MONDAY EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
Have a Safe & Happy 4th!
In pursuit of the DeLorean
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 29 No. 11
Middlebury, Vermont
Monday, July 3, 2017
Bristol considers firearms law By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Selectboard members are considering an ordinance that would regulate the discharge of firearms in Bristol. The ordinance, if passed, would be a first of its kind in the town. The local law, which the Bristol selectboard discussed at their June
26 meeting, would prohibit firing a gun “within a safety zone of 500 feet from another person’s/ entity’s residence, building, place of business or camper in the town of Bristol.” Discharge of firearms is also prohibited on or within 500 feet of any town-owned property and
within 1,000 feet of any school. Residents may apply to the chief of police for a permit to discharge firearms within the safety zone. The chief of police would inspect the site and approve or deny the permit. Such permit decisions could be appealed. (See Ordinance, Page 31)
• Locals look for this rare vehicle to lend authenticity to a “Back to the Future” remake. See Page 3.
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Poets wanted! Bread Loaf invites locals to share what matters to them By GAEN MURPHREE RIPTON — The Bread Loaf School of English and friends are inviting local people to be part of a group reading that looks to define and build community. Anyone who writes is invited to submit a poem that they could be selected to read, alongside professional poets, at the inaugural Poetry Free for All event later this month. “It’s a celebration of our collective poetry and a chance to hear a rare thing, which is a medley of voices, very different (See Poets, Page 14)
Cordes joins health care protest and gets arrested
Violinists double up for concert • Duo will peform on Sunday in Rochester. See Arts Beat on Pages 10-13.
Independent taps baseball all-stars • Otter Valley, Mount Abe and VUHS players make a big splash with post-season honors. See Pages 16-17.
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On the ball
KESTRAL EDWARDS, LEFT, and Brooke Barnard battle for the ball during a scrimmage at Summit Soccer Camp in Bristol last week. The camp is celebrating its 25th year. For more photos from the camp see Page 2. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
By JOHN FLOWERS LINCOLN — Lincoln resident Mari Cordes on Thursday returned from a whirlwind, three-day trip to Washington, D.C., that included wading through bustling airports, bunking down at a hostel and getting arrested. While that might seem like a nightmare scenario for most people, Cordes pronounced the trip a rousing success. T h a t ’ s because Cordes — a longtime nurse and activist — was on a joint mission with other likeCORDES minded folks to raise awareness about the U.S. Senate Republicans’ “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA) — legislation she believes would deal a major health insurance setback to a vast majority of Americans if it is passed into law (See Cordes, Page 30)