Survey shows voters are open to consolidation March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff With seven school boards representing residents across Chittenden South Supervisory Union, education o...
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Williston must obtain license, acquire vehicles March 11, 2010 By Greg Elias Observer staff With funding secured, Williston officials now face the complexities of rolling out a new ambulance s...
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March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff The Development Review Board granted a discretionary permit at its meeting Tuesday night for what will be Vermont’s largest church. Essex Allianc...
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Issue rolled into Comprehensive Plan process March 11, 2010 By Greg Elias Observer staff The Selectboard on Monday diverted the debate over a controversial roundabout to town planners. Last...
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March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff Plans for a proposed environmentally friendly car wash moved forward Tuesday night during a Development Review Board meeting. The board granted a pre-a...
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March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff The Department of Defense recently nominated a Williston company for an award honoring its commitment to National Guard employees. Control Technolog...
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March 11, 2010   Kindergarten registration approaching The Williston School District has announced the upcoming dates for kindergarten registration. Parents of children who live in Willist...
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March 11, 2010   Wanted person • Michael Gauthier, 34, of Williston was taken to Chittenden County Correctional Center on Feb. 11 based on an outstanding warrant for escape from custody...
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The free market isn’t always the answer March 11, 2010 By William Workman In his guest column in the Observer on Feb. 25, Jacob G. Hornberger praises the free market system that a...
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March 11, 2010   Looking for local How it is that Mr. Hornberger, the founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation in Fairfax, Va., had a guest column in our local paper (&ldq...
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Vermont must seek new energy March 11, 2010 By Steve Mount Though the plant is not dead yet, Vermont Yankee is getting close. The state Senate voted, by a wide margin, not to recommend the Publi...
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Life after Vermont Yankee March 11, 2010 By Mike Benevento Last month, the Vermont Senate overwhelmingly voted to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon. Following their ...
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Spring's tonic March 11, 2010 By Ginger Isham Don’t you just love these sunny days we have been having? The heavy wet snow and the north wind? Mother Nature knows what will mak...
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March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff Since the unveiling of a new Web site last fall, new technological changes continue emerging within the Williston School District. For the first tim...
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March 11, 2010 By Tim Simard Observer staff After the Williston School Board celebrated the passage of the 2010-2011 school district budget at its last meeting, board members went through a ...
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March 11, 2010   CVU girls second, boys fourth in state Nordic finale Led by ninth place finisher Kylie deGroot and 10th place finisher Sienna Searles, the Champlain Valley Union Hig...
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March 11, 2010 By Mal Boright Observer correspondent That second-seeded Essex High knocked off once-beaten and top-seeded Burlington High 44-37 in Saturday’s Division 1 championship basketb...
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March 11, 2010 After a season of terrorizing opponents’ offensive players from his defensive end position for Champlain Valley Union High’s Division 2 football championship runners-up, po...
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