Ripton NewsLocal news for Ripton, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Breaking a town from the center- July 31, 2008 ROBERT FROST wrote once that "good fences make good neighbors." We love Frost - we live on land he once owned in this small Green Mountain town - but that's the poet being cynical.http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/breaking-a-town-from-the-center?fromrss=1 Hughes launches bid for Southeast Addison County House seat- July 29, 2008 By JOHN FLOWERS LEICESTER - Leicester Republican John "Ike" Hughes believes the state Legislature has strayed off course.http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/hughes-launches-bid-for-southeast-addison-coun... Idyll Banter: A world of hurt, then and now- July 26, 2008 I was in rural Italy earlier this month, in a tiny village in Tuscany. Rural Italy is a lot like rural Vermont, except the women wear better shoes and everyone inhales olive oil the way we go through maple ...http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/idyll-banter-a-world-of-hurt-then-and-now-2?fr... Idyll Banter: A world of hurt, then and now- July 20, 2008 I was in rural Italy earlier this month, in a tiny village in Tuscany. Rural Italy is a lot like rural Vermont, except the women wear better shoes and everyone inhales olive oil the way we go through maple ...http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/idyll-banter-a-world-of-hurt-then-and-now?from... President declares Vt. flood disaster- July 16, 2008 President Bush has declared Addison and Franklin counties disaster areas, making them eligible for federal assistance in repairing damage from last month's flooding.http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/president-declares-vt-flood-disaster?fromrss=1 Ripton Post Office likely to reopen on limited basis- July 15, 2008 By JOHN FLOWERS RIPTON - Ripton officials on Thursday were optimistic their community would soon see basic mail service return to their community, while around a half-dozen people have expressed interest in ...http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/ripton-post-office-likely-to-reopen-on-limited... More town eligible to apply for loans- July 14, 2008 Middlebury and Ripton are eligible for loans from the Small Business Association to help cover flood losses, Vermont Emergency Management announced recently.http://www.topix.net/city/ripton-vt/2008/07/more-town-eligible-to-apply-for-loans?fromrss=... |