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May 14th

May 13th

Dalai Lama signs on to "350" climate change target

Good news from the folks at 350.org, a global climate change movement that has its roots in Middlebury: the Dalai Lama was the first to sign on to "The Time to Ac

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May 12th

Middlebury College announces second wave of budget cuts

Ron Liebowitz, the president of Middlebury College, announced the school's second wave of budget cuts in the wee hours of the morning today — cuts the college hopes will bring the school closer to its goal of trimming $20 million from the spending plan. At first glance, it looks like the arts might have taken the hardest hit.

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May 11th

Addison farmers swap dairy cows for a bid at biofuels

By KATHRYN FLAGG

ADDISON — Tired of the financial ups and downs of Vermont’s flagging dairy industry, Addison farmers Paul and Mark Boivin sold off their cows 15 months ago — but these two brothers aren’t giving up on agriculture in Addison County.

They turned in their cows for a try at the biofuels industry, co-founding Vermont Golden Harvest BioFuels.

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Middlebury church celebrates landmark 200th birthday

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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents this spring will salute the 200th birthday of one of the community’s most venerable, high-profile buildings.

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Developer revises plan for Route 7 truck stop

By ANDY KIRKALDY

FERRISBURGH — South Burlington’s Champlain Oil Co. (COCO) has submitted a new application for a gas station. convenience store and fast-food restaurant on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh that its management hopes will be more acceptable to town residents.

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VUHS boys lax clips Otters in tough battle, 9-6

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By ANDY KIRKALDY

VERGENNES — In a hard-fought high school boys’ lacrosse game on Saturday, host Vergennes took a 7-2 halftime lead and held on to defeat 9-6 Otter Valley, 9-6.

The Commodores prevailed despite missing head coach Rory Cartwright, who injured himself at work, and three starters who sat out for a minor violation of school rules.

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