By JOHN FLOWERS
EAST MIDDLEBURY — When Irene Piper was a child, you knew there was a crisis in the community when someone rang the bell in the East Middlebury United Methodist Church (UMC). Citizens would converge on the 1849 worship hall, discuss the problem at hand, and work together to solve it.
“The church was the center of the community,” said Piper, now 68.
We last wrote about Good Point Recycling back in January of this year, when reporter John Flowers reported on the growth of the Middlebury electronics recycling company, and their relocation to the old CPC warehouse off Exchange Street.
When I woke up on Wednesday morning to a text message from my little brother reading simply, “Harry Potter is pretty legit,” I knew it wouldn’t be long before I caved and saw the latest installment in the movie series. My brother, Will, and I grew up fighting over each newest release in the “Harry Potter” series. Frugal to a fault, we’d purchase just one of the brick-like copies of each new book on the day of its release, only then to squabble incessantly about who had the honor of reading the book first.
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My first solo cooking endeavors this summer have been both more and less successful than I expected them to be.
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For those readers following the dairy industry closely, here's the latest news from D.C.: this morning, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, calling for the committee to help struggling farmers. "If we can do it for Wall Street ... we can certainly find a way to do it for our farmers," Welch said, speaking about the need for immediate assistance for farmers caught up in the dairy crisis.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
ADDISON COUNTY — Rain, rain, go away.
That’s the refrain taken up this summer by farmers and gardeners around the county, as heavier than normal rainfall in June drowned out some efforts at summer planting and harvesting.
The National Weather Service in Burlington tallied 5.25 inches of precipitation last month — nearly 2 inches more than the normal June rainfall, said meteorologist Jessica Neiles.
By ANDREA SUOZZO
MIDDLEBURY — The sky was overcast and the breeze cool as the Middlebury Panthers and Vergennes Champs entered the municipal pool in Middlebury Tuesday evening. It was the only meet of the summer season in which the county rivals would face off.
Each team had about 60 swimmers at the meet. A team from Winooski was also in attendance, swimming against Vergennes.
The Champs fell to the Panthers 192.50 to 254.50, while Vergennes beat Winooski.
With two weeks to go before league championships, the swimmers struggled for their best times in the chill air.
