Category: Addison Independent

College bids farewell to its athletic ‘Bubble’

Posted on June 6, 2013 |

• Feature Article
• Middlebury College

By Addison Independent

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College campus on Tuesday said goodbye to a prominent feature of its athletic complex — the Bubble.

The 40,640-square-foot air-filled structure was inflated in 2002 as a temporary home for the Panther squash courts and other athletic facilities. Workers deflated it Tuesday as work moves forward on two significant new structures in the complex.

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Sheldon Museum educates the public on dairy history

Posted on June 6, 2013 |

• Middlebury
• Sheldon Museum

By Addison Independent

MIDDLEBURY — June is Dairy Month, and to celebrate, the Sheldon Museum will present a series of entertaining programs the weekend of June 14. The festivities are taking place in conjunction with the Sheldon’s current exhibit, “From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England.”

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High School Softball Wrap-up: Commodores, Otters, Eagles all advance in playoffs

Posted on June 6, 2013 |

• Sports
• MAUHS
• MUHS
• OVUHS
• softball
• VUHS

By Addison Independent

ADDISON COUNTY — The Vergennes and Mount Abraham union high school softball teams won first-round Division II home playoff games on Tuesday and Otter Valley won on Wednesday, but Middlebury lost on the road in its D-I match-up on Tuesday.

OTTERS

The No. 7 Otter Valley Union High School softball team broke an early 2-2 tie on Wednesday on the way to a 12-2 win over visiting No. 10 Lake Region in a Division II first-round game.

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Middlebury Police Log: Copper thieves hit county homes

Posted on June 6, 2013 |

• Crime Logs

By Addison Independent

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police are investigating two recent cases of burglars entering local homes to steal copper pipes.

Authorities were first called to a Route 7 South residence on May 27, where, police said, someone had entered the basement of the home to steal some copper tubing.

Then, on May 29, police began investigating the attempted theft of some copper tubing from the basement of an Exchange Street residence. Police said someone was able to loosen the tubing, but had not had a chance to remove it.

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