Border businesses leery of Canadian dollar

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Home, Building
and Real Estate
supplement.
Section C
Terry Nye
resigns from
Barton Selectmen.
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the Chronicle
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ORLEANS COUNTY
VOLUME 42, NUMBER 16
THREE SECTIONS, 68 PAGES
APRIL 22, 2015
A good sneeze for a good cause
Parker Pie Wings closes
due to water, sewer delays
by Joseph Gresser
COVENTRY — While the
Newport State Airport is on the
path to a new name and a longer
runway, it may be losing one of its
jewels, Parker Pie Wings.
Cavan Meese, who owns the
restaurant and bar as well as the
original Parker Pie in West Glover
with Ben Trevits, told a meeting of
pilots on Thursday, April 16, that
the business cannot continue in its
present form and will close
immediately for renovations.
As of Monday, Mr. Meese’s
prediction had been realized. A sign
on the front door said, “Closed for
renovations see you in the summer.”
What form Wings will take
when it reopens hasn’t yet been
decided, Mr. Meese told the pilots.
The comedy stylings of Lake Region Union High School science teacher Laurie
Carr include her impersonation of Donald Duck sneezing. Like the rest of her act
at the school’s talent show last week, her imitation of the world famous drake was
greeted with enthusiastic laughter. The show was a benefit for the senior class
trip. For a story and more photos, please see page twenty.
Photos by Joseph Gresser
Border businesses leery
of Canadian dollar
by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph
The value of the Canadian
dollar has declined sharply in the
past year, giving businesses on the
border a decision to make. As of
Tuesday, a Canadian dollar was
worth 81 U.S. cents, according to
Google Finance.
For a long time, many local
businesses accommodated Canadian
visitors by accepting their dollar at
par. But they’re finding that’s no
longer an option.
“We operate on a very small
margin,” said Steve Breault, owner
of Newport Natural Market and
Café. “If we take it, and we lose 30
percent on the dollar, it just
becomes impossible.”
He monitors the exchange rate
every day and puts up a sign saying
whether the store can take the
Canadian dollar at par, or not.
His business never got to the
point where it lost money because
he quickly changed his policy as the
Canadian dollar dropped.
This isn’t the first time Mr.
Breault has been in this situation.
“We considered it before, but it
never got as drastic as it has been
recently,” he said.
Canadian travelers are very
aware of the problem, he said.
Many of them use credit cards, or
pay in American money.
Mr. Breault isn’t worried about
business, though.
(Continued on page twenty-two.)
ONE DOLLAR
The state owns the former
hangar that houses Parker Pie
Wings and has been reasonable
about working with the
restaurateurs on the rent, Mr.
Meese said. But Guy Rouelle,
Aviation Program Administrator for
the Vermont Agency of
Transportation, promised water and
sewer services that have yet to
materialize, he said.
As a result, the restaurant has
never been able to operate at the
capacity it was designed to handle,
Mr. Meese said.
The state plans to build a pair of
mound-type septic systems to
handle waste from the airport, Mr.
Meese said, but the scheduled date
of completion — fall of 2015 at the
earliest — is too late.
Four charged in East Main
General Store burglary
by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — A man who lives
above the East Main General Store
here heard odd banging noises
downstairs in the early morning
hours of April 10. After 20 minutes,
he slipped downstairs and peeped in
the front window of the store.
When he saw two men trying to
pry open an automatic teller
machine, he called the cops.
That set in motion the events
that resulted in the arrest of four
men in connection with the
burglary, said Newport Police
Sergeant Charles Moulton.
All four appeared before Judge
(Continued on page twenty-three.)
Timothy Tomasi in the Criminal
Division of Orleans County Superior
Court Tuesday and pled innocent to
all charges.
Herbert B. Jacobs, 63, of North
Troy pled innocent to burglary,
possession of burglary tools, and
unlawful mischief and was released
on a $5,000 unsecured appearance
bond.
John J. Libbey, 42, of Newport
also pled innocent to burglary,
possession of burglary tools, and
unlawful mischief, but Judge
Tomasi ordered that he be held
without bail.
(Continued on page twenty-five.)
Barton Village Trustees
Office manager, meter
reader jobs cut
BARTON — Following a
lengthy executive session last week,
the Barton Village Trustees decided
to eliminate both the village office
manager and meter reader
positions.
The decision to lay off meter
reader Gary Sicard is “due to
significant financial constraints
facing the Barton Electric
Department,” Chairman Ryan
Longe said in an e-mail. “Revenues
are not meeting expenses.”
The trustees appointed Lucie
Gaboriault, the village’s office
manager, to the job of second clerk,
which was vacated in March when
Sharon Bickford retired, Mr. Longe
said.
Ms. Gaboriault will keep her
elected positions of village clerk and
treasurer.
There will no longer be an office
manager in the village office,
according to Mr. Longe’s e-mail.
(Continued on page fourteen.)
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Barton Selectman Nye resigns
Index
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Engagement ........................................................10B
Kingdom Calendar .......................................12B-17B
Letters to the Editor.............................................4-6
Obituaries ........................................................4B-7B
Perimeter ..............................................................3B
Ruminations ..........................................................2B
Advertising Sections
Auctions & Real Estate................10B-11B, Section C
Auto ..................................................................28-32
Building Trades.............................................14C-15C
Classified Ads ...............................................18B-19B
Hair ........................................................................24
Jobs...................................................................26-27
Pets ........................................................................25
Restaurants & Entertainment ......................13B-15B
BARTON — Terry Nye, who has been a
Barton selectman for the past two years,
resigned at Monday night’s select board
meeting by letter.
“The resignation was accepted with
regrets,” the draft minutes say.
“I did not think he was going to resign,”
select board Chairman Bob Croteau said in a
phone interview on Tuesday. “This is a lot of
pressure. We’ve got a lot of issues going on in
the town. I don’t want to read more into it than
that.”
Mr. Nye’s term would have expired this year,
Mr. Croteau said. The board moved to send Mr.
Nye a letter thanking him for his service.
Now the remaining select board members,
Mr. Croteau and Mike Pion, must decide what
to do to fill the vacant seat. They could either
hold a special town meeting so residents can
vote for the new selectman, or they could
appoint someone, Mr. Croteau said.
“If we can find someone rather than spend
the time and expense of having a special town
meeting, it would probably be a good way of
achieving it,” he said. “If someone’s interested,
they can let us know. We certainly can
interview people.”
Mr. Croteau expects to discuss the options
at the next board meeting on May 4.
“Right now I have nothing to say,” Mr. Nye
said when asked why he resigned in a phone
interview on Tuesday morning.
contact Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph at
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Jay Peak still open
Page Three
This view from Newport shows that while it may be spring everywhere else in
Vermont, Jay Peak is doing its best to hang onto winter. With a total snowfall of 358
inches, about 70 percent of the Jay Peak Resort’s terrain remains open to skiers, said
JJ Toland, Jay’s director of communications Tuesday. Skiers can hit the slopes every
day until Sunday, April 26. After that the lifts will run again for the last time this
season on the weekend of May 2 and 3.
Photo by Katherine White
Obie-winning satire to play
Lyndon State College
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Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. on
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Part love letter to his coworkers, part query to the universe,
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Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra
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Letter to the editor
Barton Village residents need to step up and question trustees
To Barton Village residents:
I was born and brought up here in Barton,
and I graduated out of Barton Academy. Barton
is a small village and becoming smaller all the
time. It is a peaceful and pleasant place to live.
At this point in time I’m beginning to wonder
about living here anymore. It is very depressing
to see all of the empty buildings where there used
to be a business and no one moving in and
starting a new business. If you have a history
book of Barton just skim through it and see all
the businesses that Barton had.
I know one of the biggest reasons for no one
coming into Barton Village and that’s the
water/sewer rates. I personally don’t know how
to solve, or figure out a solution to help lower the
rates. For years this discussion was brought up
at Village Meeting, and we have been told they
(trustees) would work on this problem. Residents
have suggested looking for a place that a well
could be used, or taking back the water/sewer
plants ourselves with our own employees. I don’t
believe any one of the trustees got back to the
residents at the next Village Meeting with any
answers. I don’t know how much more they can
go up and people can pay their bills.
Seeing as we have a new board of trustees,
maybe they can look into the water/sewer problem.
I do know that a couple of trustees decided it was
in the best interest of the village to get rid of the
supervisor’s position, so they did not sign the
supervisor’s contract. I guess they figured that his
pay and benefits were going to save a considerable
amount of money for the village.
It is so easy to put the blame for things on the
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people who are still working there. As for the
comment on Lucie Gaboriault, who was office
manager, the trustees said they didn’t renew her
contract because of how the $1.85-million bond
money was spent in other areas. I have a few
things to say about this and I might be all wrong,
but this is how I feel as a former employee.
1. Lucie was under the impression that the
village supervisor was her boss. She did bring to
the meetings balances for each department and
also mentioned to him there was no money for
whatever he wanted paid.
2. At the trustee meetings, how come they
didn’t put a stop to the spending, knowing there
was no money?
3. There are warrants for each department
made to show what was being paid and how
much. I know for a fact when the trustees came
in to go over these warrants before the checks
were mailed they did not take the proper time to
go over each and every item being paid. They
would come in and sit down and put their initials
beside each item and leave. No one was there
long enough to go over these and ask questions
about them. This is where I feel a lot of things
could and should have been questioned, but weren’t.
4. I want people to know that there is no one
who was more dedicated to her job than Lucie.
She went over and beyond for this village. Her
job was on salary, and each and every week she
worked 50, 60 and more hours for them. She was
there weekends and late at night. Don’t just take
my word for this. Many people saw her car
parked out there all the time. When she accepted
that position, there was a short period of time
spent training. Not everything could have
possibly been brought up and gone over.
5. I think people need to ask the trustees how
much money is being spent for the interim
manager and the auditor. How can an auditor sit
in and do the office manager’s job? That is not
the work an auditor does.
Please step up and ask questions to the
trustees and Sandy Miller, as this is your village
office and employees. These employees have
worked to the best of their ability and given all to
this village.
It is too bad they have to hire people from
another county and state to tell the trustees how
to run our village.
Now they have decided to “lay off” the meter
reader after working there 30 years or close to it.
How can they get rid of a meter reader job now,
but may reopen the position? There is always
going to be a meter reader as long as we have
electricity. Other staff will now read meters.
Okay, take away a lineman to read meters
when that electric department is already short on
help. How can they get their work done and on
time? Vacations sometimes make the department
short, but now instead of one person gone there
will be two gone from that department.
When customers start complaining that jobs
are not getting done I hope they direct these calls
to the trustees. The electric department has a
quarterly report that has to be done to the
Department of Public Service (DPS). On this
report they have to put down number of jobs
requested, whether they were completed on time
and if not, how many aren’t done. This can create
possible fines and problems with DPS.
Is Sandy Miller trying to get rid of Barton
Electric? I think if we all look between the lines
we will see this is what he and the trustees are
trying to do. Could it be that he is trying to get
Orleans Electric to buy it as it seems he spends a
lot of time with John Morley?
Okay. I have let out a lot of my frustrations
but please ask questions as to where Barton
Village is headed, as this is your electric company.
Sharon Bickford
Barton
The Barton Trustees are: Nathan Sicard,
Ryan Longe, and Justin Barton-Caplin.
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Correction
The woman we referred to as Rose Warner in
a story last week about the risks of renting is
really Rose Barry. She is not married to Vernon
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Letters to the editor
Green Up Day and free ice cream
To all Barton Town residents (Barton and
Orleans villages and surrounding areas):
Green Up Day is Saturday, May 2, (it is
always the first Saturday in May.) It is a day
where Vermonters go out and clean up roadside
trash, preferably with free, green garbage bags
(pick-up at the Barton Town Clerk’s office or
Colton’s in Orleans.) Household or yard
trash, electronics, furniture, or hazardous waste
are not allowed.
There are a few changes this year. You can
leave your bags alongside of any town road or,
like last year, bring them to the Barton Town
In honor of Earth Day, hug a tree
Dear editor,
While I had hoped we would have some
special Earth Day activities in Barton and Glover
this year, including the hydro feasibility report
and some hydro experiments and demonstrations
for students, these are only delayed. Still coming.
After spring vacation, look for these, probably
with the help of Glover and Barton libraries,
schools, Lyndon State College, the Barton Senior
Center and NorthWoods Stewardship Center.
In the meantime, I invite neighbors to
celebrate Earth Day by watching a video of a
recent talk by Dr. Vandana Shiva that I was
fortunate to attend at Eckerd College in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
garage on Route 5 between Barton and Orleans
next to recycling on the May Farm Road. We will
be there serving free ice cream! Hopefully, this will expand in future years to
a much larger community cookout like the Lyons
used to do when they were coordinators. Shirley
and Melvin did it for 14 years and this year’s
Barton Town annual report was dedicated to
them, as well as to Bill May and Romeo Vezina. Also, we will take any old tires up to 20
inches for a $2 charge for each. If you want to
separate five-cent deposit bottles and cans, we
will see that the Scouts get them. Metal can go to
the dumpster at recycling next door up until
noon. We will take it after that at the town
garage. We will be there on Saturday, May 2,
only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Assigning people to
specific roads prevents doubling up, so please call
us (75 people are already committed).
Now that the snow is gone, our roads look
unbelievably trashy. But imagine what they
would look like if there was no Green Up Day
over the last 45 years. Please help!
Thanks!
Oz and Judy Henchel
Barton
It’s Monday as I write this and I just heard on
VPR/BBC at 9:55 a.m., a clip on “golden rice,”
which included an interview with Ms. Shiva.
Thanks to YouTube, you can see and listen to Ms.
Shiva’s powerful message. The professor
introducing her commented that Ms. Shiva has
been identified as one of the four most influential
women in the world today!
This can be seen by Googling “Vandana Shiva
Eckerd College Youtube,”or by using this URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Pjq8YLufY
(there is another one of the same event from a
different camera angle).
I will loan Dr. Shiva’s book Earth Democracy,
Justice Sustainability, and Peace to the Barton
library until we get a new copy for both Glover
and Barton libraries. She spoke fondly of
Vermont when I spoke to her after her speech,
saying that she had been in Vermont to assist the
work on passing GMO (genetically modified
organisms) legislation, which she considers an
important model and courageous piece of
Vermont legislation.
She’s a “tree hugger” so in her honor and in
honor of the Green Mountains and in honor of
Earth Day, please watch and go hug a tree!
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Brendan P. Donnelly
Brendan Patrick Donnelly, 28, of Norwood,
Massachusetts, formerly of Newport Center, died
peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2015.
Funeral services were held on April 18.
Interment will be private.
Doris T. Ryan
Doris T. Ryan, 52, of Newport lost her battle
with cancer and died peacefully on April 19, 2015.
A church service will be held at noon at the
New Hope Bible Church in Irasburg on Friday,
April 24.
Lucille Margaret McCandless, 90, of Orchard
Park, New York, and formerly of Irasburg, died
on March 7, 2015, at the home of her daughter in
Orchard Park.
A memorial service of her active and joyful
life will be held at the Irasburg United Church on
Monday, July 13, at 11 a.m., followed by a
reception at the home of Deborah and Gary
Johnson.
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Letters to the editor
“My conscience would let me vote no other way”
To the editor,
This week in the Legislature the House was
asked to vote on a bill that would place
restrictions on the possession or purchase of guns
by certain persons. I have never sponsored or
advocated for any legislation that would restrict
gun rights, but I also believe that I should vote on
the words that are actually in the bill before me. In this case the bill would do three things: 1.) Make it illegal under state law for people
convicted of violent felonies to possess a gun.
This is already illegal under federal law, and this
would make Vermont the final state to adopt a
parallel law to allow state’s attorneys to charge it
as a crime.
2.) It would require that anyone who has been
adjudicated mentally ill be reported to the federal
background check database. This should not be
confused with just anyone who has sought help
for a mental illness. This would only be in cases
where someone who has been found not guilty by
reason of insanity, incompetent to stand trial, or
has been adjudicated by a judge to be a danger to
themselves or others. 3.) The bill would also create a process by
which those who have been adjudicated mentally
ill at one point in their life be able to apply to get
their gun rights restored.
The issues around mental health were
intensely personal for me based on the fact that
about ten years ago my brother was diagnosed as
a paranoid schizophrenic. During one point in his
illness, I signed the paperwork myself to have
him involuntarily committed, and yet he was able
to purchase a handgun and eventually used it to
commit suicide. I certainly never intended to be a spokesperson
for this bill, but telling my brother’s story last week
on the House floor did bring a fair amount of media
attention. I am sure there are some who believe
that voting for any gun legislation is an erosion of
the Second Amendment, but for me I saw this as
legislation that could have potentially saved my
brother’s life. After the changes to the bill that
were made in the House, even the Vermont
Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (Vermont Chapter
of the NRA) removed their opposition and remained
neutral on the legislation. I voted yes; my
conscience would let me vote no other way.
Sincerely,
Representative Sam Young
Glover
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seven years, and active on the Vermont
transplant recipient list for the past four years.
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how it works. It’s no longer enough to place a
sticker on your driver’s license, because a
potential donor’s surviving relatives can override
that election. There is a website that anyone can
access and be placed on the perspective donor list
at donatelifenewengland.org. Without the
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Nick Burdick, who died on
Sunday, was closely involved with
the Chronicle for many years, both
as a writer and an advertising
salesman. Nick had a strong sense
of community, and of the citizen’s
duty to make a contribution to his
community. The Chronicle was just
one of several ways Nick found to
express that sense of responsibility.
For years after he left his job at the
paper, he continued to contribute
articles. Most of them were tributes
to people who had recently died;
people Nick knew and admired for
Page Seven
the roles they played in the place he
so clearly loved. — C.B.
We expect a full obituary to run
next week. Below is a column that
Nick wrote in 2001.
Kingdom Column
Deer season — Vermont’s only two-week holiday
by Nick Burdick
Daylight, Saturday, November
10, time stops and this county leads
the state in Vermont’s only twoweek holiday — DEER SEASON!
Hunters, men, women, and children,
all take to the woods in search of
that elusive whitetail beast we call
a deer.
Certain preparations must be
made for this hallowed event, all
prior to the magical opening day.
First, the boss has to be told that
you won’t be around, for any reason,
for the weekend. And, if you
happen to get lucky late Sunday
afternoon, or if you wound one and
have to track it, you won’t be
around on Monday — and maybe
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday….
The roof at deer camp has
already been checked, and any loose
tin has been renailed to make sure
it won’t leak while you are there.
Firewood has been cut, split, and
stacked on the front porch. And the
stove has been carefully cleaned and
prepared for the entire season. Of
course, the windows have all been
washed just in case one runs by
during the card game.
Last season was not a good year
for you, as you lost your rifle in a
poker game, so you must trek off to
the store to buy a new one. And the
gun store has just what you are
looking for. The rifle, scope, sling,
swivels, and a couple of boxes of
shells are only $600. And, the little
lady won’t know until after the
season, when the Visa charges
arrive in the mailbox.
Thanks to Christmas last year,
you have new hunting pants to
replace the ones you ruined sliding
down the hill last season, but you do
have to buy new boots. Luckily,
Walmart had a sale, so those only
cost $50. And new wool socks were
only $8.
It was only $325 for the four
new tires for the truck, and then
they serviced it, fixed a couple of
lights, gassed it up, and washed the
windows — a total of $400.
Finally, it’s Friday afternoon,
time to head for camp. The sleeping
bag, clothes, two decks of new cards,
and other much needed equipment
are all packed in the truck. And
we’re off.
Oh yeah, got to stop off for the
groceries. Now, where is that list?
Yup, right here. Let’s see, beer,
bacon and eggs and toast, beer, beef
stew, apple pie, beer, chips and dips,
steak and potatoes, beer. Veggies?
Well okay, but not many. Cookies,
milk, orange juice, beer. There, all
set and only $110.50.
Two weeks later, Sunday
afternoon, 4 p.m., cold, tired, beat.
Boss ready to fire you, wife wants a
divorce, family can’t remember what
you look like, gas credit card
stretched to the limit, missed
Thanksgiving altogether. Haven’t
even seen a deer all season. Time is
running out fast.
Suddenly, there is a cracking of
branches. Two deer just 200 yards
away. Both doe. Oh God, the one in
the back has horns! Bang! Down
he goes, with just one shot. A
beautiful spike horn, weighing in at
110 pounds. Success, with an hour
to spare.
There will be about 60 pounds of
meat when he is cut and wrapped
and frozen. And it will only cost $50
for the job to be completed.
Oh, that steak smells so good
cooking on the stove! It has been a
good season.
Let’s recap here. Total cost of
season, $1,338.50. Boss mad, wife
mad, children confused. But, we
have 60 pounds of fresh deer meat
in the freezer. Do the math:
$1,338.50 divided by 60 pounds
equals only $22.31 per pound!. Not
bad.
Seriously now, have fun this
season and enjoy the woods. But,
most of all, come home at the end of
the season, safe and sound.
Remember, the markets have plenty
of meat you can buy each week, and
there will be another deer season
next year
Free brook trout fry available
The Vermont Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Group will
again be providing brook trout fry
for stocking from its hatchery in
Morgan. Fry are provided free to
the public, for stocking only in
beaver ponds in the Northeast
Kingdom — the Fish and Wildlife
Department’s District 5.
All stocked beaver ponds must
be accessible to the public. No
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Hampshire or Canada.
The stocking operation will
begin on Saturday, May 2, from 7
to 9 a.m. It will continue on
Sunday and every weekend, at the
same time, until all the fish are
gone. Those who want to pick up
fish during the week, please call
first to set up a time. Call Pete
Engels at 723-5950, or George
Thompson at 723-6631.
Fish are carefully packed in
plastic bags with water charged
with oxygen. Bring a cooler and
ice to keep the fish cold.
The hatchery is located on the
Elliott Acres Road off Route 111 in
Morgan. — from Peter Engels.
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Plan for free bikes gets mixed reaction
Newport City Council
by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — A plan to put 100
free bicycles on the streets of
Newport ran into no more than the
expected concerns from Newport’s
aldermen at their meeting Monday
night. That is, it didn’t until Chris
Johansen, owner of the Northern
Star and a new bike rental business,
spoke up.
Graham Rea and Jennifer
Leithead told the three members of
the city council who were able to
attend the meeting — aldermen
Jacques Roberge and Neil
Morrissette were absent — about
their plan to buy bicycles, paint them
bright yellow, and leave them in bike
racks around town for anyone to use.
Mr. Rea said the idea had been
developed by a committee of the
Newport City Renaissance Corp.
(NCRC). While the bicycle system
would be supervised by Newport
Recreation Director Andrew
Cappello, the $42,000 needed for the
first year of operation would be
raised privately, he said.
The money will pay for the bikes,
a supervisor’s salary, a bicycle
maintenance program, and GPS
tracking of the bicycles, Mr. Rea
said.
Painting the bikes yellow makes
them easy to identify, he said. The
color may discourage theft, he added.
The free program will make the
city more inviting to residents and
visitors, Mr. Rea said.
While the city would not be
asked to put up any money, Mr. Rea
said the organizers want city
approval before going forward with
the plan.
Mayor Paul Monette said he
likes the idea, but worries about
liability. If someone is sued, he said,
the city is going to be viewed as the
entity with deep pockets.
Mr. Rea said he spoke with the
city’s insurance carrier and was told
it wouldn’t raise Newport’s rates at
all to add the free bike program to its
policy.
That did not please Mr. Monette,
who said he wants the organization
that owns the bikes to purchase its
own policy. He said he wants riders
to be required to wear helmets.
Mr. Johansen said Mr. Rea
misunderstands the insurance
business. Premiums, he said, are the
least of it. While they may be low, a
single claim by a bicyclist could raise
them enormously or make insurance
unavailable at any price, he said.
He then expressed incredulity at
the idea of providing free bicycles to
anyone, especially when he is
starting up a bicycle rental business.
Mr. Johansen was particularly
incensed that NCRC would think of
sponsoring competition to a business
in the city.
If people don’t pay for something
they don’t value it, Mr. Johansen
said.
“Why does it have to be free?” he
asked.
“We live in an area where there
is not enough money,” Mr. Rea said.
“People don’t ride because they can’t
afford to.”
“So they don’t ride. What is this,
free?” Mr. Johansen responded.
Alderman John Wilson said he is
concerned the bikes will tie up
traffic, bike racks will clutter the
city’s sidewalks, and riders will
present a danger to pedestrians.
At Alderman Stephen Vincent’s
suggestion, Mr. Rea and Ms.
Leithead were asked to return on
May 4 with a map of where racks
will be located and a clearer plan for
how to handle liability.
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the Memphremagog Watershed
Association who brought drawings of
rain gardens her organization hopes
to plant along the Clyde River on
either side of the Vermont’s North
Country Chamber of Commerce
building.
The gardens will stabilize the
riverbank and help keep excess
water from making the parking area
serving the Newport Farmerss
Market a mud hole. They will also
help keep the Clyde River clean, Ms.
Golding said. That’s something
important both to the city and the
state, she said.
Rain gardens have a depression
at their center to collect rain and
melted snow. Plants with deep root
systems act to filter out pollutants,
improve drainage, and slow down the
flow of water, according to a plan Ms.
Golding provided to the aldermen.
The aldermen also looked with
favor on a request from Momo and
Jordan Antonucci who asked to lease
the parking area on the eastern side
of the Veterans Memorial Long
Bridge as a place to set up their food
truck.
Ms. Antonucci, her husband said,
makes excellent ramen, which the
couple sells at their mobile business
called Miso Happy. The couple
usually travels to farmers’ markets
around the state selling noodle
salads.
In May and June, though, they
want to stay put and do business in
Newport. The city gave its blessing
in exchange for 5 percent of their
take.
The aldermen also gave their nod
to a proposal to move a post and
beam cabin built by students of
North Country Union High School
and the North Country Career
Center to a section of woods at
Prouty Beach Park.
The cabin, a replica of the one in
which Henry David Thoreau spent a
year at Walden Pond, will be used as
a classroom for the school and for
day camps at the park, Mr. Cappello
said.
It was built on skids and can be
moved as needed, he told council
members.
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Newport City Council
Planned 80-unit development
sparks sewer debate
by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — A planned 80unit development in Derby near the
Newport Country Club could restart
discussions with Derby about
buying increased sewer treatment
capacity from the city. The project,
which was brought to the Newport
City Council table by Brad
Shattuck, would be built on a 29acre parcel across from the golf
course on Mount Vernon Street.
Mr. Shattuck requested an
allocation of 10,000 gallons per day
of treatment capacity from Newport.
As development on the site
progresses, he said, that could rise
to between 20,000 and 25,000
gallons a day, he predicted.
City Manager John Ward said
the city has about 350,000 gallons of
unused capacity out of the 1.2
million gallons the Newport sewage
treatment plant can handle each
day. Derby Village owns 150,000
gallons of capacity and uses about
half of that, he said.
“We spent, between 2005 and
2007, $1-million to add 100,000
gallons of allocation,” Mr. Ward
said. “That’s $10 a gallon.”
Mr. Shattuck said Derby Village
Trustees are supportive of the
project and will provide all the
water that is needed for it. Support
from the Derby Selectmen was
obvious from the fact that two of
their number, Brian Smith and
Grant Spates, sat flanking Mr.
Shattuck as he spoke with the
aldermen.
“If the village supports the
project, good,” said Mr. Ward. “Get
an allocation from them. We need
ours for development in the city.”
Mr. Smith said that Mr.
Shattuck is willing to pay for the
infrastructure needed to connect the
project with the city’s sewage
treatment plant.
Mr. Shattuck said that Newport
Director of Public Works Tom
Bernier had told him there was
more capacity available than what
Mr. Ward claimed.
Mr. Ward said 770,000 gallons a
day are now being used, 700,000
from city users, and 70,000 from
Derby Village’s customers. More
has been allocated for projects such
as the AnC Bio biomedical facility,
which are yet to be built, he said.
“We have other waste water
allocations,” Mr. Ward said. “You
can’t allocate it twice.”
Mr. Smith said he and Mr.
Spates were there to see if there
was an answer to the problem that
was good for both Newport and
Derby.
“If so, good; if not, you can’t say
we didn’t try,” Mr. Smith said.
“I have a potential solution,” Mr.
Ward said.
He noted that Newport has been
supportive of development in Derby.
“It might sound crazy, but
Newport is tax poor,” Mr. Ward
said. “We need taxable property.
Just move the border of the city
then. It wouldn’t cost the town (of
Derby) much, just the loss of some
real estate taxes.”
The selectmen didn’t jump at
the offer.
Mr. Shattuck said that once the
Derby development is complete
there is another 100 acres in
Newport that business associates
would like to develop.
“The first phase is in Derby,”
Mayor Paul Monette said. “What if
they never develop in Newport?”
“It’s unlikely that Newport will
be developed without the anchor in
Derby,” Mr. Shattuck responded.
Mr. Spates inquired about the
possibility of the town buying a
portion of the allocation in an
expanded Newport sewage plant.
“The state is not going to allow
another plant to dump into the
Clyde,” he said. “We need to have a
discussion.”
The next plant upgrade is in 12
years,” Mr. Ward said. “We’ll
probably need one to deal with
plastic, although we hope not.”
With both municipalities
growing, more capacity will be
needed, Mr. Ward said. He said the
city would like water from Derby
flowing to the area around the
country club. It’s hard to maintain
adequate pressure using city water,
he said.
Mr. Shattuck said he is trying to
start a dialogue between the city
and Derby Village.
“We’re wide open to that,” Mr.
Ward said.
Derby Zoning Administrator
Robert Kelley suggested it will take
a long time before the city’s entire
350,000 gallon reserve is allocated.
“That allocation is like gold,
expensive to get, more expensive all
the time. It’s the one gold nugget
we have in our bag,” said Mr. Ward.
“You can’t expect us to give it
away.”
Mr. Shattuck suggested the city
is being overly cautious.
“We’ll be chasing our tail on
storm water for the next few years.”
Mr. Ward said. “We’ll be treating
storm water for phosphorus.”
He said he hopes the state
doesn’t force the city to start
treating storm water after the city
spent a huge amount of money to
separate storm water from sewage.
But it looks as if that might happen
and use up a substantial amount of
the plant’s remaining capacity, he
said.
Mr. Shattuck held out the
prospect of residents of his
development traveling down Mount
Vernon Street to shop in city stores,
but to no avail.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Spates,
though, continued to focus on the
idea of participating in an expansion
of the treatment plant, despite Mr.
Ward’s warning that new capacity
will not be cheap.
The two sides promised to
continue their conversation.
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and tasting restaurant quality food. Tuesdays &
Thursdays, May 5–June 4, 5–8 p.m.
Instructor: Tosca Smith
Clothing design
$145 (12.5 hours) includes materials. Gain basic
sewing skills including design concepts, preparing
patterns, and finishing an item of clothing.
Tuesdays, April 28 – May 26,
4–6:30 p.m. Instructor: Tami Frechette
pRepaRe to be a paRaeduCatoR
$120 (12 hours) plus $35 text. Understand the
role and responsibilities of this profession with a
review for the ParaPro Exam. Monday–Thursday,
June 22–25, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Instructor: Andrew
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CustomeR seRviCe and
Cash RegisteR tRaining
$100. (10 hours) Learn how to
serve customers with confidence and impress
managers with your capability. Monday–Friday,
July 27–31, 9–11 a.m. Instructor: Roger Cartee
gReen sWeep
$300. (40 hours) Prepare for employment as a
custodian. 30 hours of classroom and 10 hours of
on-the-job training. Tuesdays & Thursdays, June
16–July 9, 1–5 p.m. Instructor: Carol
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basiC ConstRuCtion – piCniC table
$200. (12 hours) includes materials. Build your
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power tools, measuring and planning with
layouts. Thursdays, July 2–23, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Gene Tessier
automotive and tRanspoRtation
small engine RepaiR
$180 (18 hours) optional text $25.
Hands-on experience with a variety of engines,
the necessary tools, diagnosing and common test
equipment. Thursdays, May 7–June 11, 6–9 p.m.
Instructor: Pedro Grondin
CommeRCial dRiveR’s liCense
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Class A $4700 / Class B $3000
(Class A 160 hours / Class B 75 hours)
Two start dates are scheduled July 6, Sept 14,
8 a.m.–2 p.m. Instructor: Mike Giroux
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$750 includes drug testing. Orientation – May 8,
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spRing soup and salad
$45 (3 hours) includes materials. Lighten up your
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May 11, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Instructor: Jon Fletcher
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$140 (8 hours) includes text and exam. Learn how
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prevent foodborne illness. Monday, June 22,
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composition, and lighting. Students
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CeRamiCs
$140 (12 hours) includes materials. All are
welcome to come and play with clay and explore
sculptural and functional ceramics. Thursdays,
May 7 – June 11, 6–8 p.m. Instructor: Ally Howell
dRaWing
$140 (12 hours) includes materials. Develop
drawing techniques, enhance visual perception,
and take artistic risks using a variety of mediums.
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for personal and small business finances.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 30 – July 30
5:30–8:30 p.m. Instructor: Maria Perry
beginning ComputeRs
$20 (2 hours). For an absolute beginner, come
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following week. Thursday, May 7, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
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$60 (6 hours). Topics will include typing and
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browsing the web for information. Bring your
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buying and selling on-line
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Page Ten
Barking dogs, bad roads, energy audit discussed
Westmore Selectmen
by Elizabeth Trail
WESTMORE — Barking dogs, bad roads, an
energy audit of the town garage, and unplanned
traffic were among the issues the select board
discussed at their meeting here Monday night.
An efficiency audit of the town garage will be
scheduled in preparation for switching over from
the current wood furnace to propane heat. Road Foreman Steve Davenport said that for
$500-$750 a contractor from the Vermont Energy
Efficiency Corporation (VEIC) will come in and
perform a series of tests with a blower door and
infrared camera to look for areas that need sealing
or insulating. “It’s quite a thing,” said select board member
David Stevens.
A blower door test lowers the air pressure
inside the building by pumping some of the air out
through a special temporary door. With the
pressure inside the building lower than the
pressure outside, the building will suck air back in
through any cracks, badly insulated areas, or leaks
around doors or windows. When the inspector takes pictures of the inside
of the building with an infrared camera, the
incoming cold air will show up as blue or violet
areas in the images. Pictures taken from outside
the building show bright red, orange, and yellow
areas where the walls and roof are losing heat.
Having the energy audit will qualify the town
for a $5,000 grant from VEIC toward energy
saving upgrades. “If we’re using wood, it doesn’t matter much,”
said Mr. Stevens. “But if we’re going to change our
heating source we need to know what we have.”
A recent chimney fire cracked the chimney
liner and raised the question of whether to
continue heating the town garage with an elderly
wood furnace. The select board voted to put in the
insurance claim needed to replace the liner in
order to keep the wood furnace as backup, but
decided to proceed with the purchase of a pair of
high efficiency ceiling-mounted Modine propane
heaters. Although the high-efficiency heaters will
cost $3,000 more than a less efficient model, the
savings in propane will make up the difference in
the first one or two heating seasons, said select
board Chairman Bill Perkins.
The ceiling-mounted heaters will also save the
town on installation costs.
“We’re not plumbed up for oil,” Mr. Perkins
said. “These heaters just bolt to the ceiling, you
run a line up, and you’re done.”
Mr. Davenport is also shopping to get the best
possible price for propane by packaging the
propane contract with purchase of the diesel fuel
used by the town’s road equipment. So far, he has
compared prices between Fred’s Energy and
Nadeau’s Plumbing and Heating. While Mr. Davenport was present, another
half hour of the meeting was devoted to discussing
strategies to deal with specific problems on specific
roads all around town. It seems that there are
washouts, spots of deep mud, and culverts needing
attention just about everywhere.
“It’s been a bad year,” said Mr. Stevens with
dry understatement. “It was pretty cold.”
The sudden appearance of detour signs around
town tipped off the select board to the fact that the
state plans to close a bridge near East Burke for
repairs from Memorial Day weekend through June
6. Route 114 will be closed to through traffic and
drivers will be rerouted through Westmore over
the holiday. The state had not formally notified the town
about its plans. Town representatives will contact
the state about how to minimize truck traffic
through the beach area, preferably by routing
trucks through Derby to the Interstate, but there
will probably be an unavoidable increase in traffic
bound for Lyndonville along Route 5A through
town.
Christine Evans gave the listers’ report. “We’re in the home stretch,” Ms. Evans said.
“Everything’s done, and the booklets should be out
by the end of May.” Anticipating the next question, she added,
“When people receive the booklets there will be a
schedule of times for grievances.”
Westmore has been offered a $6,000 grant to
support the Westmore Association’s Greeter
Program, which puts greeters at the boat launch
area to educate boaters about invasive species and
to inspect boats for milfoil as they enter and leave
the lake. That is in addition to the $27,610 milfoil
grant that the town has received. The grant would be made directly to the town
rather than to the Westmore Association, said
Town Clerk Greg Gallagher. According to a call he
placed to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns,
that could have liability effects on the town.
“We could be liable if a greeter waved a boat
trailer into someone’s car, for example,” said Mr.
Gallagher. The issue was tabled until someone from the
Westmore Association can come in and explain the
situation.
On another front, July 1 is the official deadline
for implementing Act 148, Vermont’s new
universal recycling law, which will require
recycling of all metal, glass, plastics, paper, and
cardboard.
To comply with the new law, Westmore is
implementing unit-based pricing for trash disposal,
also known as “pay as you throw.” Residents pay a
fee to the town for stickers or buy specially marked
bags to put their trash in. The price of each bag or
sticker covers having the bag picked up and hauled
to the landfill in Coventry, including tippage and
other fees, costs that were previously paid for with
tax money. Well before July 1, the select board must
decide whether to order printed bags from Waste
Zero, a company that specializes in setting up pay
as you throw trash systems, or buy its own plain
bags and sell stickers for the bags at the town
office. The cost to the town would be about the same
— around 35 cents per bag. The Waste Zero bags
need to be ordered almost immediately if they are
to be printed and ready by July 1.
The select board was also unsure about
whether residents will be required to sort
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recyclables. If the town has to sort, and there is no
charge for recycling, extra personnel could be
required to go through improperly sorted bags.
“We already know that there are people who
will sort, and people who don’t,” said Mr.
Gallagher.
The board will ask Paul Tomasi, executive
director of the Northeast Kingdom Waste
Management District, if he can come to a special
meeting at the end of this month. “He could answer all of our questions, and we
could have all of these decisions made in a couple
of hours,” said Mr. Perkins. The board disagreed about how much to charge
per bag and was unwilling to speculate too much
until they have more information. While one
board member felt that the town could easily start
out charging $2.50 to $3.50 per bag, Mr. Perkins
envisioned charging a starter fee while people get
used to the change and the select board learns
what it actually costs to send a bag of trash
through all of the steps it takes to get it to
Coventry. “We can break them in easy,” he said. “Charge
a couple of dollars per bag. It’s already in the
budget for this year anyway. ” The select board also fielded a thorny issue
about barking dogs. Resident Wally Rogers had emailed Mr. Gallagher with a plea that the board do
something about what he described as incessant
barking from a neighbor’s four dogs. “The barking penetrates our exterior walls and
disturbs the quiet we are trying to have within our
own home,” Mr. Rogers wrote. The e-mail said that he had complained to the
select board a number of times to no avail. “I do believe it is your responsibility to respond
to us taxpayers in regard to our rights,” he wrote.
“I have been VERY patient,” he continued, “but I
cannot be for much longer. “
Mr. Perkins said he had visited the home of
the neighbors in question and had neither heard
nor seen any of the dogs during the half an hour or
so that he was chatting with one of the owners. A
previous visit by Kathleen Aldrich, deputy animal
control officer, last year was equally inconclusive. The select board members seemed nonplussed
about what to do since they haven’t been able to
verify the barking. Also, they received a letter of
resignation from current dog warden Claude
Desmarais. “I think the biggest issue we have here is a
lack of communication back from the board,” said
Mr. Stevens. A phone call to Mr. Rogers will be followed
with a letter.
Only two board members, Bill Perkins and
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Burton Hinton was absent, so several decisions
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Information meeting on budget to be held April 30
Coventry Village School
by Elizabeth Trail
COVENTRY — There will be an informational
meeting here on Thursday, April 30, in preparation
for a vote on the school budget to be held by
Australian ballot on May 5. The informational
meeting will be at the school at 6:30 p.m.
This year’s proposed budget is $2,839,453, an
8.83 percent increase over last year’s $2,607,998
budget. However, the actual increase in the
property tax rate will be significantly lower than
last year, and may even be lower than what is
shown in the annual report. Although the annual report projects a tax
increase of 3.4 cents per hundred dollars of
valuation for the coming year, Frank
Carbonneau, chairman of the Coventry School
Board, said in a telephone interview that the
actual property tax increase may be as low as 1.4
cents due to changes in the information received
from the state since the annual report was
published a month ago. In any event, the
increase will be significantly lower than last
year’s 5.7-cent increase.
“The budget is a direct reflection of student
needs,” Mr. Carbonneau said, pointing out that 56
percent of the budget goes to direct instructional
costs.
One significant new item on this year’s
budget is $46,266 for a pre-kindergarten
program. A state law signed last year requires
that school districts provide ten hours per week of
free pre-K education. Programs must be fully
implemented by July 2016. “We want to get ahead of the curve,” said Mr.
Carbonneau.
The funding that previously paid for
preschoolers to attend pre-K elsewhere is
expected to follow them back to Coventry, helping
to support the program.
Mr. Carbonneau said it’s important that
Coventry build future needs, such as the
preschool program, into the budget before
possible caps on growth are imposed on the
smaller school districts in Vermont by the school
budget reform act currently before the state
Legislature. The fate of the bill is still unknown,
but if passed, it will put pressure on small
districts like Coventry to consolidate by capping
budget increases and reducing grants. Since the proposed budget caps will be based
on a percentage, the smaller the 2015 school
budget, the less ability the district will have to
meet future cost increases. Coventry’s per-pupil
spending of $13,242 is close to the median of perpupil spending in the group of 35 elementary
schools that the state uses for comparison. Year-to-year changes in the school budget
are heavily affected by the ups and downs of
enrollment. “If we have a small graduating class the same
year that we have a large kindergarten class
coming in, we get a jump,” Mr. Carbonneau said.
This year Coventry has 158 students.
The number of special education students, or
students needing services such as speech therapy,
also varies from year to year and is totally beyond
the district’s control. “You can have a kid go on an IEP halfway
through the school year and that changes things,”
Mr. Carbonneau said. An IEP, or individual education plan, defines
the special support or services a child needs to
succeed in school. Teacher salaries have not yet been finalized
for the upcoming year. A contingency figure of
$20,961 has been added to the budget to cover an
anticipated 2.5 percent cost of living increase.
A copy of the annual report can be viewed at
http://cvs.ncsuvt.org/news/what_s_new/coventry_v
illage_school_annual_report_2015, or from the
Coventry Village School website.
The informational meeting and budget vote
had previously been scheduled for March 26 and
March 31, respectively. But due to an issue
with the Warning, the school board set the new
dates.
Community National Bank is closing
two offices in Caledonia County
Chairman, President and CEO of Community
Bancorp. and Community National Bank Stephen
P. Marsh has announced the bank’s plans to close
two office locations in Caledonia County. At the
close of business on Friday, July 17, the bank will
permanently close the Broad Street office in
Lyndonville and the Federal Street office in St.
Johnsbury.
“We have conducted an extensive analysis of
our branch network with a particular focus on
branch usage,” Mr. Marsh said. “This work led us
to a more thorough examination of our four
Caledonia County offices and their proximity to
one another. Given the number of our customers
that are choosing to bank with us electronically,
we felt that a consolidation of our Caledonia
County offices was warranted, and the decision
was made to close two locations. We do not
anticipate additional office closures at this time.” The bank will be sending letters to all
Caledonia County customers to communicate the
closings. After July 17, 2015, all customers
choosing to transact business with Community
National Bank in a branch office in Caledonia
County will be asked to please visit the Memorial
Drive office located in Lyndonville, or the Price
Chopper office located in St. Johnsbury. — from
Community National Bank.
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Unemployment rate continues to drop
by Joseph Gresser
The Derby labor market’s unemployment rate
dropped in March, while supporting numbers did
poorly. A half-point drop in the jobless figure
compared with that of March 2014 was
overshadowed by sharp declines in the size of the
area’s labor force and in the number of jobs.
According to numbers from the state
Department of Labor, the Derby area had an
unemployment rate of 7.6 percent in March, 8.1
percent a year earlier, and a rate of 7.8 percent in
February.
There were 12,500 ready to work this March
of whom 11,550 had jobs and 950 did not. In
March 2014, 13,050 people were in the job
market, with 12,000 employed and 1,050
unemployed.
In February, the labor force consisted of
12,500 people with 11,550 working and 1,000
jobless. (Because the state rounds all figures to
the nearest 50 its arithmetic does not always
seem to be correct.)
All local figures are presented by the state
without adjustments for seasonal factors. The
unadjusted statewide rate was 3.9 percent in
March, 4.4 percent in March 2014, and 4.1
percent in February.
With seasonal adjustments, the statewide
rate was 3.8 percent last month, 4 percent a year
earlier, and 3.9 percent in February. For
purposes of comparison, the seasonally adjusted
rate for the United States as a whole was 5.5
percent in March.
Once again the Derby area had the second
highest jobless rate of the state’s 19 labor market
areas. Only the Vermont portion of the
Colebrook, New Hampshire, area had a higher
percentage of unemployed people — 8.1 percent.
The Vermont portion of the Littleton, New
Hampshire, labor market area held third place,
with a rate of 5.9 percent.
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Wednesday, May 6 — Directors’ meeting.
Chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, oranges,
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Elsewhere in northern Vermont St.
Johnsbury’s 5.6 percent rate earned it fourth
place in the standings. In the fifth spot was
Morristown-Waterbury at 5.5 percent.
At 4.7 percent, the Highgate area held eighth
place, while Barre-Montpelier was in a three-way
tie for ninth place with Manchester and
Randolph. All had an unemployment rate of 4.3
percent.
The Burlington-South Burlington area once
again took top honors for having the lowest
jobless mark in Vermont — 2.9 percent.
The jobless rate
Derby & Vermont
Derby
VT
8.1%
7.8%
7.6%
4.4%
3.9%
4.1
Latest
Month
Last
Month
Last
Year
March
’15
Feb.
’15
March
’14
These unemployment rates for Vermont and the
Derby labor market area are from the Vermont
Department of Labor. They are not seasonally
adjusted.
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an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested
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New safety rule would cut risk of embezzlement
Irasburg Select board
IRASBURG — The select board here voted at
their meeting Monday to add a new safety rule to
their financial policy in order to make
embezzlement harder.
The town clerk will have to be supervised by
one of the select board members or two of the
town auditors when reconciling bank statements.
Working from a checklist, the select board
and the town’s auditors verified that the town is
following Vermont League of Cities and Towns
recommended procedures.
Town Clerk Danielle Ingalls has been in
charge of reconciling bank statements, but she
has the power to sign checks, too.
Although they said they had complete faith in
Ms. Ingalls, the auditors were concerned that
with both the power to write checks and the task
of reconciling bank statements, a town clerk could
have the opportunity to make changes to the
books and steal money.
The auditors suggested that they should
reconcile bank statements before Ms. Ingalls does
it.
“My concern is that it bogs down efficiency,
and that’s when mistakes are made,” Selectman
Brian Fecher said. “Now we have another set of
eyes on it, so great.”
He said he thinks it would be very hard for
the auditors to reconcile the statements first,
then have the town clerk do it again.
In the end, they compromised and decided to
have Ms. Ingalls contact either one of the
selectmen or two of the auditors to supervise as
she reconciles bank statements.
The board decided to add the new procedure
to the town’s financial policy.
The select board and auditors also discussed
purchasing. The town’s purchasing policy spells
out who can buy what and up to how much, said
Chairman Robin Kay.
The auditors said they worry that without
prior permission from the board, people could
overstep. They said that questionable purchasing
has occurred in many towns.
“I can see that happening because we have
had a previous person working for the town who
did want to buy,” Ms. Kay said to the auditors.
“Every time we have a meeting we go through the
bills, so we’re looking at everything that’s been
purchased in the last two weeks,”
“I don’t see where we need to be alarmed,”
Mr. Fecher said.
Having town employees with purchasing
power contact the select board every single time
they want to buy something isn’t feasible, he said.
In other business, Ms. Ingalls gave each
selectman a copy of the budget for the quarter.
The members were shocked at the cost of utilities
for the town hall — nearly $4,000 for fuel and
electricity for the first quarter.
“We’re losing money there,” Mr. Fecher said.
“This is the most expensive time. The bottom
line, it’s not too bad.”
As of Monday, the select board was satisfied
with spending in general, but said something had
to be done about the town hall to make it more
profitable and to reduce its utility bill. They plan
to make a town hall policy about who cleans,
where the checkbook is kept, and how much
renting the space will cost.
Ms. Ingalls suggested there be a
brainstorming session to figure out what needs to
be done to upgrade the town hall so it’s easier to
heat, at least.
Discussion about the town hall and the listers
had been added to the agenda at the beginning of
the meeting.
The select board accepted Reene Fontaine’s
resignation as lister and said they have someone
in mind for the job. They had been holding onto
the letter until they could find a replacement for
Ms. Fontaine.
FairPoint Communications billed the town for
$3,800 for damage done to one of its lines during
work on a culvert.
Gary Mason, who had been hired by the town,
dug out the culvert with his own excavator.
“Why would they put a line on top of a culvert
that’s galvanized that you know only lasts 30
years?” asked Selectman Brian Sanville.
Ms. Kay asked for documents showing that
Mr. Mason had contacted Dig Safe, the nonprofit
that should be called before construction is done
to find out what is beneath the soil and avoid the
situation the town is in now.
Mr. Sanville said he would have to locate the
documents, but was certain Dig Safe had been
contacted.
Because Mr. Mason signed a non-employee
work agreement, the town is not responsible for
the $3,800, Ms. Ingalls said. Mr. Mason’s
insurance should pick up the cost, the select
board agreed.
“Even if he doesn’t have insurance he’s still
responsible,” Mr. Fecher said.
In more road work news, Mr. Fecher and Ms.
Kay congratulated Mr. Sanville on his work on
the town roads.
“All in all our roads are in pretty good shape,”
Mr. Sanville reported. “The frost is still coming
out, and that’s why you’re seeing these bubbles.
It’s water coming through from the bottom clay.”
There is still a big ditch on Currier Hill Road,
but it’s safe, Mr. Sanville said.
The ditch was created when a culvert on a
resident’s property froze. The culvert is open
again now, so the road will stay safe, even if it
rains heavily, Mr. Sanville said.
According to the highway policy, if the
damage was done because the culvert was
insufficient, replacing or resetting the culvert is
the property owner’s responsibility and the town
can have the road crew supervise the work to
make sure it’s done properly, Ms. Ingalls said.
A resident on Butler Road in Irasburg was
concerned about the state of that road, and said
he would contribute to have gravel put on it.
“If he could help out paying for the gravel, we
could truck it,” Mr. Fecher said.
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and if it would set a precedent.
She agreed the road should be fixed because
the damage there was caused by the town truck,
which turned around there repeatedly.
Bill Harm, the town’s pound keeper,
presented an $85 veterinarian bill to the select
board for a sick stray dog he found and had
checked out.
He wanted to know what his plan of action
should be when he finds stray dogs in need of
emergency medical attention in the future.
“If the town has a problem with it, I’ll pay for
it,” he said about the bill. “I can’t do that all the
time.”
The town could have a fund-raiser to make an
emergency fund, he said.
“People are going to look at that and say we
already contributed $500 to that at town
meeting,” Ms. Kay said. “I’m sorry to say this,
but if the dog didn’t look well and was at death’s
door…. Am I correct that that’s part of the
constable’s job, to put down animals?”
The board kept a copy of the bill to look into
it.
“We’re lucky this was only an $85 bill,” Ms.
Kay said. “Our mission is to keep our community
safe. This can’t be part of our focus.”
The fire department’s old fire truck and the
van should be sold and proceeds should come
back to the town, the select board said.
The select board are taking steps to get
started on the sale process.
At the last select board meeting, Misty
McCartney said she filed a complaint against the
owner of her apartment complex, Arkley
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he had turned off the power, the minutes say.
Ms. Kay was going to have papers served to
the owner but decided against it to save money,
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Hydro project doesn’t look promising
Barton Village
BARTON — Jay Boeri, an engineer in the
hydroelectric business, swung by the Barton
Village Trustees meeting on April 15 to give them
an idea of where hydroelectric project feasibility
study results were headed.
“I don’t mean to paint a bad picture, but it’s
not a rosy picture,” he said.
The village would have to overcome at least
two big stumbling blocks to make a small
hydroelectric project at Crystal Lake Falls a
reality, Mr. Boeri said.
His first point was technical: How can the
water be taken from the dam to create power?
“Do not own or lease a dam, unless you know
something I don’t know,” Mr. Boeri said after
describing the case of Windsor, a town that
bought a dam for a steal — $1 — in the sixties to
preserve a swimming hole, and now has to spend
millions on repairs.
A possible solution, he said, would be to
install a siphon intake upstream from the dam,
which would divert some water towards a new
village hydroelectric site further downstream to
make power.
The siphon would sit on top of the dam and
wouldn’t penetrate it, thereby avoiding any
competition with the state for the state-owned
dam’s structure, he said.
If the village were to buy the dam from the
state, it would be in charge of maintenance. By
using a siphon instead, the village would avoid
maintenance costs.
The village would have to lease a bit of
property from the state between West Street and
the outlet of Crystal Lake where the siphon
would rest, Mr. Boeri said in a phone interview
on Monday. The village would also have to get
the right to use the water behind the dam from
the state, he said. Since leases usually last ten
years, and hydroelectric projects last longer than
that, the village would have to find a way to get a
long-term lease, he said.
The second problem is related to cost. There
are two types of electric contracts available, the
standard offer contract and group net metering.
In a standard offer contract, a hydroelectric
facility sells power to the state’s purchasing
agent, Vermont Electric Power Producers, at a
fixed rate of 12 cents per kilowatt hour for 20
years, Mr. Boeri said.
In the case of group net metering, the
Vermont Public Service Board sets the rate. That
residential rate — the amount residents are
charged for electrical power — changes from place
to place, depending on what power costs locally,
Mr. Boeri said.
When the residential rate is higher,
hydroelectric facilities can offer a discount on the
price of electricity to their private customers and
still make more than 12 cents per kilowatt hour,
Mr. Boeri said.
Choosing the group net metering option also
allows new hydroelectric projects to benefit from a
six-cent renewable energy credit, he said.
Energy created by the new hydro plant would
go onto the grid and be distributed to users by
Barton Electric, he said.
Barton Electric would buy leftover power from
the hydroelectric facility, but Barton Electric is so
small, that would not be profitable, even with an
added six-cent energy credit, Mr. Boeri said.
That means the standard offer contract is
Barton’s only option, he said. But will 12 cents
per kilowatt hour be enough to make a profit?
“I could take a stab at it,” he said about
estimating what hydroelectric power would cost.
“When I come back in two weeks I’ll tell you my
best guess.”
Ed Helm, chairman of the Barton Hydro Reexamination Committee and administrator for the
municipal planning grant that financed Mr.
Boeri’s feasibility study, had hoped to have the
study done in time for Earth Day on April 22.
“We know that the clock is ticking, and it needs
to be ready pretty soon,” he said about the municipal
planning grant deadline. “May 18, we turn into a
pumpkin. We have to have completed our work.”
In other business, Wayne Elliot, a senior
engineer for Alrich+Elliott water resource
engineers, updated the trustees on wastewater
projects.
“I have to certify if everything works,” he
said. “That’s kind of where we’re at.”
Last fall Aldrich+Elliott focused on
purchasing and installing new emergency
generators for the wastewater treatment facility.
Pageant Park’s generator is still being installed,
but the main generator installation is complete,
says Mr. Elliot’s handout.
Three new sewage pumps for the main pump
station will be shipped on June 11, and the
wastewater treatment facility and pump station
roofs will be done by July 15.
Mr. Elliott asked the trustees to pick a roof
color.
“I’m partial to green,” said Ryan Longe, the
new chairman of the board of trustees. “That’s
my favorite color.”
Longe said in a phone interview on Thursday.
“This played a part in the financial difficulties
leading to the lay-off,” he said.
The board reluctantly authorized the IBEW to
change employees’ coverage but will write a letter
to the union protesting the lack of notice, Mr.
Longe said.
“…this was dumped into our laps without
notice and without us being able to look at
alternatives,” Mr. Longe said by e-mail.
The savings from laying off one person at the
electric department more than covered the
increase in health care costs, Interim Business
Manager Sanford Miller said.
“If you consider the fringe benefits involved,
salary, plus overtime, it’s significant,” Mr. Miller
said in a phone interview on Tuesday.
Electric meters will be read by other
employees until, or if, the village decides to
reinstate the job.
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Barton Village seeks permanent finance coordinator
(Continued from page one.)
The trustees appointed Karen Olivieri interim
finance coordinator until they find someone to fill
that job permanently. They are currently
advertising.
Ms. Olivieri works for RHR Smith, the
village’s accountants.
The trustees were informed last week about a 12
percent increase in health care costs for employees
who are insured through the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Mr.
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Abatement policy for water reviewed
(Continued from page fourteen.)
But they settled on a more
neutral color called “buckskin,”
which Trustee Nathan Sicard
suggested would match better.
Mr. Elliott recommended that
two of the planned projects, utility
pump purchases and waterproofing
the waste water facility’s basement
be put on hold to avoid going past
the September 1 deadline for using
the grant money.
“We’re just kind of running out
of time,” he said in a phone
interview on Thursday.
The process of obtaining bids
and actually doing the work could
go past the deadline for using the
money, in which case the U.S
Department of Agriculture would
deny the village reimbursement,
and the village would have to pay
out of pocket, Mr. Elliot said.
“I don’t want to be sitting here
and find out that you guys are out
15-25 grand,” he said to the trustees.
Without those two projects, just
over $100,000 of the $400,000 grant
won’t have been used by September
1, Mr. Elliott said. The village will
no longer have access to that money.
The trustees reviewed a draft of
Barton’s abatement policy for water,
sewer, and electric. They expect to
review several points on the draft.
“It requires a lot of thought and
attention to detail about current
best practices,” Interim Business
Jay Boeri, an engineer who is conducting a hydroelectric facility feasibility study in
Barton Village held up a historical map on which he drew where a potential siphon
pipe would pass to bring water from behind the state-owned dam to the village’s own
hydroelectric facility. He presented the map to the trustees at their last meeting on
April 15. In the next couple of weeks he will tell trustees if the project is possible or
not.
Photo by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph.
Manager Sanford Miller said about
updating old ordinances. “The
ordinances are out of date in a lot of
different ways.”
According to the abatement
policy draft, Barton’s water
ordinance says customers are
responsible for the cost of running
water to avoid freezing pipes.
“It’s in our best interest for
them to run the water,” Trustee
Justin Barton-Caplin said.
Abatements would encourage
residents to run their water during
very cold times, and the village
could avoid repair costs associated
with freezing pipes.
The board recommended the
item be amended to reflect
emergencies like this past winter’s
intense cold, but no action was
taken after the trustees discussed
what abatements would cost the
village.
Page Fifteen
“There’s no point in going
forward with this until you look at
the rate study,” Mr. Miller said
about the cost of running water.
“You’d have to adopt that as an
ordinance.”
The trustees considered buying
fuel earlier to get better prices, but
questioned whether they were
legally able to break the contract
the village has now.
“If there’s an opportunity to go
for a lower lock-in rate, we should
do it,” Mr. Sicard said.
They decided to table the
contracts until April 27 so they
could do some research.
Pageant Park rates won’t
increase this year but trustees voted
to spend money on promotion.
“My thought is, if we did, it
would probably quickly cover its
cost,” Mr. Sicard said about
advertising.
The park is already booked for
most of July, Village Clerk Lucie
Gaboriault said.
“It’s booked and they don’t even
know what they’re paying yet?” Mr.
Miller said. “That tells you
something about your rates.”
The trustees signed Thomas E.
Yarger’s engagement letter for the
2014 auditing of the electric
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plus out-of-pocket expenses.
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Rivers faces new burglary charge
In Superior Court
by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — Mikeal Rivers, who has already
denied charges of burglarizing the Newport City
Police Department’s evidence room and breaking
into homes and businesses in Troy and Lowell, was
back for more Tuesday.
Mr. Rivers, 19, of Newport was brought to the
Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court
where he pled innocent to a felony charge of burglary
as well as misdemeanor charges of unlawful trespass,
unlawful mischief, and petty larceny.
He remains at Northern State Correctional
Facility on the $25,000 bail originally set by Judge
Timothy Tomasi.
State Police Sergeant Andrew Jensen said in
his affidavit that police were told by residents
along Route 101 in Troy that on the morning of
February 4 they saw suspicious foot tracks going to
and from several homes. Some said their unlocked
cars had been gone through, as well.
One man said he saw a young man dressed in
dark clothes in a neighbor’s driveway. The man
said he was hiding in a snowbank to avoid other
men who wanted to beat him up. The witness
chased the young man off.
When Sergeant Jensen and Trooper Callie
Field got to Troy they found footprints going to
several homes. They tried to make contact with
the residents and learned that two had things
stolen from their cars.
Trooper Field spoke with Paul LeGrand, who
said two dollars in change was missing from his car
and there were distinctive footprints around it.
David Wursthorn told Sergeant Jensen that he
saw the same footprints and that someone sat in
his rig, took $10 in change, and left behind a red
and black glove and a glass pipe.
Jeremy Rondeau told Sergeant Jensen he found
the footprints outside and inside the garage of his
business, Rondeau’s Plumbing and Heating. The
lock on the door was loose, Sergeant Jensen said,
and could be opened without much effort.
Later that day, Sergeant Jensen and Trooper
Field saw Mr. Rivers walking along Route 101.
Sergeant Jensen said his trousers were so weighted
down with the contents of his pockets that Mr.
Rivers was having trouble keeping them up.
His clothes were wet and covered with snow,
Sergeant Jensen said, and he appeared to be under
the influence of some type of intoxicant.
When asked to show the bottom of his shoes,
Mr. Rivers took a step backward and showed a
footprint of the type seen around town, the
affidavit says. As he spoke with the troopers, Mr.
Rivers dropped a bottle of wine from one pocket,
Sergeant Jensen said.
Mr. Rivers was arrested and fell asleep in
Trooper Field’s cruiser on the ride to the Derby
barracks, the affidavit says.
Once there the officers searched him and found
three bottles of wine, one bottle of beer, two folding
knives, a glass pot pipe, and a lot of change,
Sergeant Jensen said.
Mr. Rivers was taken to North Country
Hospital for detoxification.
Later that day, the homeowner in whose
driveway Mr. Rivers was first found, called police.
She said someone had been in her house and
damaged some of her belongings although nothing
appeared to be missing, Sergeant Jensen said.
Ryan J. Marcotte, 31, of Newport Center pled
innocent to two charges of lewd and lascivious
conduct with a child, one charge of lewd and
lascivious conduct, and one charge of obstructing
justice. All are felonies.
He is being held at Northern State Correctional
Facility for lack of $10,000 bail.
A man told Newport Patrolman Nicholas
Rivers on December 19 that Mr. Marcotte was in a
relationship with the man’s 15-year-old daughter,
said Trooper Clark Lombardi in his affidavit.
Because Mr. Marcotte lives in Newport Center,
Patrolman River referred the matter to Trooper
Clark Lombardi.
The girl’s father said a letter had been found in
the girl’s room that mentioned her making out with
Mr. Marcotte, the affidavit says.
When she spoke with her father about Mr.
Marcotte, the girl said she had allowed him to kiss
her and allowed him to touch her, Trooper
Lombardi said.
Trooper Lombardi said he and Department of
Children and Families Investigator Renee Hamel
spoke with the girl, who repeated what she told her
father, providing more details.
An examination of text messages between the
girl and Mr. Marcotte confirmed the girl’s account,
Trooper Lombardi said.
A 911 hang-up prompted police to head toward
Albany around 8:30 p.m. on April 2, said Trooper
Debra Munson in her affidavit. On the way there
she and Trooper Robert Helm were told that
another call had come in from a woman who said
Denzel Davis, 22, of Albany was attacking her
family with a knife, the affidavit says.
When the two officers arrived, they met
Trooper Steven Fauteux. The three troopers saw
four people in a car parked outside the home. The
driver said Mr. Davis was inside the house.
Looking through a window Trooper Munson
said she saw Mr. Davis sitting at the kitchen table,
eyes closed, with a bottle of vodka in front of him.
Mr. Davis opened the door when Trooper
Munson knocked, and he let all three troopers in.
While the male troopers talked to Mr. Davis,
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The driver said she got a call from her daughter
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Man accused of ripping out phone cords
(Continued from page sixteen.)
asking her to call police because Mr. Davis had
pulled out the phone cords, Trooper Munson said.
The woman said she raced to the house because
both of her daughters were there.
One of the girls said she was at a neighboring
house and saw Mr. Davis fighting with a man, the
affidavit says. The man was one of the people
sitting in the car.
Mr. Davis and the man were rolling around on
the ground, but the neighbor ran over and calmed
them down, said Trooper Munson.
Mr. Davis remained angry, however, eventually
ripping the phone cords out of the wall, said
Trooper Munson. He walked away and came back
with a butcher knife in his hand, the affidavit says.
The man and the woman neighbor said they
feared Mr. Davis was going to harm the third
woman sitting in the car, Trooper Munson said.
Mr. Davis told troopers Helm and Fauteux that
he had gone after the man, but hadn’t picked up a
knife, Trooper Munson said. A ten-inch knife was
on the table in front of him while he made his
statement, the affidavit says.
Mr. Davis pled innocent to first-degree
aggravated domestic assault with a weapon,
interference with access to emergency services, and
simple assault. He was released on a $10,000
unsecured appearance bond.
A man who admitted looting garages in the
Memphremagog Views neighborhood of Newport
had from two and a half to 15 years added to the
18-month-to-five year sentence he was already
serving for possession of stolen property and
contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Glenn D. Boule, 22, of Newport pled guilty to
grand larceny, possession of a weapon while
committing a crime, and four charges of burglary,
all felonies. He was sentenced to serve a total of
six to 15 years with a portion of that to be served
concurrently to the time he is already doing at
Northern State Correctional Facility.
As part of the plea agreement that settled the
case, the state dismissed a second charge of grand
larceny and one of possession of stolen property,
both felonies, as well as misdemeanor charges of
violating conditions of release, unlawful mischief,
and four charges of petty larceny.
Police were called to the neighborhood on
March 7, 2014, when Luc Quirion said someone
had gone through his car while it was parked in his
garage. In his affidavit, Newport Patrolman
Joshua Lillis listed $3,510 worth of things that had
been stolen, including a Ruger pistol.
On March 22, Sharon Pare called police and
said someone was in her garage. Patrolman Lillis
went to the house with Patrolman Corey Marcoux.
The officers saw two men come out of the garage.
Patrolman Lillis recognized Mr. Boule and
tackled him in the snow. When asked if he was
armed, Mr. Boule said he had a handgun in the
waistband of his trousers.
About five homes had been burglarized and
another $2,600 worth of property was found on Mr.
Boule and his companion.
Phone call leads to extortion charge
A Newport man faces a felony charge of
extortion for threatening a witness in a case that
might well have been dismissed, police say.
Thomas Farrow, 56, pled innocent to a charge
of extortion and violating an abuse prevention
order and was released on conditions.
In an affidavit, Trooper Callie Field said she
was called on March 19 by a woman who said Mr.
Farrow had left a message on her voice mail telling
her to tell another woman “to drop the charges or I
will get her for perjury.”
A relief from abuse order filed by the second
woman forbade Mr. Farrow from getting in touch
with her directly or through a third person,
Trooper Field said.
Trooper Field gave a collection of earlier
messages directed to the woman to Trooper
Fauteux for review. He said in a second affidavit
that he listened to them and heard nothing that
violated the relief from abuse order.
Michael P. Mills, 33, of Barton will serve three
days in jail and six months in home confinement
after pleading guilty to petty larceny. The rest of
his eight-to-12-month sentence was suspended.
Mr. Mills went to Delores Chamberlain’s house
in Barton on December 15, 2013, and offered to
shovel her drive and sidewalk says an affidavit
from Trooper Lombardi.
After a while he asked to use the bathroom.
Ms. Chamberlain allowed him to do so and put his
socks in her clothes drier. After Mr. Mills left, Ms.
Chamberlain found two rings worth about $300
were missing from her bathroom.
A friend of Mr. Mills called police on April 14,
2014, and said she went with him to a St. Albans
pawn shop where they sold the rings for $60. Mr.
Mills told her he bought them at a church sale and the
woman said she only learned they were stolen later.
April L. Guadette, 47, of Albany was caught on
a security camera as she took money, meat, and
vegetables from the Pete’s Greens stand in
Craftsbury on August 25.
She pled guilty to petty larceny and retail theft
and had sentencing deferred for one year.
A farm stand employee called police on August
25 and said the surveillance camera caught a
woman taking about $40 in cash and $100 worth of
meat and vegetables, said Trooper Abigail Drew in
her affidavit.
Farm stand workers said their sales were down
about $1,900 for the previous two weeks and Ms.
Guadette had been a frequent visitor to the stand.
Rebecca L. Sweeney, 29, of Newport will spend
ten days of a 30-day-to-one-year sentence in jail.
(Continued on page nineteen.)
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Credit card fraud
The remainder was suspended. Ms.
Sweeney must also complete substance
abuse screening and treatment.
She pled guilty to disorderly
conduct by fighting and credit card
fraud.
Ruth Tourangeau complained to
Newport police that she had received
numerous fraudulent charges on her
Bank of America credit card, said
Newport Patrolman Aaron Lefebvre
in his affidavit. Six charges totaling
$1,261 were made on April 17, 2014.
Ms. Tourangeau suspected her
grandson Jacob Tourangeau of taking
the card. One store where the card
was used reported he was with a
woman who signed the credit card
slips as Ruth Tourangeau. When
shown a photograph of Ms. Sweeney
the store clerk identified her.
On June 26, 2014, Patrolman
Richard Wells was asked to help the
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC)
with a shut-off. Ms. Sweeney
grabbed the arm of the VEC
representative and showered her and
Patrolman Wells with verbal abuse.
Stephen A. Romprey Sr., 54, of
Island Pond pled no contest to retail
theft and was given a suspended twoto-four-month sentence.
Mr. Romprey went into the Jay
Country Store on January 7, tried on
a vest and, without paying for it, put
on his coat over it and walked out of
the store, Trooper Munson said.
The story and the associated
surveillance camera footage, which
showed Mr. Romprey taking the vest,
got wide coverage and he turned
himself in on January 21 after seeing
himself on television.
Brandon Z. Pavelchak, 23, of
Holland received a suspended one-tothree-month sentence and a referral
to a reparative board after he pled
guilty to credit card fraud.
Kaleigh Marsh called police on
March 7 and said Mr. Pavelchak took
her debit card from her vehicle when
it was parked at Grenier’s Truck
Stop in Charleston, said Trooper
Field in her affidavit.
Mr. Pavelchak took the card to
Scampy’s Country Store down the
street, used it, and returned it to Ms.
Marsh’s purse. While at Scampy’s
Mr. Pavelchak withdrew $120 in two
$60 transactions.
According to the affidavit, Mr.
Pavelchak spent $6.03 on a coffee, a
soda, and a breakfast sandwich, and
used the rest to get high.
Gerald S. Davignon, 22, of Derby
pled guilty to driving while his
license was suspended (DLS) and was
fined $300 and ordered to pay $242
in surcharges. Mr. Davignon is also
required to perform 40 hours of
community service and complete a
driving safety course.
Trooper Ben Shelp investigated a
single car crash on October 30 and
said that Mr. Davignon lacked a
valid license when he crashed into a
home on the Old Stone House Road
in Brownington.
Luis A. Martinez, 36, of Derby
pled guilty to DLS-3 and was ordered
to spend 11 days on a state work
crew and pay a $500 fine. He must
also complete the reparative board
process and pay $273 in surcharges.
State Police Sergeant Sean Selby’s
affidavit says he stopped Mr. Martinez
near the Derby Cow Palace in Derby
on March 10. Mr. Martinez attracted
Sergeant Selby’s attention by driving a
car with very loud exhaust.
Charges dismissed
The state dismissed a charge of
simple assault against Amber R.
Poginy, 30, of North Troy.
A charge of DLS against Jason R.
Metras, 37, of Orleans was dismissed
by the state as part of a plea
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Music, juggling, and impersonating a pig
Lake Region Union High School Talent Show
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all that Thursday evening, April 16, when a select
group of students and faculty put on a talent
show for the benefit of the senior class trip.
It was nothing fancy, just a good evening of
music, comedy, and, of course, juggling.
Emcee Caleb Sweeney held the reins and
steered the evening with a sure hand. He also
added drive to several acts from his throne
behind the drum kit.
The first of these was the school pep band,
which kicked off the performance with a pair of
soul classics, Ray Charles’ “What I Say,” and
“Cissy Strut,” a Meters instrumental. Mr.
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backup for the horn section, Hannah Doncaster
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Music teacher Sara Doncaster conducted the
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duties with Mr. Dennison.
She was also surprised by Mr. Sweeney, who
requested a piano solo. Ms. Doncaster graciously
favored the audience with a movement from a
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Mr. Dennison was up next. He’s a composer
who has had his work played by the Lake Region
band and is looking forward to wider recognition.
Mr. Sweeney announced that “Winter Walk,” a
piece for nine players has been accepted by
Music-COMP (formerly known as the MIDI
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the Chandler Music Center in Randolph.
For the talent show, Mr. Dennison dispensed
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an electronic piece he recently assembled from
samples of vibraphone, piano, and strings.
Mr. Dennison’s sophisticated composition let
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Next up to the stage was Nate Chambers,
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The stage, with its microphones, was too
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No variety show could be
complete without a comedy act and
Lake Region provided one in the
person of Laurie Carr, whose day
job is teaching science.
Ms. Carr offered impersonations
of pigs, horses, and a classic, Donald
Duck sneezing, before moving on to
a collection of science-based zingers.
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Those who don’t get it may need
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Ms. Carr left the stage to
resounding applause, and was
followed by Mr. Tatum, who juggled
balls and clubs with aplomb.
The next performing teacher
had a supporting role for the song
performed by Crystal Triebe. Ms.
Doncaster played piano to
accompany Ms. Triebe, who sang
the Christina Perri song “Jar of
Hearts.”
Ms. Doncaster had to vacate the
piano bench to make way for Mr.
Dennison who, along with drummer
Josh Lavine, accompanied April
Streeter’s version of “Clocks,” a song
made famous by Coldplay.
The concert finished up with the
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Lake Region men’s ensemble
performing an unlikely song, Dean
Martin’s “Ain’t That A Kick In The
Head,” followed by the Sam and
Dave favorite, “Soul Man.”
Ian Strange, Hunter Duquette,
Mr. Streeter, Mr. Chambers,
Fumitoshi Osaki, and Mr. Sweeney
blended their voices to send the
audience out into the night fully
energized.
English teacher Steven Tatum pauses for a split second to admire his dexterity while
juggling Indian clubs.
Emily Klar (right) and Savannah Glodgett perform “My Heart Will Go On” Thursday to
raise money for the Lake Region senior class trip.
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said in an interview last week. His logic is if
Canadian customers aren’t coming anyways, he
might as well not accept their money at par.
“We’re willing to eat some,” Mr. Hamblett
said about being okay with taking some of the
burden of the exchange — up to 10 percent.
He brought up another problem altogether:
the amount banks charge to change money. On
top of paying the difference between the
Canadian dollar and the American one, business
owners sometimes have to pay a fee to change the
Canadian money they receive into U.S. currency.
TD Bank in Barton charges a flat fee, $7.50
for customers, and $10 for everyone else. On
April 21, for $100 Canadian, a customer would
get $69.94 U.S. and people without a TD account
would get $67.44 U.S.
The Duty Free Americas store in Derby Line
charges $1 for exchanges, regardless of the
amount being changed. There, $100 Canadian
came to $74.50 U.S.
Even if banks don’t charge a fee for changing
money, when they don’t have the requested
currency on hand it has to be ordered, and they
charge for the service accordingly, said Amy
Morley, the financial services manager for
People’s United Bank in Newport.
Banks near the border keep Canadian
currency handy so they don’t have to order it.
There is a big discrepancy in exchange rates
between different banks. On April 21, in
Newport, Community National Bank, and
Passumpsic Savings Bank said $100 Canadian
yielded $68 and $69, respectively. People’s
United Bank’s exchange rate came in at $75 U.S.
for $100 Canadian.
That same day online, Google Finance said
$100 Canadian came to $81.53 U.S.
Eleanor Leger, owner of the Northeast
Kingdom Tasting Center, described taking the
Canadian loonie at par as “shipping money out
the door to Canada.”
“You’re talking about a business basically
losing money,” she said.
The Canadian dollar, or the loonie, has dropped in value in the past year, which has made it hard for border
businesses in the Northeast Kingdom to continue to accept Canadian currency at par.
Photo by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph
For the Tasting Center, summertime is the
high season. Last summer Ms. Leger was still
accepting the Canadian dollar at par.
“I don’t think we know yet what’s going to
happen,” she said regarding the possibility that
business might decline because of the new policy
and the devalued Canadian dollar. “Hopefully we
have a compelling enough place for people to
visit.”
Jay Peak Resort has accepted the Canadian
dollar at par for over 30 years, said J.J. Toland,
the director of communications and partnerships,
but only for certain products.
Canadians can pay for lift tickets, the water
park, and golfing with their own money taken
at par. They can even pay a portion of their
hotel stay with Canadian dollars, according to
Steve Wright, the chief marketing officer at Jay
Peak.
But Canadians have to pay for everything
else in U.S. dollars, including food, beverages and
equipment. If they booked their hotel stay online,
they have to pay for 50 percent of their stay up
front in U.S. currency, said Mr. Wright. If they
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arrive, they can, he said.
“We are the size where we can absorb,” Mr.
Toland said. “When you go into food and
beverage, you start to lose a tremendous amount
of money. That’s not feasible for us either.”
Jay Peak has no plans to stop accepting
Canadian money at par, he said. Over the years
the resort has built a loyal following from across
the border.
“We’ve seen a great deal of appreciation from
Canadian travelers,” he said. “It definitely costs us.”
Mr. Toland estimates that Jay Peak lost a
dollar amount in the six-digit range by accepting
Canadian money at par last year.
“The way it’s justified is the money that we
lose in actually converting is smaller than the
loss that missing out on all the Canadian
business would be,” Mr. Wright said.
Over the years, Jay Peak has played the
middle of the field, Mr. Toland said.
“Some years you lose, some years you win.”
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Airport’s future is assured over the long haul
Had he known the true timeline of the airport
project, Mr. Meese said, he would have waited to
begin building until now. As it is, the restaurant
will pay taxes that are coming due and then close
its doors for at least a while.
Mr. Meese said the plan is to reopen the doors
of Wings this summer with a café menu during
the daytime, a configuration that can be run by
one person. Evenings will have a greater focus on
special events and production cooking, Mr. Meese
said in a later e-mail message.
“Don’t worry, there will still be pizza,” he
wrote.
Although Parker Pie, the West Glover
pizzeria, is a completely separate business, it has
been making loans to the Coventry restaurant
and forgiving repayment, he said. That cannot
continue without risk to both establishments, he
said.
The owners of Parker Pie Wings want to keep
control of the situation and prefer to close down
on their own terms rather than being forced to
shut the doors by an outside entity, Mr. Meese
said.
The ideal situation, he said, would be to find
someone with capital to invest in the restaurant,
he said. With the new runway and the promise of
increased traffic as well as a planned light
aircraft assembly facility, Mr. Meese said the
future of the airport and businesses associated
with it is assured over the long haul.
Just how long that haul will be, though, is
hard to tell right now.
He and Mr. Trevits are thinking of making
the restaurant more friendly to pilots, Mr. Meese
said. For instance, he proposed setting aside a
nook in the café area as a place to put together
flight plans.
Mr. Meese also said he is thinking of holding
free ground classes for prospective pilots on a
regular schedule.
One aspect of the airport renovation project is
right on schedule. Mr. Rouelle predicted in 2011
that the runway extension will be completed by
the end of this year.
Patricia Sears, who chaired the meeting of
those interested in the airport, said work on the
runway is coming along well.
Pilot Bruce MacFarlane, who lives just over
the border in Quebec, said he is pleased the work
is commencing. Like Mr. Meese he predicts a
great future once all the work is complete, which
he predicts will be in 2018.
Mr. MacFarlane was focused on the airport’s
expected name change. Ms. Sears said a
transportation bill now being considered by the
state Senate will formalize the change to
Northeast Kingdom International Airport.
That, said Mr. MacFarlane, means that
Customs services should be available at the
airport in the very near future. Before September
11, 2001, Customs agents would drive out to
arriving planes and clear them on the tarmac, he
said. Since then agents won’t make the drive
down from Derby Line.
Newport is having a similar problem on its
waterfront, said Newport Mayor Paul Monette.
Planned cruises between the city and Magog,
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officials will not commit to being on hand to
process arriving passengers, he said.
Mr. MacFarlane said he plans to test the
system by filing a flight plan to the new
international airport and asking for Customs
clearance on his arrival. The name international
on an airport should mean such services are
available, he said.
With the 1,000-foot extension of the main
runway, Mr. MacFarlane said, Coventry will be
an inviting stop for private pilots who would
otherwise land in Boston or Teterboro, New
Jersey. Landing first in Coventry and buying fuel
there, he said, would result in substantial savings
for pilots and could make Coventry a very popular
field, he said.
Without Customs facilities, though, that will
not happen, Mr. MacFarlane said. While plans
call for a new terminal building to be put up by
the field’s operator, Q-Resorts, a company
connected with Jay Peak co-owner Ariel Quiros, it
won’t be finished for a couple of years, he said.
The new terminal building will have facilities
for Customs officials, including a holding cell for
anyone caught arriving illegally. Mr. MacFarlane
said he thinks Customs and Border Protection
ought to find temporary space, perhaps a trailer,
until its new home is done.
Mr. MacFarlane said he also hopes the
airport under its new name can get an
identification code with the letters NEK in it.
The problem, he said, is that all identifiers
containing the letter N are under the control of
the U.S. Navy. Without the Navy’s approval the
identifier will not be available.
Ms. Sears said U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
is on the case and people in his office are
pursuing the matter with naval officials. With
luck the airport will soon boast the identification
code KNEK, she said.
While construction takes place on the runway
expansion, the main runway will be closed, Ms.
Sears said. Mr. MacFarlane asked if it might be
possible to open the main strip on weekends and
after work is done for the day. Using the
secondary runway, he said, presents some danger
to pilots because of cross winds.
Mr. MacFarlane urged those at the meeting
to do everything they can to keep Parker Pie
Wings open. Once people realize what a beautiful
airport the Northeast Kingdom has, pilots will
make special trips to enjoy the food, he said.
He suggested that Mr. Meese paint a sign on
the roof of his business that will be visible from
the air.
Mr. Meese, himself a student pilot, said he
would be happy to do so, but can’t use Wings’
circular logo.
“You’re not allowed to paint anything that
looks like a target on airport buildings,” Mr.
Meese said.
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Tasty teas (and more) from birch trees
The Outside Story
by Russ Cohen
Scratch and then sniff a black or yellow birch
twig, and the pleasant aroma will likely put a
smile on your face. What you are smelling is oil
of wintergreen (methyl salicylate). This chemical
compound is present in the inner bark in both
species, although typically to a greater degree in
black birch. In the trees, as well as several edible
berries that grow in our region, the compound
serves as a defense against herbivorous insects.
Most people, however, enjoy the taste.
You can make a very nice wintergreenflavored tea from peeled black or yellow birch
twigs. I advise against trying to brew this the
traditional way, though (i.e., steeping twigs in
boiling water). The reason is that oil of
wintergreen is volatile and easily driven off by
heat, so if you attempt to make tea with hot
water, your kitchen will smell great but there will
likely be little, if any, flavor in your tea cup.
Here’s my recommended method: Get a
couple of quart-sized, wide-mouth Mason jars.
Peel about three dozen twigs. A carrot peeler
works well for this, but a sturdy pocketknife
should also do the trick. Fill the jars with cool to
lukewarm water, then add as many of the peeled
twigs, and the peelings from those twigs, that you
have the patience to cram into the jars. The more
you put in, the stronger the flavor.
Put lids on the jars and wait. While I used to
think that you needed to put the jars in the sun
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for a day or two, and slow brew, I have since
found that just letting the jars sit around,
unrefrigerated, for several hours is enough to
ensure strong flavor.
If you’re not a tea drinker, there are other
ways to enjoy that wintergreen taste. Simply
chewing on a twig is pleasant, and if you’re
camping and have forgotten your toothbrush, you
can use black or yellow birch as a natural
toothbrush and breath freshener. This is not as
far a stretch as it sounds: xylitol, another
compound in both species, contributes sweetness
and reduces the number of bacteria that cause
tooth decay. It’s an ingredient that appears in
some varieties of toothpastes, mouthwashes and
chewing gum.
Birch — not just yellow or black, but other
species such as paper birch — can be tapped just
like sugar maples. Birch sap typically starts to
flow just after the sugar maples have ended their
run. Many years ago, I tapped some black birch
trees on my family’s land and I got about one
gallon of sap per hour per tap from the trees.
Unfortunately, birch sap is even more diluted
than maple sap, and I had to boil the heck out of
it to get anything. What I eventually got didn’t
have any oil of wintergreen flavor; it looked and
tasted very similar to molasses.
Another use for birch is as a natural
painkiller. Methyl salicylate is related to salicylic
acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, and it has a
similar pain-killing effect (in fact, methyl
salicylate is one of the active ingredients in
Bengay liniment). So, if you are out in the woods
this spring and twist your ankle, consider
chewing on a black or yellow birch twig. At the
very least, the taste will distract you from the
pain, and you’ll limp home with fresh breath.
Russ Cohen is the rivers advocate for the
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s
Division of Ecological Restoration. He is the
author of Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten
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Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned
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night. Poets of all ages and styles are invited to
share their original poems in front of a supportive
local audience. This has become an annual event,
and each year, the audience is delighted by the
unexpected local talent. Each poet will be given
six to eight minutes, depending on the number of
participants. Sign-up will take place beginning at
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Black Saab possibly used in the burglary
Christopher Carriero, 44, of North Troy, pled
innocent to aiding in the commission of a felony
and was released on a $10,000 unsecured
appearance bond.
His brother Kenneth Carriero, 39, of North
Troy pled guilty to providing false information to a
law enforcement officer.
Sergeant Moulton and Patrolman Royce
Lancaster were nearby when the call about the
break-in was received and were at the store within
30 seconds. While the man was speaking with the
dispatcher he saw the two burglars run out the store’s
back door and into the Hayes Ford parking lot.
One was wearing a camouflage jacket, the
caller said, the other a brown or dark colored
jacket. Both carried bags.
When the officers got to the store they were
told the caller saw a black Saab with two
occupants drive off. The caller thought it was
involved in the burglary.
Patrolman Lancaster had been sent to check
out the area behind the Hayes parking lot and
there he spotted a black Saab. The car started to
turn onto Northern Avenue, but turned around
and sped off onto Indian Point Street when it saw
Patrolman Lancaster’s cruiser.
Sergeant Moulton joined in the chase, and the
two patrolmen stopped the Saab on the Causeway.
Christopher Carriero was driving and Kenneth
Carriero was riding shotgun, while Mr. Libbey and
Mr. Jacobs were in the back seat, Sergeant
Moulton said. By this time troopers Rob Helm and
Steven Fauteux had shown up to help, so Sergeant
Moulton went back to look at the store.
He spoke with the upstairs resident who said a
dark Saab had driven by the store and honked its
horn while he was standing on the porch. That
was when the men ran out the back.
They were about six feet tall and wore masks,
the witness said.
They got into the store by prying open the
back door. It closed but could no longer be locked.
No one was inside the store, but there were
still wet footprints on the floor. The ATM’s keypad
and other parts were broken, and the door was
partially pried open.
Sergeant Moulton said he found two pairs of
footprints in the snow near the Hayes Ford
parking lot. Rain had damaged them so the tread
patterns were no longer distinct, but the sharpness
of the outer edges showed they had been recently
made, he said.
James Roy, the owner of the store, was called.
When he got there he said it didn’t look as if
anything had been taken.
He played security footage for Sergeant
Moulton.
On the video, two masked figures could be
seen near the cash register and ATM. Banging
noises could be heard on the soundtrack, and the
men’s gloves, and other clothing were clearly
visible, Sergeant Moulton said.
Just before the two figures ran from the store,
a car could be seen driving by and a honking horn
could be heard, Sergeant Moulton said.
In the surveillance video, the men could be
seen wearing gloves, and no fingerprints were
found at the scene. There were tool marks on the
ATM and door.
While Sergeant Moulton was at the store,
Patrolman Lancaster seized Christopher Carriero’s
car after he was refused permission to search it,
says the affidavit.
The driver said he picked up Mr. Jacobs, his
uncle from Massachusetts, as he walked along
Indian Point Street, Sergeant Moulton said.
In a separate conversation with Patrolman
Lancaster, Mr. Jacobs said he was walking down
the street, but had been at the Cumberland Farms
store after having been dropped off by a woman
after they quarreled, the affidavit says.
Probation officer Arthur Gibney told Sergeant
Moulton that Mr. Libbey was on probation and
had been fitted with a GPS tracking sensor. He
said Mr. Libbey had tampered with the locator at
11:29 p.m. on April 9, and again at 2:59 the
following morning, the affidavit says.
Judge Tomasi issued a search warrant for the
car, and it was executed around 2:30 p.m. on April
10. Clothing and gloves resembling those seen in
the video as well as crowbars, and pry bars were
found in the car, Sergeant Moulton said. The Saab
turned out to have a hatch through which things
could be slid into the trunk from the back seat, he
said.
It had been raining at the time of the break-in
and the clothing found in the car was wet,
Sergeant Moulton said.
Late that night Patrolman Lancaster called
Christopher Carriero about picking up his car.
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He showed up the next morning and spoke to
the officers, denying any knowledge of the
burglary. However, his story changed several
times during the conversation, the affidavit says.
Eventually Mr. Carriero admitted picking up Mr.
Libbey and Mr. Jacobs near the store, although he
denied knowing what they had been doing,
On April 12 Patrolman Joshua Lillis went with
Sergeant Moulton to Northern State Correctional
Facility where they spoke with Mr. Libbey. Mr.
Libbey waived his Miranda rights, Sergeant
Moulton said, but had nothing to say in answer to
the officers’ questions.
The next day a cleaner version of the East
Main General Store security tape was brought to
the Newport police station. Sergeant Moulton said
he watched it again and was able to recognize the
voices of Mr. Libbey and Mr. Jacobs.
The tape was good enough to identify the
clothing found in the Saab as that worn by the
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Mr. Jacobs refused to speak with the police.
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Lake Region presents
spring choral concert
The Lake Region Union High School Music
Department presents the spring chorus concert on
Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Barton
United Church in Barton.
The select chorus, chorus, men’s ensemble
and women’s ensemble will present a varied
program of world music, shape note tunes,
popular songs, freedom songs and spirituals.
Repertoire highlights include “Danny Boy,” “Hey,
Look Me Over,” “Music in the Air” (a spiritual
arranged by Moses Hogan), “Tshosholoza” (a
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Greensboro Nursing Home is looking for excellent
Licensed RNs and LPNs
Experienced Grill Cook.
Call Lisa at 802-249-5093.
for part time and per diem on all shifts to join our team of
skilled nursing professionals. Our 30-bed facility offers a
home-like atmosphere, consistent care assignments, and a
close-knit community. GNH is a great place for our residents to
enjoy diverse activities in a beautiful rural setting. If you have
passion for helping and you enjoy connecting with others, this
is the ideal opportunity for you! Apply to: DON, Julie at
Greensboro Nursing Home, 47 Maggie’s Pond Rd., Greensboro,
VT 05841, or e-mail: [email protected].
FULL-/PART-TIME HELP
TRI-STAR MOTORS
HELP WANTED
Barton-Orleans Road • Orleans, Vermont
C Village Store in Craftsbury is looking for
part-time and full-time, year-round help
to join our team. All shifts are needed.
Must be willing to also work nights
and weekends.
If interested, please come in and
talk with Joann or Kristy.
802-472-3531
709 ROUTE 15 EAST, HARDWICK, VT 05841
Looking for an energetic person to
join our sales team!
Experience preferred, but will train
the right candidate.
Stop in, or call Robyn for more information.
Help Wanted
Gray’s Paving and Sealing, Inc. is looking for
asphalt seal coating laborers. Experience
preferred but not required, willing to train. Must
have a valid driver’s license. Job requires prepping
surfaces for seal coating & other physical labor
duties. Pay based upon experience. Please submit
resumé to [email protected],
or fax to 802-334-8117.
The Will-o-Barn is seeking
applications for this season.
Please send inquiries to
[email protected] or
call 732-513-9969.
If you would like more details on this job, or to apply, please send
your contact information and resumé with references to:
Get Sno, 1778 VT Route 105, Newport, VT 05855,
or e-mail it to: [email protected].
The deadline for accepting resumés is Friday, April 24th.
HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLAND, VT
2015-2016 Teaching Vacancy
INTERVENTION TEACHER – 50%
The successful candidate will demonstrate understanding of and
instructional strategies for children who experience difficulties in
the regular classroom. Knowledge of child development and
intervention strategies is necessary as well as small group
instruction. A desire and ability to work in a team teaching
arrangement is necessary.
Must have or be eligible for appropriate VT licensure as General
Elementary (1-00) or Special Education (12-82) and meet the
appropriate Highly Qualified Teacher requirements.
Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resumé listing
three current letters of reference, copies of transcripts, and a copy of
appropriate Vermont licensure and HQT paperwork via
Schoolspring.com (preferred) or to:
Nancy Griffith, Human Resources Coordinator
North Country Supervisory Union
121 Duchess Avenue, Suite A
Newport, VT 05855
Salary & Benefits: As per the Teachers’ Negotiated Agreement.
Deadline: The application-screening process will begin immediately
& continue until position is filled.
Criminal Background & Child Abuse/Neglect Registry Checks
required.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Seeking housekeeping help for vacation
rental season. Must be available on
Saturdays, and a few days during the
week pending rental occupancy. E-mail:
[email protected].
Phone 802-525-3072.
Craftsbury Community Care Center
(A Residential Care Facility)
Is seeking a full-time
Dietary Manager/Cook
Duties to include: meal preparation, kitchen cleaning,
menu planning, oversight of kitchen operations
with some staff supervision.
Requires reliability, flexibility, positive
communication, and organizational skills.
Please send letter of intent and resumé to:
CCCC, Attn.: Kimberly Roberge
1784 East Craftsbury Road
Craftsbury, VT 05826
Or call 802-586-2415.
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
For Experienced Truck Driver
Call (802) 895-2806.
Call and leave message.
GETSNO LLC., the exclusive distributor for TUCKER SNOCAT Snow
Groomers in eastern USA and Canada, wants to add to their Tucker
Sno Cat and Snow Grooming Equipment Service Team.
We are an equal opportunity employer and offer Paid Vacations,
Holidays, Sick Days and an Employer Match IRA Plan. Wage is
dependent on the level of experience and applicable skills.
MOUNTAIN LAKE COTTAGES, WESTMORE
Long/short distance hauling. East coast/Canada
only. CDL and passport/passport card required.
Top pay scale. References required.
Immediate Vacancy
GETSNO LLC is looking for a new full-time
Parts/Warranty Representative.
Requirements include: Basic mechanical understanding of industrial
equipment, experience with computers (Quickbooks and Excel a
plus), shipping UPS, USPS & LAND AIR, at ease on phone and in
person with customers and vendors. Responsible for keeping parts
room and shop supplies stocked. Ability to multitask a must.
HELP WANTED: SUMMER SEASONAL
CLEANERS – Saturdays in July and August.
Please call or write me for more info at:
[email protected] or 802-525-4132.
CAROL ANN’S RENTALS OF LAKE WILLOUGHBY, VT
Seeking Physical Therapist
Freedom Physical Therapy is a growing outpatient
orthopedic private practice in Newport, VT.
We offer private treatment rooms, aquatic therapy,
and utilize the latest modalities.
We are seeking a full- or part-time Physical Therapist to
join our team. New graduates welcome to apply!
Benefits offered.
Send resumé to: [email protected],
or mail to: P.O. Box 626, Derby, VT 05829.
Call with any questions, 802-334-2400.
CITY MANAGER WANTED
Newport City (pop. 4,530), located in northern Vermont on
the southern tip of Lake Memphremagog, seeks an energetic
and collaborative City Manager. The city of Newport has 39 fulltime employees and a $7 million operating budget which
includes the water & sewer utilities; it operates under a city
charter, council manager form of government with a five
member council.
The manager is responsible for the daily operations of the
city, developing the annual budget, overseeing the public works,
public safety, and recreation departments, along with financial
and community relation matters. A detailed job description is
available on the city website, http://newportvermont.org/.
Hiring range is $65,000 to $75,000, based on qualifications, with
an excellent benefits package.
The ideal candidate will have strong finance, operations,
labor and management skills; experience as a town or city
manager; the ability to work effectively and with transparency
with elected officials, citizen groups, employees and the
legislature; five years of progressively responsible experience in
municipal government and public finance or equivalent is
preferred; experience as a city manager is a plus.
The city council prefers the City Manager to take up residence
in the city within one year of beginning employment. This is a
unique opportunity for the career minded individual who thinks
strategically, works collaboratively, listens attentively, and can
make tough decisions.
To apply in confidence, please e-mail a cover letter, resumé,
and contact information for three professional references, by
Friday, May 1st, to [email protected] with Newport City
Manager in the subject line. You also may mail your documents to:
Newport City Manager Search
c/o Mayor Paul L. Monette
222 Main Street, Newport, VT 05855
Equal opportunity employer.
Glover Community School seeks applicants for
the following position for the 2015-2016 school year:
Math & Science Teacher
(grades 6-8) 1.0 FTE.
Salary and benefits commensurate with
education and experience.
Send letter of interest, resumé and three letters of
recommendation to:
Dale A. Burnash, Principal
100 School Street
Glover, VT 05839
Position open until filled.
Join a great team
working on Newport’s
waterfront.
Northern Star Lake Cruises is looking to fill a
seasonal food preparation
and catering position.
Position starts in early May and goes through mid
October. Will be heading up our shore side cafe and
cruise catering position. Must have great food
presentation and organizational skills.
• Must live within 20 minutes of Newport
• Have an extremely flexible schedule
• Thrive on 5 star service and creative food
presentation
• Detailed and be capable of multitasking
• Willing to work both onshore and on the vessel
• Pay is flexible and will also include generous private
charter gratuities
This can be a super fun and rewarding position for the
right person. Please include a brief letter of interest
and review our website to learn more about Newport’s
newest and biggest tourist attraction
www.vermontlakecruises.com.
Respond via e-mail to: [email protected]
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Immediate Vacancy
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
ETHAN ALLEN - ORLEANS DIVISION, ORLEANS, VT.
Ethan Allen Inc., a leading manufacturing/retailer in the
home furnishings industry is accepting applications for
Machinist, Assembly, and Finish Room positions.
Full time.
Benefits include Health, Dental, Life, Short & Long-term
Disability, 401(K) retirement plan, 10 paid holidays,
2 personal days and vacation pay.
Interested applicants should apply to:
The Vermont Department of Labor
100 Main St., Suite 210
Newport, VT 05855
Ethan Allen Operations Inc.
Orleans Division
An Equal Opportunity Employer
GETSNO LLC is looking for a new full-time
technician/welder fabricator.
GETSNO LLC., the exclusive distributor for TUCKER SNOCAT Snow
Groomers in eastern USA and Canada, wants to add to their Tucker
Sno Cat and Snow Grooming Equipment service technician team.
Requirements include: Light mechanical to heavy differential
service, electrical and hydraulic repair with use of schematics, weld
service on track systems, customer add-on options and cab
modifications.
Any experience with lathes, mills, and operation of snow
grooming equipment is a plus.
We are an equal opportunity employer and offer paid vacations,
holidays, sick days and an employer match IRA Plan. Wage is
dependent on the level of experience and applicable skills.
If you would like more details on this job, or to apply, please
send your contact information and resumé with references to:
Get Sno, 1778 VT Route 105, Newport, VT 05855
or e-mail it to: [email protected].
The deadline for accepting resumés is Friday, April 24th.
WANTED:
OWNERS
Be a contributor.
Share in the rewards.
Join the team.
BRIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ISLAND POND, VERMONT
IMMEDIATE VACANCY
ONE-on-ONE PARAEDUCATOR
2014-2015 School Year
Salary & Benefits: As per Support Staff Agreement. Candidates
must meet the Federal “No Child Left Behind” requirements:
minimum of 48 college credits; or successfully passing the para pro
test. This position is up to 38 hours a week, school session.
Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest; resumé listing
three current references (or 3 current letters of reference) and
copies of transcripts to:
Denise Russell, Principal
Brighton Elementary School
P.O. Box 419
Island Pond VT 05846
[email protected]
and continue the position is filled.
Criminal Background and Child Abuse/Neglect Registry Checks
required.
HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLAND, VT
2015-2016 Teaching Vacancy
PRESCHOOL TEACHER – 50%
The Holland Elementary School is seeking a part-time Preschool
teacher (mornings only). The ideal candidate will be a motivated
and responsible professional who loves teaching young children
with a variety of strengths and challenges. Applicants should have
good communication skills and be a team player. Experience using
the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS), STep Ahead
Recognition System (STARS), Teaching Strategies Gold
Assessments and familiarity with state licensing requirements is
necessary.
Responsibilities include: planning for classroom instruction and
management, direct instruction to individual, small groups and
large groups in an inclusive Pre-K classroom, and oversight of
paraprofessional staff.
Specific job requirements:
• Must have or be eligible for VT Licensure in Early Childhood
(0-36).
• Understanding of developmentally appropriate practices.
• Ability to work as a team and communicate effectively with coworkers and parents.
• Warm & caring personality, flexible, creative, and possess a
good sense of humor.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required.
Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resumé listing
three current letters of reference, copies of transcripts, and a copy
of appropriate Vermont licensure and HQT paperwork via
Schoolspring.com (preferred) or to:
Nancy Griffith, Human Resources Coordinator
North Country Supervisory Union
121 Duchess Avenue, Suite A
Newport, VT 05855
Salary & Benefits: As per the Teachers’ Negotiated Agreement.
& continue until position is filled.
Criminal Background & Child Abuse/Neglect Registry Checks
required.
We are the largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and
veneer in North America, and are 100% employee owned.
Business is brisk, and we’re operating on a three-shift basis.
We now have job openings for personnel experienced in the
following positions.
• Millwright/Truck Mechanic/1st Shift
• Boiler Operator/2nd Shift
• Piler/Panel/3rd Shift
• Unspliced Grader/3rd Shift
• General Laborer/3rd Shift
• Value Stream Manager/3rd Shift
If you work well in a team, and thrive on fast-paced work,
we’d like to speak with you.
OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES:
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan • Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-term Disability • Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• Prescription Drugs • Employee Assistance Program
• 401-K • Gainsharing • Tuition Reimbursement
HELP WANTED
Looking for General Laborer
Experience would be a plus,
but not necessary.
Call Ben
Cell
802-318-7221
Lake Hills Landscaping
Derby, VT
Asack & Son Tree Farm
Needs a few good men for help with our
spring harvest. Smoke free, fast-paced
environment. No experience necessary,
will train. Part time, full time.
$11 per hour, includes bonus.
For more information,
call Bill from 6–8 p.m.
at 754-6934.
21C After-school and Summer
Program Director Position Available
The Albany Community School is seeking
an after-school and summer program
director.
The position will be part time, approximately
30 hours a week, for approximately 43
weeks a year, at $25 per hour.
E.O.E. Background check required.
Please send info to:
Todd Rivver
Albany Community School
351 Main Street
Albany, VT 05820
Apply online at: www.cfpwood.com/us/career-opportunities
Columbia Forest Products is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
Action employer. Qualified minorities, females, veterans and persons
with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
BARTON VILLAGE, INC.
17 VILLAGE SQUARE, SUITE A
P.O. BOX 519
BARTON, VT 05822
(802) 525-4747
FAX 802-525-4707
Job Posting - Position to Be Filled: Finance Coordinator. This
is an exempt, supervisory, full-time, salaried position.
Outline of Duties: With the exception of the statutory duties of
the elected Clerk/Treasurer with whom the successful candidate
will work, he/she will supervise all aspects of the finance
operations of the village, including software, billing, payroll,
accounts payable/receivable, warrants, monthly billing, posting
to the general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, customer
payment plans, and all associated filing responsibilities, write
checks, perform or oversee monthly bank reconciliations.
He/she will prepare or supervise the preparation of all required
financial reports to insure the smooth operations of the village,
water, wastewater and electric departments, report to the
administrative supervisor of the village and the village trustees
and perform all other duties as necessary to effect the efficient
operation of Barton Village, Inc. The successful candidate will
provide supervision to all other staff in the absence of the senior
administrator.
Appointment: The Barton Village Trustees will be the
appointing authority for this position.
Hours/Days of Week: Normal work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. with 1/2 hour for lunch, Monday through Friday.
Additional hours are expected to be needed to prepare for and
work at evening meetings and, infrequently, on weekends.
Salary Range: $40,000 to $55,000 - DOQ/E.
To obtain a full job description, contact the Barton Village
offices at: 802-525-4747. For questions, contact: Sanford Miller,
Interim Business Mananger, at: [email protected].
Applicants should include a cover letter, resumé, and at least
three (3) professional references, and send to:
[email protected].
Posting Date: April 16, 2015. The position is open until filled.
EOE/AA.
It is our mission to provide opportunities for children and families to
recognize their individual strengths while supporting them to grow and
contribute within our communities. We offer highly specialized
educational, therapeutic, and behavioral support programs designed to
meet the distinctive needs of the children, youth, and families we serve.
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM STAFF – WESTFIELD, VT
Residential Program Lead:
The Residential Program Lead (RPL) will supervise the day-to-day
training and support for at-risk individuals residing in the residence.
The RPL will be part of an interdisciplinary team formulating and
designing individual care plans; they will help clients cultivate
appropriate social, behavioral, and interpersonal skills; they will promote
social skills through mentoring in a variety of settings including
community service activities, cooking, sports, adventure-based activities,
job search and support. The RPL will communicate and document
pertinent information regarding each resident and actively promote and
encourage the therapeutic Recreation and Activities program through
participation and instruction. The RPL will also supervise the Residential
Program Staff. Shifts are typically 12 hours long and offer a condensed
work week. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Human Services or
related field is required.
Residential Support Staff – Full- & Part-time Positions:
Actual shifts will vary by position, most requiring afternoon, evening
and/or weekend work. Candidates must be flexible, patient and
enthusiastic about working with youth. Staff will provide a combination of
supports for daily living and one-on-one supports in social, recreational
and educational settings. Positions require the ability to engage in
physical activities, some strenuous, including hiking, biking, fishing,
canoeing, swimming, camping, etc. Prior experience working with youth
that are experiencing emotional behavioral disorders is a plus.
JOB FAIR – On-the-Spot Interviews!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 1–5 p.m.
Emory Hebard State Office Building, 100 Main Street, Newport, VT
CCV Conference Room
If you are interested in joining a dynamic organization that
encourages creativity, growth and collaboration…come join our team!
Applicants must successfully pass a criminal record check;
have a clean driving record, and safe, reliable transportation.
A comprehensive compensation and benefits package is
offered to all full-time staff.
Submit resumé and three references to:
Laraway Youth & Family Services
HR Department
P.O. Box 621, Johnson, VT 05656
Phone: 802-635-2805 • Fax: 802-635-7273
E-mail: [email protected]
LYFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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GMFTS pilots fresh produce coupon program at local stores
often encourages people to choose
fruits and vegetables when they
shop, but that having Vermont
Harvest’s coupons will make buying
fresh produce an easier choice for
SNAP participants. “They’ll have to
use the coupons,” he said.
Vermont Harvest has been
generously funded by a $93,000 grant
that is part of $31.5-million in Food
Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI)
grants announced by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Vermont’s congressional delegation,
Senator Patrick Leahy Senator
Bernie Sanders, and Representative
Peter Welch, wrote a letter in support
of the program to USDA Secretary
Thomas Vilsack in December.
Mr. Leahy said: “SNAP is a
helping hand to many families
trying to stretch their food budget so
that they can put three meals on the
information about the program and
instructions for redeeming their
coupons, which will arrive beginning
in September and remain valid
through February 2016.
“This project will not only
improve access to healthy food for
residents but also it will open up
new markets for our local food
producers,” said Katherine Sims,
executive director of GMFTS.
While Ms. Sims noted that the
program won’t require participants
to buy only locally grown food with
their coupons, GMFTS will work to
help retailers stock more local food
through its distribution program,
Green Mountain Farm Direct and
directly from local farmers.
Leo Piette, owner of Ray’s
Market in Irasburg, said that he
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• Brakes • Engine Repair
• Tires • Diagnosis
• Exhaust
• Struts/Shocks
704 Main Street, P.O. Box 294, Barton, VT 05822
Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Wed., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
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NOW OFFERING FINANCING.
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• New & Used Tires/Wheels • Servicing Foreign & Domestic
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NAPA Car & Truck Care Center
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The Bettis family — “Serving the community for over 50 years.”
Give us a call — we aim to please through honesty & low prices.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
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For sales, call “Buzz”
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133 Coventry Street, Newport, VT
334-7832
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table every day. But a helping hand
is more than just putting food on a
plate; it is offering healthy options
to help form healthy lifestyles.
Pairing this program with
incentives to use local Vermont
fruits and vegetables makes sense,
and it’s a winning scenario for
everyone. I am proud that Green
Mountain Farm-to-School has been
selected to continue its
extraordinary work of connecting
our children, farms and
communities throughout the state.”
GMFTS will partner with
several organizations to implement
Vermont Harvest, including the
UVM Center for Sustainable
Agriculture, Vermont Department of
Health, Vermont Department for
Children and Families, Vermont
Sustainable Jobs Fund, and
Wholesome Wave. — from GMFTS.
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Vermont Harvest, a new
program piloted by Green Mountain
Farm-to-School (GMFTS), will allow
families receiving federal SNAP
benefits, known in Vermont as
3SquaresVT, to purchase $75 worth
of fresh fruits and vegetables at local
Northeast Kingdom grocery stores.
The primary goal of the program
is to increase the purchase of fresh
fruits and vegetables by low-income
consumers participating in SNAP by
providing incentives at the following
retail locations: C&C Supermarket
in Barton, Ray’s Market in Irasburg,
Craftsbury General Store in
Craftsbury, and Vista Foods in
Newport.
Beginning in August, SNAP
participant households in Orleans
and Essex counties will receive
Pager: 742-3363
Dale Mosher
535 VT Rte. 15, Morrisville, VT
Closed Wednesday & weekends.
Chrissy • 802-888-4981 or 888-2336 for appointments.
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Route 105
Newport, VT
with the following:
Located at the “big yellow
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Pay stub from the last 30 days or
an SSI SSD award letter, proof
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cell phone bill preferred),
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IMPORTED CARS ARE NOT FOREIGN TO US!
2013 SUBARU IMPREZA - 56K, auto., air, sunroof, CD, heated seats .......................................$17,900
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Sat. 9-1. Closed Sun.
2008 JEEP WRANGLER
2007 NISSAN QUEST
2011 SUBARU OBi PREMIUM WAGON - 60K, auto., air, CD, cruise, heated seats...................$17,900
2009 SUBARU FORESTER LIMITED - 50K, auto., air, sunroof, CD, heated leather seats ........$16,975
2007 SUBARU OBi WAGON - 100K, auto., air, CD, cruise, heated seats...................................$10,300
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 - access cab, 74K, V8, auto., air, CD, cruise ................................$16,900
2003 TOYOTA RAV-4 - 166K, auto., cruise, fog lights, p. windows.................................................$6,700
2005 SCION XA - 128K, 4 dr., auto., air, cruise.............................................................................$5,950
Green, with light cloth interior, 6 spd.
manual trans., 3.8L V6, 97,210 miles.
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2010 NISSAN ROGUE SL - 40K, auto., air, cruise, sunroof, heated leather seats .....................$17,775
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S - 85K, auto., air, CD, cruise, sunroof...............................................$10,900
2004 KIA SORENTO EX - 4X4, 117K, V6, auto., air, cruise, sunroof............................................$6,450
2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS - 65K, auto., air, cruise, CD........................................................$9,150
2012 HONDA FIT SPORT HATCHBACK - 44K, 4 cyl., auto., air, CD, cruise ..............................$14,300
2010 HONDA CIVIC EX - 4 dr., sedan, 30K, 4 cyl., auto., air, CD, cruise...................................$13,900
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• TOTAL SERVICE GARAGE • 24-HOUR TOWING
• FRONT-END ALIGNMENT
3588 U.S. Route 5, Derby, VT 05829
www.vianor.com
RUSSELL’S SERVICE
56 Industrial Park Lane, Orleans (one mile south of Orleans)
754-6670 • Kevin Russell, Manager
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8–5
ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS
Major
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Repairs
Walker
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Tires
We Service
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We sell
Interstate
Batteries!
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Robyn Molleur – Sales Manager
20 MINUTES FROM BARTON!
Has the latest
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audio
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Audiocarve, Route 105, Newport, VT • 334-3032
www.Audiocarve.com • Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-1.
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3760 U.S. Route 5, Derby, VT
802-766-2100 • rightwheelsvt.net
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252 Quarry Road, Derby
(In back of McDonald’s)
• Graphics
• Auto
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• Trailer Sales
www.autooutfittersvt.com
(802) 334-7530
Hours: Monday-Friday 9-6,
Saturday 9-1, closed Sunday.
• 24-hour towing &
emergency service
• Major & minor repairs
• VT state inspections
(#4 due)
•
U-Haul
rentals,
We buy
custom hitches
scrap metal,
installed,
copper, aluminum,
shipping boxes
& supplies
batteries, scrap vehicles.
1859 Rte. 5, Orleans, VT • (802) 754-6920
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2013 Ford Focus SE - FWD #29761..............................$15,929
2011 Ford Escape XLT - 4WD #25871A........................$18,945
2014 Ford Mustang Convertible #459P .....................$24,900
2014 Ford F150 Crew Cab - 4WD #466P .....................$33,800
2011 Ford Expedition - 4WD, King Ranch #31591 ....$35,570
2012 Ford Fusion SE - only 7,254 miles!! #28011 ......$19,825
2012 Ford F150 Crew Cab - 4WD, 2 to choose! #31441......$37,918
2011 Ford F150 Crew Cab - 4WD #30271 ...................$27,929
2013 Ford Fusion SE - FWD #446P ..............................$18,900
OTHER AVAILABLE UNITS:
2001 Lincoln Town Car #24371.....................................$5,999
2011 Ford Fiesta #31241................................................$7,985
2010 Ford Explorer XLT - #26232................................$10,985
2008 Ford F350 Flatbed #30461 .................................$14,995
2007 Ford Ranger 4X4 - 4.0L #30342 ..........................$12,975
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• Reg. Cab
• Super Cab
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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 - Reg. cab, Cummins Diesel #31551.....$13,995
2008 Toyota Rav4 - 4WD #29751.................................$13,495
2010 Subaru Forester - 2.5X Premium AWD #458Q..$16,898
2004 Jeep Liberty Sport - 4WD #30282........................$8,495
2005 Chevy Trailblazer 4X4 ...........................................$5,950
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Something for every budget!
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1989 Ford Mustang LX - RWD #27051A ........................$1,800
1996 Ford F150 - 4WD, reg. cab #31301.......................$1,995
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD #31801 ...............Call for price.
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Newport, VT
334-6587 • 1-800-649-4770
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2011 Ford F-150 FX4
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miles,
Newport, VT • 334-5028
silver, 3.7L V6,Sales
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60,000 miles.
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2002 Chevy
2006 Dodge
2010 Ford
2012
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216K.
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4 cyl., red, 32,722 miles.
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2010
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on most
vehicles
$6,000
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72,956
miles.
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2008
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alum. rims, 11K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,995.
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2009 CHEVY COBALT LT - 4 dr., 4 cyl., auto, air, cuise, p. win./lks., maroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,995.
2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT - 4 dr., 6 cyl., p. seats, p. sunroof, V6, auto., air, cruise, p. win./lks., gray . . . . . . . . .$11,995.
2007 CHEVY IMPALA - 6 cyl., p. win./lks., cruise, p. seats, black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,995.
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2010
Chrysler
2006 SATURN
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2004 DODGE STRATUS - 4 dr., 4 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,495.
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 - p. win./lks., cruise, CD, maroon, 5.3, V8, auto., bedliner, p. driver’s seat . . . . . . . . .$9,995.
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - 4 dr., 4X4, 6 cyl., auto., air, CD, p. win./lks., cruise, green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,995.
2003 CHEVY MALIBU LS - 6 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., CD, aluminum wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.
2002 CHEVY CAVALIER - 2 dr., auto., 4 cyl., clean car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500.
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM - 6 cyl., auto., air, p. win./lks., cruise, maroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.
2001 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON - 4WD, 4 dr., 4 cyl., auto., p. win./lks., heated seats, green & silver . . . . . . . . . .$5,995.
1999 SAAB 9.3 TURBO CONVERTIBLE - 4 cyl., turbo, p. win./lks., cruise, CD, red, southern car . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,995.
1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF - 3 dr., 4 cyl., 5 spd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,995.
2007 Volvo S80 AWD
4 dr., sedan, 66,575 miles,
blue, V8 DOHC, auto, 6 spd.
V8, 64,514
miles
CarsRed,
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2005 CHEVY SILVERADO
Sales
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Blue,
105,500 miles.
V8,AM/FM/CD
gray,.........................................$12,500
2 dr., black, 5 spd.,
2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT - 44K, auto., loaded, remote start,
2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT - 77K, auto., manual W/L/M .................................................................................$7,295
miles.
2008
CHEVY
2010 SUBARU
FORESTEREQUINOX
- 98K, auto., AWD, wagon, power110,112
W/L/M, AM/FM/CD,
cruise, tilt,
sunroof, power driver’s seat, roof rack ......................................................................................................$13,995
V6,
silver, 74,449 miles.
2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING - 84K, auto., AM/FM/CD,
power W/L/M............................................$8,995
2005
CHEVY SILVERADO
2009 CADILLAC DTS - 97K, auto., V8, loaded, power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD,cruise, radio & phone on
V8, tilt,tan,
4 dr.,
129,287 miles.
2006
IMPALA
steeringCHEVY
wheel, power heated
seats, elec. sunroof, leather interior,
Northstar
...................................$12,925
2009 TOYOTA TACOMA - 112K, 4.0L V6, SR5, tilt, power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD, xtra cab 4X4....................$17,995
V6,
blue, 51,740 miles.
2008 SUBARU OUTBACK WGN. - 96K, leather, auto., power W/L/M,
AM/FM/CD,
AWD.....................................$12,500
2000
FORD
WINDSTAR
2008 MERCURY MILAN - 93K, auto., AM/FM/CD, 4 cyl., power W/L/M .......................................................$7,995
2006
DODGE
GRAND
2008 CHRYSLER
TOWN & COUNTRY
- 87K, auto., power W/L/M,
AM/FM/CD, tilt, cruise.........................$9,995
VAN
2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - 69K, auto., AM/FM/CD, power W/L/M ..........................................$9,995
CARAVAN
V6,
silver,
90,725
Blue,
74,232 miles.
2006 VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
- 60K, 2.0L
turbo, auto., leather,
loaded! ...................................................$10,000
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S - 103K, 5 speed trans., AM/FM/CD, power W/L/M ..........................................$7,995
miles.
2006 GMC SIERRA SLE - 116K, auto., 4X4, loaded, air, cruise, power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD, tilt, power
seat, 4VOLKSWAGEN
dr. ..................................................................................................................................................$13,995
2005
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2006 GMC SIERRA - 171K, 4X4, auto., reg. cab, manual windows, tilt, AM/FM/CD ....................................$3,995
5 2006
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silver,
FORD
ESCAPE85,897
XLT - 105K,miles.
V6, AWD, auto., power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD, cruise, tilt, elec. sunroof,
power driver’s seat ......................................................................................................................................$7,995
2005 SUBARU RS AWD IMPREZA - 82K, 4 dr., 5 spd., power W/L/M, air, AM/FM/CD, cruise ...................$7,495
2005 NISSAN FRONTIER - 114K, auto., 4X4, AM/FM/CD/SAT, 4 dr., power W/L/M ....................................$7,995
2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT - 84K, auto., V6, power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD, rear heat control, cruise, tilt,
4X4, power seat, roof rack ..........................................................................................................................$6,995
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS - 160K, auto., power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD, air, tilt, 4X4..............................$3,995
2003 GMC SONOMA - 130K, auto., 4X4, power W/L/M, AM/FM/CD ............................................................$6,995
2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS - 92K, auto., 2 dr. coupe, loaded, leather....................................$5,495
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802-626-4276 •
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AM/FM/CD/MP3, Bluetooth, 38MPG. #538B.
Sale price $19,995
Sale price 24,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
Sale price $22,995
Sale price $21,995
Sale price $21,995
$
Sale price $15,995
$
$
$
$
$
16,995
3 Cruzes To Choose From!
2011 Chevy Silverado 4X4
1500, reg. cab, auto., custom aluminum cap,
only 15K, 1 owner. #9584.
Sale price $24,995
Sale price $25,995
30K, 38 MPG highway. #9524.
One trade per transaction. Not valid on previously quoted deals.
Crew cab, with plow, pwr. windows & locks, cruise, tilt, XM radio. 4X4. #508A.
12,995
2014 Chevy Cruze
Don’t worry, if your vehicle
is worth more, you’ll get more!
$
27,995
,
Guaranteed minimum
trade allowance on any
used vehicle in stock!
21,995
19,995
18,995
18,995
12,995
2014 Buick Encore
2011 Chevy Silverado
2014 Chevy Traverse AWD
2012 Ford Focus SE
Double cab, LT, V8. #488A.
1 owner, 7,800 miles, Buick luxury in a small SUV! #9576A.
Double cab, black, 1 owner. #713A.
1500, crew cab, LT, 49K, 5.3. #9489A.
2 LT, 17K. GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED! #9572.
2.0L, CD w/MP3, Bluetooth, power windows, power locks,
cruise, tilt, remote entry. #611A.
Sale price $17,995
Sale price $25,995
Sale price $28,995
Sale price $29,995
Sale price 31,995
Sale price $34,995
$
$
$
26,995
$
$
22,995
25,995
$
28,995
$
31,995
14,995
Visit McMahon’s
2 0 1 4 H O N DA C R V
Always a great
selection of
$1 3 , 9 9 5
late model
2 0 1 4 T O Y O TA C O R O L L A
Subarus,
Hondas, and
$17 ,9 95
Toyotas!
20 11 NIS SA N S EN TR A
Sale price 16,995
Your trade–$3,000
Sale price 28,995
Your trade–$3,000
25 , 9 95
Sale price 19,995
Your trade–$3,000
16,995
2 00 8 NI SS AN FR ON TI ER
2 0 1 1 M A Z DA 3 S P O RT
Crew cab, 4X4, SE, 1 owner, 4.0L V6, spray-in liner. #622A. 1 owner, only 43K, 2.5L, Bluetooth, power windows, power
Sale price $20,995
Your trade–$3,000
locks, auto, MP3 player. #9473.
$
17 ,995
888-4942
Sale price $18,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
15,995
2 0 0 7 T O Y O TA C A M R Y
V6, auto., AM/FM. #591A.
$
2 0 ,9 9 5
27, 9 95
2 0 1 3 F I AT 5 0 0 P O P
Auto., AM/FM CD, pwr. windows & locks, 40 mpg highway. #9527.
Sale price $15,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
1 2,995
2 0 1 2 T O YO TA H I G H L A N D E R Z
2 0 14 B M W 3 2 0 i
28 mpg highway, V6, fully loaded. #10439B.
XDrive AWD, 2.0 twin power turbo, loaded! #9573.
Sale price 14,995
$
$
$
15,995
Sale price $23,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
34K, leather, loaded. #9499.
Sale price $20,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
Sale price $30,995
Your trade–$3,000
2 0 13 H Y U N DA I G E N E S I S
4 dr. #496A.
18K. #9536.
2 0 1 2 T O Y O TA T U N D R A
Double cab, long bed, 5.7L V8. #457A.
Sale price $18,995
Your trade–$3,000
2 0 1 4 V W J E T TA S E
$
8K, 5 dr. hatchback. #26534B.
$
$
$
2 01 4 N ISS AN V E R SA N OTE
CD, clean car, great gas mileage! #31846C.
14K, moonroof, rear vision camera. #9437A.
1 1, 9 95
Sales Hours: Mon.–Fri. 8 AM–6 PM, Sat. 8 AM–4 PM
Sale price $34,995
Your trade–$3,000
Sale price $34,995
Your trade–$3,000
$
$
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1-800-640-4942
Located on the corner of Routes 15 & 100 in Morrisville, VT
View our inventory online at www.mcmahonchevrolet.com
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