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Oct. 22, 2011

1820 bridge to get face-lift

Families get more access to produce grown in the area By Lou Varricchio

By Lou Varricchio

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BURLINGTON—U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) announced two taxpayer funded grants totaling $165,555 for the Gr een Mountain Farm Direct and the Northeast Or ganic Farming Association to expand access to locally produced food for V ermont seniors, low-income families and others. “These worthwhile projects will increase Vermonters’ access to fr esh, healthy, locally pr oduced foods,” Sanders said. Green Mountain Farm Direct is slated to r eceive $97,029 to build a mobile farmers market that will deliver fresh foods to senior meal sites, low-income housing sites, and community centers. The mobile market—a big bus equipped with r efrigeration and a pr ep kitchen—will travel to local farms to buy food and make deliveries to senior meal sites, low-income housing facilities, and community centers throughout the region. The Northeast Or ganic Farming Association based in Richmond will re ceive $68,526 to expand the use of debit car ds and electronic benefit car ds at Vermont farmers markets. The pr oject alr eady has helped 37 farmers markets throughout the state. The additional funding will expand the project to eight more markets. Roadside farm stands also could be added to the project. Sanders’ backing helped Vermont win the funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Market Pr omotion pr ogram. Futur e funds to mor e V ermont growers may be in the offing, accor ding to the USDA.

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HAY RIDE!—Teachers and youngsters and their parents of the Champlain Valley Head Start in Middlebury enjoyed a drizzly, blustery hayride at the Lester Farm in New Haven Oct. 14. While above-freezing, Indian Summer temperatures continued into a third week, cooler, moist air has arrived in the region. Showers and heavier downpours can be expected in the coming days along with a brief period of gusty winds. Photo by Lou Varricchio

MIDDLEBURY—The 1820 Pulp Mill Covered Bridge will get a major facelift next summer. Middlebury and W eybridge town officials said the ailing wooden bridge will be extensively r ehabilitated, including fixing 19th-century design errors. The constr uction pr oject, scheduled for 2012 will cost $2.6 million. Constr uction will create some traffic snarls for commuters using the bridge which connects Middlebury and Weybridge. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is called a Burr-arch bridge. Just prior to the Civil W ar, the original Burr ar ches wer e r emoved, and laminated ones added to King post tr usses, changing the bridge type to a King post with Burr ar ch design, accor ding to Benjamin and June Evans, authors of the definitive study of antiuq spans “New England's Cover ed Bridges.” This bridge has many distinctions, according to the authors. “It is one of only seven double-barr eled (two lane) cover ed bridges in the country , one of only two in the State of Vermont (the Museum Cover ed Bridge being the other , and the only still carrying regular traffic. It is also the oldest covere d bridge in Vermont, and one of the oldest in the country ,” according to the Evans. see BRIDGE, page 10

Bristol fire investigated By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com BRISTOL — On Oct. 12, at appr oximately 7 p.m., the Bristol Fire Department responded to a house fir e at 4817 Route 116 in Bristol. Upon arrival, fir efighters found the residence completely engulfed in flames. No one was home at the time of the fire and as a result no one was hurt. The Bristol F.D. was unable to save the re sidence and the home is a complete loss. Damage estimates ar e in excess of $100,000. Bristol F.D. officers contacted the Vermont State Police and requested and origin and cause investigation be conducted. VSP detectives fr om the fir e investigation unit and investigators from the VSP Division of Fire Safety responded to the scene on Oct. 13. The investigation is ongoing and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Vermont State Police is asking anyone with information to call the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program at 1800-32 ARSON (up to a $5,000 reward) or the New Haven Barracks.

Bristol house fire: Vermont State Police detectives are involved in the investigation of a burned house at 4817 Route 116 next to Elephant Mountain Campground. Photo by Lou Varricchio

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