescock, 1774; Noble, 1331; Desmarais, 915). Shoreham: Barbara Wilson (unopposed) 2245
All six ACSD towns voted to let Ripton go. Ripton's proposed withdrawal must now be taken up by the State Board of Education, which will determine whether the town can form its own independent school district. #tmdvt