Orwell
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State sites open this week
ADDISON | Seven Vermont state-owned historic sites opened their doors for the 2019 season. This collection of sites offers 80 historic structures along with over 1,000 acres of forest and farmland. Read more
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ACTR Riders: Rock on, George
Need a lift? Ride along with Orwell resident Tom Pinsonneault, a volunteer bus driver, and discover who you will meet in this week installment of ACTR (Addison County Transit Resources) Riders, titled “Rock on, George.” Read more
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Police find body of missing ice angler
ORWELL | State rescue crews recovered what is believed to be the body of ice angler Lee Wiktorski, 61, of Benson, on Feb. 13. Read more
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Orwell’s Quenneville honored
ORWELL | Castleton University women’s basketball junior Alexis Quenneville, of Orwell, notched Little East Conference (LEC) Player of the Week honors following a career day against Western Connecticut, as announced by the league office last week. Read more
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Tale of the Vermont hunter
As it turned out, my luck hunting was not as good as my Dad’s. But it really didn’t matter to me. Read more
Appreciation for editorial
I appreciated your editorial on suicide in this week’s issue of the Eagle. Read more
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Point and laugh: The big bunny game hunt - Part 2
ORWELL | My dad promised to buy me a Daisy BB gun when I turned nine years old, and true to his promise the Christmas before my ninth birthday, what do you think was neatly wrapped under the tree? Read more
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Point and laugh: The big bunny game hunt
ORWELL - Two years ago, in July, I decided it was time to volunteer and help out at the Independence Lodge 10 F&AM’s Annual Bow Shoot held in Benson. Read more
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Bus tour visits East Creek watershed
ORWELL - Change is happening on the land and that’s good news for water quality, according to Water Quality Division Deputy Director Ryan Patch of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Read more
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Remembering Orwell Postmaster Alden Atwood
ORWELL - Alden Fred Atwood of Orwell, Past Master of the Masonic Independence Lodge 10, passed away on Oct. 12, 2018. Read more
Orwell man charged for animal cruelty
ORWELL | On Sept. 21, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officials of the town of Orwell requested the assistance of the Vermont State Police in regards to an animal problem. Read more
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Growing up in Vermont - Part 2
ORWELL | The Vermont morning chill quickened my pace as I trudged through the pasture, which by crossing rather than using the road shortened the route to the novitiate. Read more
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Growing up in Vermont
ORWELL | I think I always wanted to be a Boy Scout. I don’t know why. Read more
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Back to school: Local students attending Castleton
CASTLETON | A growing number of Addison County students will be attending college in-state this year and their choice of Castleton University, close to home, is no exception. Read more
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Time capsule
ORWELL | In 1923, John Beeman opened an automobile service station at the junction of Routes 22A and 73 in Orwell. Read more
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Orwell’s site was liberty’s keystone
ORWELL | Ironically, little has been written in-depth about one of Addison County’s most unusual places of history. Read more
