Stories about 'middlesex' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

State Faces Challenge To Post-Irene Mental Health Facility

By John Dillon | November 13, 2012

A legal challenge may delay plans to open a secure residential facility for people with mental illness displaced by Tropical Storm Irene.

Officials warn of debris from bridge collapse

By VPR | July 25, 2008

Vermont state officials are warning canoeists, kayakers and others to avoid a stretch of the Winooski River below where a bridge undergoing reconstruction fell into the river this week.

Bridge falls into river during construction

By VPR | July 23, 2008

Officials say work to remove a 120-foot portion of a bridge being replaced that fell into the Winooski River could be hampered this week by heavy rains.

Morning Newscast: June 5, 2008

By Mitch Wertlieb | June 5, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Progressive candidate Anthony Pollina says the sudden closing of a bridge in Middlesex symbolizes the failed policies of the Douglas Administration; New Hampshire’s public pension system will get much-needed cash to shore it up, and spare property taxpayers steep increases under an overhaul approved by lawmakers; One of Vermont’s biggest business success stories of recent years is expanding — to Tennessee.

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Route 2 bridge to be replaced by temporary span

By VPR | June 3, 2008

The state plans to install a temporary bridge to replace an 80-year-old span on U.S. Route 2 in Middlesex that has become unsafe.