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BURLINGTON -- Melanie Drolette, daughter of Donald and April Drolette of Milton, and Eric Racette, son of Kenneth and Kathleen Racette of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Fairfax, were united in marriage Aug.

Occasionally, you find a snack food that so perfectly fulfills your munchie craving that it becomes a "tipper." A tipper is when you need to tip the bottom of the bag upside down to make sure you have gotten every last piece, cupping your hand firmly so you don't lose even a crumb.

Reservoir holdings undergoing study ST. ALBANS CITY Franklin County sugar-makers with eyes on expanding their operations might also want to keep their eyes on developments boiling in St.

Age: 17 School: BFA Fairfax Parents: Neal LaRiviere and Dolores Eckert Hometown: Fairfax Top 5 accomplishments: Selected for National Honor Society, on honor roll for four years, 3.8 GPA, traveled to England with school group, member of Ultimate Frisbee Club.

An old dairy barn on Route 104 in Fairfax has a whole new use. "We're doing something definitely entirely different with the space," Carina Driscoll said.

Not everyone is happy that Hardwick is the new site of the Vermont Food Venture Center.

Two friends had a very simple day. They went to the dump and then fishing. They teased each other about the size of the fish they had caught and the fact that they actually cooked and ate them.

Police are investigating a spate of car break-ins in Fairfax early Tuesday. Among the items taken were two global-position-system units, two hunting bows, a digital camera, a portable DVD player, a brown leather purse and an abundance of change.

Vermont State Police say burglars hit five vehicles parked in Fairfax early Tuesday morning.

Essex 50 - St. Johnsbury 0 Winooski 34 - Poultney 14 Champlain Valley 21 - North Country 14 Middlebury 42 - Burr and Burton 28 Mount Anthony 36 - Burlington 0 Fairfax 60 - Montpelier 20 U-32 34 - Fair Haven 26 Rutland 28 - Brattleboro 6 Hartford 41 - Mount St.

After chef-owner Sissy Hicks sold the Dorset Inn early last year, she planned to make ends meet by hawking some of the specialty products she's developed over the years: Think roasted-tomato salad dressing, Concord grape jelly and cheddar cheese straws.

Sgt. Major Slade Farnham of Fairfax bows his heads as he listens to Sen. Patrick Leahy speak to departing Vermont Army National Guard troops and their families about the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program as they prepare for a year-long deployment at the Sheraton Hotel Conference Center in South Burlington on Monday October 12, 2009.

NEGRIL, Jamaica -- Karlotta Dawn Isham, daughter of Dianne Isham of Fairfax, Vt., and Spencer Isham of Swanton, Vt., and Richard Thomas Grunert, son of Gertrude Beauchamp of Longvevil, Canada, and Richard Grunert of Chicago, were united in marriage June 20.

A Vermont family whose farm was heavily damaged in a fire last year has rebuilt the property and is holding an open house this weekend.

A Vermont family whose farm was heavily damaged in a fire last year has rebuilt the property and is holding an open house this weekend.

A Vermont family whose farm was heavily damaged in a fire last year has rebuilt the property and is holding an open house this weekend.

A Vermont family whose farm was heavily damaged in a fire last year has rebuilt the property and is holding an open house this weekend.

A Vermont family whose farm was heavily damaged in a fire last year has rebuilt the property and is holding an open house this weekend.

John and Angela MacDonald of Colchester announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle MacDonald, to Christopher Bean, son of Lisa and Skip Murray of Milton and Paul and Natalie Bean of Fairfax.

John and Angela MacDonald of Colchester announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle MacDonald, to Christopher Bean, son of Lisa and Skip Murray of Milton and Paul and Natalie Bean of Fairfax.