This Week’s Headlines, September 2, 2010

September 2, 2010

This week’s top news headlines and abbreviated articles can be found below. For a complete list of this week’s headlines and the full text please purchase a copy of the Vermont Standard. Full text articles will appear online on Thursday, September 23. Man Dies As Result Of Metal Scrapping Accident By Eric Francis Standard Correspondent [...]

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Classifieds, September 2, 2010

September 2, 2010

FOR SALE FIREWOOD FOR SALE – Green mixed hardwood. Cut, split & delivered. Woodstock, Barnard, Bethel and Pomfret area $165 a cord. Will deliver surrounding areas for small fee. Call 234-5111 Tyler FOR SALE – FIREWOOD – A Certified firewood Fuel assistant supplier through the State of Vermont. Call Todd Burrell (802) 457-1139. NATIVE LUMBER [...]

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Area Briefs, September 2, 2010

September 2, 2010

WOODSTOCK CURRENT EVENTS Woodstock Community Recreation Center Golf Tournament Woodstock Community Recreation Center Golf Tournament on Sept. 10 with final registration at 12 p.m. and shot-gun start at 1 p.m. Prizes include Red Sox box seat tickets for four. Contact the Rec at 457-1502 or online registration www.Woodstockrec.com Community BBQ Held At Union Arena Community [...]

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Mount Ascutney Tumult Makes Town Nervous

September 2, 2010

(First appeared in the August 12 edition of the Vermont Standard) By Gareth Henderson Standard Staff WEST WINDSOR – Nerves are running high in West Windsor following the sudden purchase of Ascutney Mountain Resort. Many at a selectboard meeting this week questioned whether the new owner would continue to operate the ski area, which is [...]

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Thompson Senior Center Hires New Director

September 2, 2010

(First appeared in the August 12th edition of the Vermont Standard) By Gareth Henderson Standard Staff A long-time Pomfret resident will take the reins of the Thompson Center for Seniors and the Community in the first week of September. Deanna Jones of North Pomfret was recently hired as the center’s new executive director. The appointment [...]

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Over 300 Attend Coolidge Education Center Opening

September 2, 2010

(First appeared in the August 12th edition of the Vermont Standard) By Gareth Henderson Standard Staff PLYMOUTH NOTCH – From its conception to the ribbon cutting, it took almost 10 years to make the Coolidge Museum and Education Center in Plymouth Notch a reality. But last Saturday, the Center finally opened its doors to over [...]

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Fourth Of July Car Chase Nets Charges For Brownsville Man

September 2, 2010

(First appeared in the August 12th edition of the Vermont Standard) By Eric Francis Standard Correspondent WINDSOR – A Fourth-of-July high-speed chase with police right over the iconic Windsor-Cornish covered bridge landed a West Weathersfield man in court this week. Jonathan Hurd, 41, of Brownsville appeared in court voluntarily on Tuesday after hearing that police [...]

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Sting Exposes Drug Deals at Legion

September 2, 2010

(First appeared in the August 12th edition of the Vermont Standard) By Eric Francis Standard Correspondent WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – A White River Junction couple have been charged with selling drugs at the bar at the American Legion in downtown White River Junction. Kyle Fellows, 48, pleaded innocent to two felony counts of sale of [...]

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