April 19, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
BRANDON — A vicious Nor’easter blew through southern Addison County like a freight train on Sunday evening and early Monday morning, leaving more than 3,200 area households and businesses — and the entire town of Brandon — without power for more than two days.
Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS) crews were still working feverishly on Tuesday morning to repair the Walnut Street substation that helps power all of Brandon.
Wind gusts reported in excess of 70 miles per hour in Rutland, along with wet snow, toppled scores of trees onto power lines and other electric utility infrastructure throughout Rutland County and into southern Addison County. Dozens of roads — including Route 7 — were rendered impassable for long stretches, until they were liberated by chainsaw wielding workers and volunteers.
April 19, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Less than seven short years ago, Quincy Dunn-Baker left Middlebury with little more than a diploma from the Addison Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) program and a dream to someday make it big as an actor.
It now appears that “someday” is fast approaching.
Dunn-Baker, 24, is celebrating a very successful April during which he earned guest starring roles in the television crime dramas CSI: New York and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The icing on the cake came last week when he learned he will hit the stage this summer in a production of Romeo and Juliet as part of the prestigious “Shakespeare in the Park” performance series in New York’s Central Park.
