Obituaries for Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Nov 5, 2008
He is survived by his wife, Joan; and three children, Susan Longe and husband Roger of Vergennes, Vt. Philip Kline and fiancee Claudia Six of Mill Valley, Calif. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Man Arrested In Burlington Hit & Run Sep 11, 2008
A man from Vergennes will be charged for a hit and run accident in Burlington. Police say 22-year-old Adam Desjardin hit a bicyclist Monday night at the intersection of Pearl and North Union Streets and took off. (WCAX.com, VT)
High-falutin' fun Sep 10, 2008
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vt. 207 miles from Boston. (Boston Globe)
Overnight on the lake Aug 24, 2008
We would depart from Burlington, sail south, then turn up Otter Creek, docking overnight at Vergennes ... Afterward we walked the half-mile to downtown Vergennes, strolling past a park and outdoor cafes and returning in the darkness to the throbbing of crickets. (Boston Globe)
Goodrich Receives Production Contract for F-35 Lightning II Weapons Bay Door Drive System Jul 14, 2008
Work will be performed by Goodrich's Actuation Systems team in Wolverhampton, UK with support from Goodrich's Sydney, Australia and Vergennes, Vt. businesses. (PR Newswire)
Sikorsky Selects Goodrich Vigor(TM) Health Usage and Management System for S-76D(TM) Executive Helicopter Jul 14, 2008
Goodrich's Sensors and Integrated Systems unit in Vergennes, Vt. will design, develop and produce the system. (PR Newswire)
Spend the Night on Lake Champlain Jul 13, 2008
The Moonlight Lady offers one, three, and six night cruises with destinations around Lake Champlain -- including Montreal, West Port, New York, Vergennes, and Valcour Island. So far, "the Lady" has sailed just twice and the cabins were not full. (WCAX.com, VT)
Resorts beckon folks to a more relaxed time Jun 8, 2008
Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, Vt. The state's premier lakeside resort is a 700-acre retreat with views across Lake Champlain to the Adirondacks. (Boston Globe)
Vergennes Memorial Day Parade Draws Thousands May 27, 2008
Vergennes, Vermont - May 26, 2008 ... "It's an election year and everyone's trying to do their best to know that we've got troops over there that I believe really want to come home but they're over there and they're serving their country," said Michael Jackman of Vergennes. (WCAX.com, VT)
Middlebury High School Baseball Wins Pitchers Duel May 4, 2008
MIDDLEBURY, VT - The Middlebury High School baseball team scored 2 runs in the fifth inning to beat Vergennes 2-0 on Saturday. Ryan Foley knocked in the winning run with a single to center field. (WCAX.com, VT)
Gay Youth Mark Pride Day May 3, 2008
"It's about being me. Just, you know, coming out and walking in front of people and greeting people and telling them it's okay to tell them that I'm Shamoi and I'm gay, and I think that's fun," says Shamoi Elmes, an 18-year-old from Vergennes. This year, youth pride also marks the kickoff to a contest. (WCAX.com, VT)
Get with a pro and start shooting Apr 20, 2008
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road Vergennes, Vt. 802-475-2022 Digital Photography, with James Blair, Aug. 16-17, $175, plus meals and accommodations. (Boston Globe)
crowd sure seems happy. Apr 15, 2008
Kittredge wrestled at Plymouth State University (N.H.) and is the head coach at his high school in Vergennes, Vt. Everson was an all-state runner-up at Foxborough High School in the late 90s and coaches at Walpole High School. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Northlands Students Kicked Out for Allegedly Setting Teen on Fire Mar 28, 2008
Vergennes, Vermont - March 27, 2008. Two Northlands Job Corps students accused of setting another student on fire have been kicked out of the program. (WCAX.com, VT)
Two Accused of Torching Another Person Mar 26, 2008
Vergennes, Vermont - March 26, 2008. Two people at Northlands Job Corps in Vergennes are charged with setting a third person on fire. (WCAX.com, VT)
Community Events Calendar Feb 8, 2008
Otter Creek Choral Society will hold practices for the Spring Concert on Monday nights from 7 - 9 PM at the Vergennes Congregational Church ... The Vergennes Opera House presents will host a Vergennes Valentine Dance on Thursday at 7:30 PM. ... Vergennes United Methodist Church will host a World Day of Prayer on Friday at 2 PM.. (WCAX.com, VT)
Two NEK Banks Merge Jan 4, 2008
Immediately after the merger closing, Community Bank sold the Vergennes branch of LyndonBank to the National Bank of Middlebury. Click here for recent web links from The Channel 3 News. (WCAX.com, VT)
Good Samaritan stabbed during domestic assault dies Oct 30, 2007
Gilbeau, Bash, and two women had been at a bar in Vergennes before returning to the Hinesburg trailer where Bash and his girlfriend lived. The couples had retired to separate rooms for the night when Gilbeau heard Bash and his girlfriend fighting, according to the affidavit filed by Vermont State Police Detective Sergeant James Whitcomb. (Boston Globe)
Remains of Lake City airman identified Oct 13, 2007
It brings closure, said Martin Casey, 83, of Vergennes, Vt. a friend of Staff Sgt. Robert L. Cotey, one of the nine. (Cadillac News, MI)
Solving a 63-Year Old Mystery Oct 13, 2007
Vergennes, Vermont - October 12, 2007. Staff Sergeant Robert Cotey of Vergennes went missing some where over Germany in 1944, and his body was never found. (WCAX.com, VT)
local lowdown Oct 13, 2007
-Thanksgiving Supper at the United Methodist Church in Vergennes, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (They say they'll have 'all the fixings,' but does that include moose ... -Champlain Valley Creamery in Vergennes (802-877-2950). (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Nine Missing WWII Airmen are Identified Oct 13, 2007
Staff Sgt. Robert L. Cotey, of Vergennes, Vt. Staff Sgt. Francis E. Larrivee, of Laconia, N.H.; Staff Sgt. Robert J. Flood, of Neelyton, Pa. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Vt. high school musicians on national radio program Sep 28, 2007
"From The Top," which airs on National Public Radio on Sunday evenings and features top young musicians from around the country, will include violinist Thea Talento of Woodstock and French horn player Katie Jordan, a senior at Vergennes Union High School. The two will perform along with a student trio from Chicago and musicians from New York and Pennsylvania on an edition of "From The Top" to be recorded at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph at 8 p.m. Saturday. (WCAX.com, VT)
Women's Car Rally Rolls Into Vergennes Sep 23, 2007
She's one of the nearly sixty people who participated in Saturdays Vergennes Ladies Car Rally -- an event designed to fund the Vergennes Opera House ... Participants pay an entry fee of two-hundred and fifty dollars, and drive from the Village Green in Vergennes to the Stowe Inn for brunch. (WCAX.com, VT)
Gun Fired on Burlington Street Aug 20, 2007
A Vergennes man is charged with firing a handgun in Burlington. Police say 22 year-old Daniel Marcum fired the weapon into the air, near East Avenue and Bilodeau Court Sunday morning. (WCAX.com, VT)
State seeks volunteers for archaeological dig Jul 22, 2007
We're just passionate about history," she said. Jennifer Lawson, 35, a language arts and social studies at Vergennes Middle School, wants to encourage kids and young adults to take part and have an opportunity to work with professional archaeologists, handle artifacts and be a respected participant. The project fits in with her school's focus on experiential learning and using the community as a textbook. "I need to know this because this is where I live," she said. ? 2007 The Associated Press.... (Concord Monitor)
Biotech event to honor UMass professor Jul 14, 2007
Vergennes will mark France's national holiday with a flag-raising, speeches, a performance by the Vergennes City Band, and a French Mass. Established in 1788, Vergennes was Vermont's first incorporated city ... Ethan Allen suggested the city's name, to honor the Comte de Vergennes, France's foreign minister during the American Revolution. (Boston Globe)
Goodrich Celebrates Dreamliner Debut Jul 9, 2007
Many components on the jet were made or developed at the Goodrich Corporation's plant in Vergennes -- including fuel measurement systems and landing gear monitoring systems. One of the planes top selling points is it's fuel efficiency. (WCAX.com, VT)
Goodrich lands $6.9M contract Jul 3, 2007
Work will be conducted at Goodrich's plant in Vergennes, Vt. Charlotte-based Goodrich (NYSE:GR) is a supplier of products and services to the aerospace and defense industries. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Petrona's makeover Jul 2, 2007
VERGENNES, VT. Petrona Tomas traveled a nightmarish labyrinth to emerge in a quaint corner of the American dream ... with the help of adoptive mother Linda Taft in Vergennes, Vt ... Petrona has come to expect the daily constants of life in Vergennes, Vermont's oldest city, the place where her adoptive mother was born and raised. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fire destroys Ferrisburgh restaurant Jun 21, 2007
Vergennes Fire Chief Ralph Jackman says the restaurant's owner had just installed a new cooker for ribs, and that the fire started in that area. The fire is not considered suspicious. (WCAX.com, VT)
Pint-sized Professionals: Kids Turn Work Into Play at Historic Hotels of America(R) Jun 12, 2007
The Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes, Vt. offers a Junior Staff Program that allows children 12 and over to choose to "work" in a department for two hours and learn how it's really done. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Farm To School Jun 2, 2007
Julia and the rest of her third grade class have spent the past few months researching area farmers -- with the help of high school mentors from Vergennes. The students shadowed their producer earlier in the year and today they showcased the products to the community. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont Remembers the Fallen May 29, 2007
Vergennes, Vermont - May 28, 2007. Vergennes boasts Vermont's largest Memorial Day parade every year as thousands gather here to honor those who have died for our country in wars gone by. (WCAX.com, VT)
Funeral Service for Teen Killed in Snow Tubing Accident Apr 6, 2007
Vergennes, Vermont - April 5, 2007 ... Devino's funeral will be held Thursday at Vergennes Union High School, her alma mater. (WCAX.com, VT)
Collegian killed in tubing accident was "bright light" Apr 3, 2007
" Ed Webbley, a principal at Vergennes Union High School, where Devino graduated last year, described her as a can-do young woman who thrived as a leader. "She was senior class president, Student Council president, prom queen, valedictorian - just everybody's cheerleader," said Webbley. "She cut quite a wide swath in a small town and a small high school ... " At Northeastern, she was a communications major. She aspired to be president someday, her mother said. "She was one of those people who... (Concord Monitor)
Northeastern freshman dies in snowtube accident Apr 2, 2007
"She was one of those people who did it all and did it all very well," Linda Devino said of her daughter, who was class president three years running at Vergennes Union High School. Devino also played softball and soccer and was prom queen her junior year of high school, her mother said. (WCAX.com, VT)
Learn how to enjoy the state, your inn Mar 5, 2007
Basin Harbor Club has teamed with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes to offer a three- night "Build-a-Boat" package that enables a family to build a 12-foot Bevin rowing skiff. Guests complete and launch their boat using a traditionally designed kit from the Alexandria Seaport Foundation in Virginia. (Boston Globe)
Law students thrilled to watch justices on annual visit Mar 5, 2007
There was the solid waste case, a challenge by opponents of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, a search and seizure case stemming from a Vergennes traffic stop, an appeal by the mother of a murder victim, a child pornography case and a marijuana cultivation case. In each, lawyers for the respective sides fielded questions from the justices, who reserved decision on all six matters. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont Electric Power stops to help a feathered friend Feb 28, 2007
When the Vermont Electrical Power Company (VELCO) scoped out the proposed site of its new line easement corridor on the banks of South Slang Creek, near Vergennes, it found its desired transmission pole structure already occupied. But it was not another utilities company that had beaten VELCO to the punch. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
School Cancellations Feb 14, 2007
Vergennes Union Elementary School Closed. Vergennes Union High School Closed. (WCAX.com, VT)
Company could pay to move school in power line path Jan 19, 2007
Construction has begun on the southern portion, but VELCO is still working on Public Service Board approval for northern portions of the line that will travel through Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Charlotte, Shelburne and South Burlington. Magowan said the school wanted the deal to be finalized by the end of the month. (WCAX.com, VT)
