French, Hutchinson
Are Easily Reëlected
By Sandy Cooch
     By substantial margins, voters in the Orange-Addison 1 district returned Democratic incumbents Patsy French and Jim Hutchinson to another two years in the Vermont House.
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Haas Convincingly
Defeats Fox
     Progressive Rep. Sandy Haas of Rochester kept her seat in the Vermont House Tuesday with a convincing win over Bethel Selectman Neal Fox.
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Political Novice Susan Davis
Beats All Candidates in Or.-1
     One of the biggest electoral surprises in Vermont Tuesday came when Republican Sylvia Kennedy was voted out of her position as state representative by political newcomer Susan Hatch Davis of Washington, who ran as a Progressive and Democrat.
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Tunbridge, Royalton Voters
     Elect Ainsworth as Rep.
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Bohnyak Is Orange County Sheriff
By Sandy Cooch
     Acting Orange County Sheriff Bill Bohnyak sailed into the elected office Tuesday, with a 8244-3179 victory over Emile Fredette, the security director at Vermont Technical College. Both men are Republicans from Randolph.
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GOP's Milne Defeated
By Newcomer Mitchell
     Political newcomer Mark Mitchell rode the Democratic sweep to victory Tuesday over Scott Milne, a well-known businessman and scion of a veteran Vermont political family.
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MacDonald Easily
Wins Senate Seat
By M. D. Drysdale
     Orange County Sen. Mark MacDonald handily defeated his long-time opponent, former Sen. Stephen Webster, in Tuesday's balloting.
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Rochester Town Voters Agree
To Keep Speed Ordinance
By Martha Slater
     The Rochester Selectboard held a special town meeting Thursday evening, Nov. 2 at the town office, at which voters decided to keep a new ordinance lowering the speed limit in one section of the village.
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A Pair of Unusual Home-based Businesses Arrive in the Area
By Chris Costanzo
     Two unusual home-based businesses have recently taken root in the area: Fleck of Colour and Shulamit Jewelry.
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