Fairlee News

When 40 kids sit down July 1 for their first meal at Saltash Mountain Camp in Mount Holly, they'll chow down on something familiar.

A local superintendent has received top honors in the state of Vermont. Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union Superintendent Daniel French was presented the 2009 Frederick H. Tuttle Service Award by the Vermont Superintendents Association at a meeting in Fairlee on May 14.

Daniel French, Superintendent of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union, has been selected as the Vermont Superintendent of the Year for 2009 by the Vermont Superintendents Association.

FAIRLEE -- Daniel French, superintendent of the Bennington-Rutland supervisory union, has been selected as the Vermont Superintendent of the Year for 2009 by the Vermont Superintendents Association, association officials said.

Memorial Day marks the opening of the state's hiking trails after a long mud season, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recommends you check to see if the area you're planning to hike or climb is open.

A 19-year-old Fairlee woman and her two passengers escaped serious injury when the van they were riding in rolled over and went down an embankment Saturday afternoon.

LOCATION : U.S. Route 5, Rowell Brook Rd / Wild Hill Rd, Middlebrook Rd, Bear Notch Rd VIOLATION: Attempting to Elude, DUI#3, Negligent Operation ACCUSED: John Turner AGE: 25 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Thetford, VT On April 24, 2009 at approximately 0038 hours, Vermont State Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Route 5 in Bradford for speeding.

About 200 people attended a hunger conference in Fairlee Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Vermont Foodbank.

Vermont Electric Power Company is asking the public to review and give feedback on its 2009 Vermont Long Range Transmission Plan-Public Review Draft during a series of public forums.

Despite the recession, the summer camp industry appears to be in relatively good shape.

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A man who was pulled over by Vermont State Police for speeding last year was later found to have given troopers a false name and date of birth.

On 2/2/09 Debra Messer was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation regarding missing funds from the Town of Fairlee's Trash Fund.

A nonprofit group of health clinics is among the participants in a new effort by the state Department of Health, University of Vermont College of Medicine and farm groups to get providers some special training ...

MONTPELIER - Two landlords from Bradford and Johnson have settled with the Vermont Attorney General's Office for violations of the state's lead law, Attorney General's officials said on Friday.

After almost 10 years of debate, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board has approved a rule that regulates "captive hunting" preserves in the state.

On December 18, 2008 Vermont State Police arrested Donald Brown in Derby, VT for an offense that occurred on I-91 in Fairlee in October of 2007.

How should towns nominate their town officer candidates?

That was the question posed in last week's edition in a story from Fairlee as some community members seek to change the nomination process in that town. In Fairlee, candidates for a selectboard seat and other officer positions are nominated from the floor at March town meeting. Shortly after nominations are offered, a vote on the candidates takes place.

It's a question that is a valid one, not just in Fairlee, but for many towns throughout Vermont as well. Bradford, Groton, Ryegate and Topsham all elect officers in a similar manner, while Corinth, Newbury, Thetford, Vershire and West Fairlee elect theirs by Australian ballot.

Three areas of rural Vermont will be getting money to help provide broadband Internet services in remote parts of the state.