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July 17, 2010
Serving Addison and Chittenden Counties Vermont DMV makes identity theft arrest
Midd to host 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Vermont is known for some of the best alpine skiing east of the Rocky Mountains. That image was reinforced last week with the announcement that Middlebury College will host the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships. The campus last hosted the national championships in 2001. The college was selected as the host site because the Middlebury Panthers are in the enviable position of being one of two award-winning college ski programs in the U.S. that operates a campus alpine and cross-country skiing facility. The event will bring national sports media attention to Middlebury and Vermont during the winter-spring of 2013. According to a July 1 statement released by the college, head alpine coach Stever Bartlett said, “We’re pretty thrilled to show our coaching colleagues and fellow programs our best efforts at hosting a National Championship. It’s been over 10 years since we've hosted and it's an important role to play on the national stage of skiing”
A July 4 visit to the town green had blonde twin sisters Chloe and Lilly and a friend making pals with tiny Bruni, a five-month-old snub-nosed French bulldog. The dog is owned by Christie and Nate Potter. The three girls enjoyed petting the pooch while learning something new—that a “Frenchie” or “Clown Dog”, while suggesting an origin in France, is in fact a gentle canine developed largely by American and British breeders. Stephanie Simon
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Bridge crews pour deck concrete
Festival to raise funds for shelter
By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury’s new downtown Cross Street Bridge project passed a major milestone July 7. A fleet of concrete trucks poured nearly 600 yards of the wet stuff one day to finish the deck across the bridge’s three spans. Concrete trucks arrived at the bridge across Otter Creek around 5 a.m. via Bakery Lane and Cross Street next to the Ben Franklin store. According to Town Manager Bill Finger, the plan was to dispatch 65 concrete trucks that were scheduled to arrive individually throughout the work day. Viewers of the construction site said things went
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SOUTH BURLINGTON — An officer with the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles today arrested Brian Wells, age 26, of Boston, Mass., at the DMV branch office on North Avenue in Burlington and charged him with attempting to obtain an operator’s license using a stolen identity. Vermont DMV Detective Peter Bottino responded to the Burlington DMV office after receiving a call from DMV Customer Service Specialist Sara Jelen. Wells is also suspected of obtaining two other Vermont photo operator ’s licenses containing stolen identities: one from the Springfield DMV branch and the other from the Bennington office. Wells’ photo was distributed to DMV counter staff, who were instructed to be on the lookout for him. Wells is suspected of committing numerous frauds in California and Massachusetts using fraudulently obtained Vermont licenses. Charges are also expected in those jurisdictions. Wells was lodged at the North West Regional Correctional Center in Chittenden County with bail set at $50,000.
Kubricky Construction and Carrara crews pour concrete on the deck of the new Cross Street Bridge in downtown Middlebury. The bridge is on schedule to open in October. Photo by Lou Varricchio
VERGENNES — This summer, Addison County is the land of milk, maple syrup and coffee. Several local businesses, including Monument Farms—among the county’s longest operating businesses and an Eagle advertiser, located in Weybridge—are "Shakin' for Shelter" to support local homeless families and individuals at the John Graham Shelter. At Middlebury's Festival on the Green, July 11-17, and at various events throughout the summer, volunteers will serve up iced coffeeshakes with Monument Farms dairy products and maple syrup prvided by a local producer. All proceeds will benefit the John Graham Shelter in Vergennes which, for the past 30 years, has served those who have lost their housing, jobs—or both. In past years the fundraiser has proven popular. Last season, several thousand dollars were raised for the shelters in Addison and Chittenden counties.
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