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Middlebury receives Amtrak platform funds
Fire guts Benson village landmark
By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | Downtown Middlebury has received a $100,000 taxpayer grant from the Vermont Downtown Development Board for a new Amtrak passenger train railroad platform and associated parking spaces. Gary Holloway of the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development announced the award last week. Eight other Vermont downtowns will receive similar grants to improve local quality of life and clean water and flood control. » Middlebury funds Cont. on pg. 5
A fire heavily damaged the Benson Village Store and U.S. Post Office during the night of April 24. Firefighters from Rutland and Addison counties, as well as Whitehall, New York, responded to the alarm. Photo by Sandy Korda
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By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
BENSON | A fire on April 29 heavily damaged the Benson Village Store and U.S. Post Office building in the village of Benson. The building is located at 744 Lake Rd. The building, built during the Civil War era but extensively remodeled and added on over the years, is owned by James Tillman and Robin Morzella. Tillman’s residence is listed as the Lake Road address and Morzella’s residence is reported as Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Firefighters responded to the alarm at approximately 9:12 p.m., according to Benson Fire Chief Tom Neumann. Neumann reported that the structure fire included an occupied residence as well as the store business and post office space.
Firefighters on the scene observed that smoke was pushing from the eves with heavy fire venting from a first floor window on the south side rear of the structure. A large portion of the rear building collapsed in the main stairway area; the integrity of the building was deemed unsafe to enter hampering firefighters and state fire investigators. Vermont State Police Detective Sgt. Tom Williams of the VSP Rutland Barracks also reported that the fire “was found to be in the basement, first, second, and attic/roof area of the rear of the structure. The fire department was able to keep the fire contained to the building of origin without damage to surrounding residences. There was heavy fire damage in the building on all floors with smoke and water damage throughout the structure.” » Benson fire Cont. on pg. 3
Porter names new CMO UNI V ERSIT Y OF V ERMONT HEA LTH NET WORK
From May 24 to Aug. 11, Middlebury College will present “Being There,” stunning photographs by Middlebury resident James P. Blair, at the Middlebury Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery. The exhibit takes an intimate look at Blair’s award-winning work, who for more than 35 years, photographed the world for the National Geographic Society. Call 802-443-3168 for more details. Middlebury College photo
MIDDLEBURY | UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center in Middlebury has announced the appointment of Dr. Anna Benvenuto as its new chief medical officer (CMO). Benvenuto will replace Dr. Carrie Wulfman who announced her resignation from this post in order to focus on her work as a primary care
physician in Brandon and as Porter’s regional physician leader for the UVM Health Network. Benvenuto joined the Por ter Medical Staff in 2012 as and OB/ GYN specialist and continues to care for patients at the Porter Women’s Health practice, while also serving as the medical director of specialty services. Additionally, she is on the clinical faculty at the UVM College of Medicine. » Porter CMO Cont. on pg. 2
Dr. Anna Benvenuto UVM Health Network photo
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