$1.5M upgrade will expand tiny kitchen

By LINDA COLLINS

Messenger Correspondent



ENOSBURG — Students at Enosburg Elementary School eat lunch in the same room where they play kick ball, the school gym. A $1.5 million upgrade proposed by the school board won’t change that, but it will expand the size of the gym, add room for spectators, a locker room for older students, and an expanded and upgraded kitchen, as well as handicapped...

SWANTON VILLAGE –– Nearly 40 years after a historic blaze ravaged Merchants Row here, flames swept through one of the village’s most historic buildings Friday night, displacing four families.

Compromise fails prior to meeting



FRANKLIN — Despite efforts to reach a compromise, the Franklin Town Meeting began Tuesday with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Christian invocation. The invocation, led by Rev. Jason McConnell, explicitly referenced “the Lord” and the “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

Preservation Trust expresses interest



ST. ALBANS CITY — The Preservation Trust of Vermont has shown interest in saving the historic St. Albans House from the wrecking ball.

Gaudette, Peters discuss controversy



ST. ALBANS CITY –– Ostensibly, only two names will appear on the city’s ballot next Tuesday in the race for Ward 2 alderman: incumbent Tim Gaudette and former councilman and employee, Dick Peters.

Snow accumulation to top foot or more



ST. ALBANS –– It figures, doesn’t it, kids?

    For the last month, you’ve waited patiently for a snow day, and the one time we get blasted with heavy, wet, snowman-ready whiteness …

Inmates’ allegations surface during State Police probe



ST. ALBANS –– A St. Albans City man is being held on $100,000 bail for alleged sexual assaults of female inmates while working as an officer at the Northwest State Correctional Facility (NWSCF).

Agents, deputies raid Lincoln Ave. residence



ST. ALBANS CITY –– Two men were arrested here last week for running a mobile meth lab out of a car, marking the first bust of a meth-production operation in Franklin County, and one of few in Vermont.

Public transportation a growing endeavor



ST. ALBANS TOWN — Green Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) has new buses and new offices here on Lake Road. GMTA held an open house on Monday to showcase its growing operation.

Area businesspeople turn out for meeting

ST. ALBANS — At an early Thursday morning meeting, St. Albans City’s new planner, Jim Tischler, and others had concrete ideas for how the state could encourage economic and job development.