Making light work
Photo by Katie Combs
Twelve local youth spent their April vacation in Joplin, Mo., helping to repair damage from last year’s devastating tornado, with the Milton Community Youth Coalition’s annual Alternative Spring Break. Above, Nichole Brady, Mariah Granger, Brianna Rutherford, John Fundis, a Convoy of Hope employee, Eric Jarvis, Evan Smith and Ben Gilbert level gravel before a building’s floor is poured. See more photos from their trip in this week's Milton Independent, on newsstands and in mailboxes today.
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Ice Barn building purchased
Patrick Malone, the new owner, hopes to keep the building as a skating rink.
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Public chimes in on Georgia's growth
Georgia’s Planning Commission has a lot to consider while rewriting its zoning and subdivision regulations after a well-attended public forum last week.
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Brisson appeals health order
The owner of the condemned building on River Street will have a hearing with the Milton Board of Health to contest an emergency health order that said his building is unsafe for occupants.
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Zetterstrom winner cares for falcons
Margaret Fowle is known for her work in preserving the peregrine falcon population in Vermont.
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POLICE LOG
Read about police incidents between April 30 and May 7.
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| FROM 5.10.12 |
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Town: Building could collapse
A historic building was condemned this week after a town health officer reported the building wasn't structurally sound.
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Milton mulls charter change
First established in 1763, Milton’s charter sets the basic rules for how the town is run: which officials are elected and for how long, duties of the town manager and school superintendent and information on preparing a budget.
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LCATV seeks new home in Milton
Lake Champlain Access Television plans to relocate to Milton from its current Colchester headquarters now that the station is expanding its coverage area to Fairfax, Westford and the Islands.
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Police seek copper thief
Police say a thief took $3,000 in telephone wiring from FairPoint Communications sometime last week.
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Harrison worker in stable condition
Sydney Beyor, 67, was crushed under the cab of a tractor-trailer truck when his crew from the Georgia company worked May 2 on the gravel driveway leading to Harrison’s Sugar House, off North Road in Milton.
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MIlton student 1 of 50 Google Doodle finalists
Milton fourth-grader Kaziah Vaughan will represent Vermont in a nationwide contest to find the best kid-drawn Google Doodle, the artful logos that show up on the search engine’s website on special occasions.
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POLICE LOG
Read about police incidents between April 23 and April 29. [ READ MORE ] |
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Serving your community: What does it take?
Volunteer firefighting is not a casual hobby. Same goes for running rescue calls with an EMS squad. Most hobbies are done in one’s free time, for fun. Being on a town’s fire or rescue crew means giving up free time and even work hours the instant the tone goes out.
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Milton fire, rescue award their own
The departments presented plaques to the firefighter and rescue members for 2011 at a banquet in January.
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Milton fire at 75
It took one terrible fire on lower Main Street to convince Milton villagers they needed a fire department.
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Georgia depts. hit milestones
The Fire & Rescue Station’s second-annual open house this weekend celebrates Georgia Fire Department’s 60 years serving the town, while First Response reaches its 20th year.
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POLICE LOG
Read about police incidents between April 16 and April 23.
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Civic engagement
The entire fourth grade class at Georgia Elementary & Middle School took an annual trek to Montpelier on Wednesday, April 18 – and ended the day by visiting Gov. Peter Shumlin in his ceremonial office at the Statehouse.
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District bolsters drug, weapons rules
After Milton School District administrators found some gray areas in the district’s drug, alcohol and weapons policies, the School Board toughened penalties for students who engage in unhealthy behaviors.
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JMMY Ctr. races to benefit Georgia youth
In a few weeks’ time, country roads in Georgia will be transformed into courses for 5K, 10K and half-marathon races. Volunteers from the Jimmy Messier Memorial Youth Center are planning the inaugural JMMY Run on May 12 to benefit Georgia’s only youth center.
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MCYC makes connections at town hall meeting
In conjunction with three other communities the same night, the Milton Community Youth Coalition held its first open forum Wednesday, April 18 to discuss how prescription drug abuse, underage drinking and other important social issues affect the town.
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Maple in the legislature
Rising maple syrup production in Vermont is sending more sugarmakers across state lines seeking new buyers for their product.
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POLICE LOG
Read about police incidents between April 10 and April 15.
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