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July 22, 2009
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Marker to be erected to commemorate Vermont’s golden era.
Picklepuff is a friendly little guy looking for a home with a fridge full of veggies.
Jill Cataldo shares her secrets about how to shop without ever leaving your home.
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Group claims 13,000 Vt. seniors going hungry Leaders promote “food stamps”
Community and state leaders gathered last week in Montpelier to discuss strategies to bring more food dollars to Vermont’s low-income seniors. Marissa Parisi, executive director of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, claimed that “Hunger is on the rise among senior citizens in Vermont, yet only 40 percent of those eligible receive 3SquaresVT benefits, commonly called “food stamps”. While many seniors lose out on the help, Vermont also loses out on critical federal dollars to stimulate the economy,
See SENIORS, page 6
Chittenden Reservoir is a local resource Reservoir is 100 years old
LONG TRAIN A COMIN’—A multi-locomotive Vermont Railway freight train, bearing calcium-carbonate slurry tank cars, rumbles through downtown Rutland last week. Created by Jay Wulfson in 1964, the Vermont Railway became the first public-private hybrid railroad operation in the nation. Photo by Shawn Pemrick Photography
Eagle-Times daily of New Hampshire closes Collin Stein navigates his kayak on Chittenden Reservoir. The reservoir celebrated its 100th birthday July 11. Photo by Shawn Pemrick Photography
By Shawn Pemrick newmarketpress@denpubs.com Chittenden Reservoir Day, an annual cleanup and celebration event in Chittenden, was commemorated in a special way this summer. The big reservoir, an important resource to Rutland County, is now 100 years old. Central Vermont Public Service employees and local volunteers took charge of the traditional cleanup around the reservoir and Leffert's Pond. The cleanup was followed by a community hot-dog roast followed by guided hiking, kayaking and hydroelectric tours. Biologists from the Green Mountain National Forest attended and conducted sessions for youngsters about the dam’s resource; they even included a few “secret” fishing tips. Chittenden Reservoir was constructed over several years
See 100 YEARS, page 6
Not affiliated with New Market Press The owners of the Eagle-Times, a daily newspaper in Claremont, N.H., which serves both sides of the Connecticut River, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week. Owner Harvey Hill closed the paper ’s doors July 9. The Eagle-Times is not affiliated with The Eagle which is distributed in Addison and Chittenden counties by New Market Press Inc. The Vermont publishing company also publishes the Rutland Tribune. “Of course we’re very sorry to see any newspaper close its doors. The Eagle-Times appeared to be a popular paper in both New Hampshire and Vermont,”said Mark Brady, general manager of The Eagle and Tribune. “We’ve had a few telephone calls from customers and readers who heard ‘the Eagle’ and thought it was our paper. I can assure you—we are open for business in Vermont. Other than a similar sounding name, we are a free community weekly and not related to the Eagle-Times daily,” Brady said. Brady also said The Eagle, based in Middlebury, has ex-
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panded circulation since it merged with its Vermont We’ve had a few teleTimes in Chittenden County phone calls from cusin February. tomers who heard ‘the “On a naEagle’ and thought it was tional level, community our paper. I can assure weekly newsyou — we are open for papers appear to be performbusiness in Vermont. ing better than — Mark Brady metro daily and weekly newspapers,” Brady said. “I'm unaware of the particular issues facing the Eagle-Times of Claremont that caused it to close its doors, but obviously their situation has no affect on our publications or our continued successes.”
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