Top Stories for Monday July 4, 2011

Going Grape: The Newest Member To An Everchanging Vermont Agricultural Landscape
By Cookie Steponaitis
Let’s be honest. To a large portion of the population visions of vineyards take us to the Napa Valley of California or the winding roads of Tuscany, Italy. Still more of us might remember the wonderfully funny memory of early TV comedienne Lucille Ball barefoot and running in circles in a vat of grapes, her facial expressions transcending time.   [ more ]

Bread Loaf Starts Construction Of Vergennes Senior Housing Project

   The project will provide safe, perpetually affordable housing for low-income elderly. The building design offers many attractive amenities for seniors: A community room for meals and activities, a country kitchen for small family get-togethers, a library, several lounges, a patio and porch. The location is ideal, close to downtown and within walking distance to a shopping center with a grocery, pharmacy and bank.  [ more ]