Top Stories for Tuesday April 3, 2007

Standard Register Begins Last Days In Middlebury
By Mike Cameron
    The parking lot is noticeably less filled with cars as one of Addison County’s premier employers begins its final days doing business in Vermont.
    Standard Register which  employed 112 people in their Middlebury plant was scheduled to perform limited production through March of 2007.  The company has been in operation since 1965 producing high quality business forms and employing over 200 well paid employees in its peak years.
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Nominations For The Eighth Annual Governor’s Heritage Awards

   The Vermont Folklife Center and Vermont Life Magazine are requesting nominations for the eighth annual Governor’s Heritage Awards. These awards recognize exemplary Vermonters whose work as artists and educators perpetuates the state’s cultural heritage. The Vermont Folklife Center and Vermont Life Magazine co-sponsor these awards to foster the preservation of and support for Vermont’s traditional culture.
   The Governor’s Heritage Awards honors two categories: educators who are dynamic and involve           [ more ]