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October 26, 2013

Pumpkinsi n the Park in Vergennes, Oct. 26 By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress @denpubs.com VERGENNES Ñ On Saturday, Oct. 26, Vergennes will celebrate Pumpkins in the Park and More centered in City Park downtown. The annual, all-day harvest cum Halloween event has become steadily popular in recent years. The addition of monstersÑ for young and old alikeÑ puts a spooky new twist to the Little City happening. A large segment of Pumpkins in the Park is its emphasis on safe trickor-treating for children on Main Street as well as at the Vergennes Residential Care facility. New to this yearÕ s Halloween festivities will be games and activities in the downtown park as well as with a few special treats provided by members of the Vergennes Lions Club. The Great Pumpkin Cook returns Oct. 26 as well with local chefs of all ages and abilities. Honors will be awarded in the Best Pumpkin Dessert and Best Savory Creation categories. The awards are for both adult and under age 18 categories. Free food sampling will available following the contest. In the evening, a special Halloween safety presentation will be held by Vergennes Fire Department members at the downtown fire station. Next, the Vergennes Police Department will CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Railroad survey crews in Middlebury this week

MIDDLEBURY Ñ The 2014 Main Street and Merchants Row Bridge Replacement construction project in Middlebury continues to move forward with recent VTrans, FHWA, and Selectboard approvals of the so-called preferred alternative for a new railroad tunnel. The Vermont State Transportation Board visited the project site and conducted a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the town offices. The purpose of this meeting was to review and vote on a Tunnel Height Variance Request, which they approved. This supports the preferred alternative to construct the current track elevation to a 20Õ , 9Ó vertical clearance through the tunnel while building the tunnel foundations to allow a future increase to 23Õ , 0Ó . Starting Oct. 21, survey and soil boring crews will be at various locations up at the street level and down along the railroad. This will continue into early November as crews gather more field information before winter. The project team has been asked by town officials to minimize impacts to parking and the public in every way they can during this period. Additional project information and bi-weekly updates are posted on the project webpage at: www.middleburybridges.org.

BIG DIG — Visitors to the Middlebury marble quarry, located east of U.S. Route 7, five miles south of downtown, toured the 190-foot-deep pit via Bet-Cha Transit school buses Oct. 19. It was the first public open-house event at the Swiss-owned Omya operation in several years. Hundreds attended the event as part of Earth Science Week 2013 sponsored by the American Geosciences Institute. See story and related photos inside this issue (page 15). Photo by Lou Varricchio

Too big to ignore: Ralphie May in Rutland

Ralphie May

RUTLAND Ñ Since Ralphie MayÕ s debut on season one of Ò Last Comic Standing,Ó audiences canÕ t get enough of the larger-than-life comedian whose no-nonsense point of view strongly connects with diverse audiences. Ralphie doesnÕ t shy away from touchy topics or ethnic jokes because he sincerely believes that as long as what heÕ s saying is true, people need to hear it. The comedian will make his Vermont debut at the Paramount Theatre as part of his Too Big to Ignore Tour on Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. RalphieÕ s career in comedy started at age 17 after winning a contest to open for his idol, Sam Kinison. At KinisonÕ s suggestion, he moved from his hometown, Chattanooga,Tenn. to Houston to develop his comedy routine. Ò All the comics IÕ ve ever admired, whether it be Kinison, Lenny Bruce, Buddy Hackett or Richard Pryor, all share a commonality,Ó says May. Ò TheyÕ re a tour de force. When they speak, thereÕ s no room for rebuttal. TheyÕ ve thought it all out. Even the pros and cons of their argument, they raise openly and debate in the midst of their conversation and itÕ s a beautiful thing to watch.Ó Ralphie has a proven track record of selling out multiple shows in 1,500 to 3,000-seat venues and recently released his record-setting one-hour Comedy Central special, Too Big to Ignore on DVD from Image Entertainment. Later this year he will release a vintage recording on vinyl taped in Houston in 1998. Ralphie has worked as a writer and producer on ESPNÕ s Mohr Sports starring CONTINUED ON PAGE 7


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