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Some call it the last bastion of democracy, some say participation is a civic duty and some just like to touch base with their neighbors and take...
SALISBURY — When the thermometer dips below zero as it did in Salisbury on Monday, the only way you’d think you’d spy a trout is...
BOSTON — The Addison Independent won 18 editorial and 10 advertising and design awards at the annual conference of the New England Newspaper...
Editorial
In a story in this issue of the Addison Independent, readers will note that this paper and our sister papers were successful in an annual newspaper competition among the six New England states. The Independent won 18 news awards and 10 advertising awards — three first places in both categories, and a key second place in General Excellence in the large weekly division with circulations from 6,000 and on up to more than 30,000. With a...
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MIDDLEBURY — This winter, the Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team won 16 times, went undefeated in the Lake Division to earn the league title, and finished the regular season on a 10-game winning streak.
But in Tuesday’s first-round Division I playoff game, No. 12 Champlain Valley Union brought that run to a halt with a dominating performance, 70-45.
The Redhawks, who entered with a 9-11...
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The Addison Independent is proud to publish the Students of the Week from area High Schools each week. The students are chosen by teachers and administration from each school who would like to...
MIDDLEBURY — Ask Boghos Taslakjian how he came to play the flute, and he becomes momentarily flustered. “It’s confusing, even for me,” says the 19-year-old Middlebury...
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Check out the many camps, clubs, sports and other activities offered by the Middlebury Parks and Rec Dept for this Spring.
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When Ernie Banks was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, he began his acceptance speech with his customary invocation: “We’ve got the setting. Sunshine. Fresh air. We’ve got the team behind us. So let’s play two!”
Ernie Banks died on Jan. 23, and the flag of every Cubs fan flew at half-mast on that day. He was officially “Mr. Cub,” having played only for the Cubs for all his 19 years in the majors. It is safe to say there has not been a more beloved athlete by fans in any sport than Ernie Banks was to Chicagoans.
Despite years of...
Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater will host Avner the Eccentric at 8 p.m. on Thursday, performing his legendary show “Exceptions to Gravity.”
The resurgence of interest in physical comedy is often traced to one man, Avner the Eccentric, who took Broadway by storm several years ago simply by standing alone on a stage. Incorporating mime, juggling, magic, clowning and anything else that can get a laugh, he creates artistry through comic mayhem.
Avner Eisenberg in “...
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