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80-year-old East Middlebury woman publishes her first book

Posted on January 24, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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EAST MIDDLEBURY — Maureen Chadsey Williams has developed quite the lengthy résumé. She’s been a baker, a retail worker, a newspaper circulation coordinator and a stay-at-home-mom, to mention a few vocations.

Now, at age 80, the East Middlebury retiree has made a new entry: Author.

Williams recently self-published her first book, titled “The Hollyhocks Will Bloom Again,” depicting the struggles of a persevering young mother trying to hold her household together during the fractious height of Revolutionary War-era America.

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Town of Middlebury to buy conservation land

Posted on January 24, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — At their meeting Tuesday, members of the Middlebury selectboard discussed a proposed municipal budget (see story on Page 1A).

In other action on Tuesday, the Middlebury selectboard:

•  Authorized Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay to close on a deal to buy 38.3 acres of conservation land off Washington Street Extension near Chipman Hill. The land, previously considered for a housing subdivision, will be purchased for $150,000 with money on hand in the town’s conservation fund.

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Online language education company aims to prepare kids, grow jobs

Posted on January 17, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Twenty-two people operating out of an 11,000-square-foot space in Middlebury’s industrial park are poised to deliver international language instruction to classrooms throughout Vermont — an effort they hope will help build the skills of the state’s workforce.

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Middlebury Police Log: New Haven driver cited for 2nd DUI

Posted on January 17, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



Editor’s note: As a result of a recent switch in computer software at the Middlebury Police Department, the weekly crime log that is provided electronically by police does not include the level of detail to which our readers have grown accustomed through the years. The Addison Independentis working with Middlebury police to find a way to restore the crime log to its previous level of detail.

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Middlebury selectmen work toward town budget goal

Posted on January 10, 2013 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Monday made final its decision to increase town spending to about $8.94 million in fiscal year 2014, a move that will mean a 5.5-cent increase in the town portion of the Middlebury property tax rate to 91.86 cents

If approved by voters in March, the $8.94 million budget will mean a $55 tax hike per $100,000 of assessed value for town property owners.

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ALL ABOARD! Youngsters keep Sheldon trains rolling

Posted on January 10, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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MIDDLEBURY — If post-holiday season blues have already set in, the Sheldon Museum has a cure — at least until Sunday. The museum’s annual train exhibit will be taken down after this weekend, and volunteer Alex Shashok, 9, has a word of advice for anyone still on the fence about making a trip to 1 Park St. in downtown Middlebury in the next few days.

“It’s not going to be a boring waste of time,” Shashok said. “It’s going to be like the polar opposite of that.”

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Women's hockey tournament raises funds for cancer patients

Posted on January 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Otters and the Middlebury Mystix, two women’s community ice hockey teams, will host the 14th annual “Face Off Against Breast Cancer” hockey tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20, at the Memorial Sports Center in Middlebury. Last year, the event raised over $70,000 for the statewide Cancer Patient Support Program, and the Otters and Mystix are hoping to break that record in 2013. Over the course of its history, the Face Off Against Breast Cancer has raised over $270,000 for charity.

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Middlebury yoga teacher shares her journey to teaching

Posted on January 10, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



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MIDDLEBURY — Joanna Colwell began practicing yoga in her early 20s, after meeting her future instructor by random chance: The two strangers met during an earthquake in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Chance may have spurred her initial exposure to yoga, but it was also fate. “I was instantly hooked,” Colwell said.

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Parcel near Lodge at Otter Creek eyed for solar farm

Posted on January 3, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Developers of the South Ridge neighborhood off Middle Road in Middlebury are seeking permission to install a 500-kilowatt solar farm on a 3.3-acre parcel near the Lodge at Otter Creek.

The project, if OK’d by state utility regulators, is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 100 homes while remaining relatively inconspicuous due to the topography and surroundings of the three-acre parcel on which it would be sited.

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Middlebury selectman look to trim spending proposal

Posted on January 3, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials will try to pare at least another $120,000 from a 2013-2014 municipal budget proposal in order to achieve the selectboard’s goal of limiting the spending plan’s impact on residents. The goal is an increase on the local property tax rate of no more than 5.5 cents while maintaining current services.

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