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SHOREHAM — A dump truck spilled 15 tons of rock and gravel on a minivan on Route 74 in Shoreham crash during the morning of July 11. The highway was closed for a time as a wrecking crew removed the vehicles and scooped up the spilled load. Three individuals, not identified at this time, were rushed to regional hospitals. One victim was airlifted to Dartmouth Medical Center in New Hampshire. Vermont State Police said the vehicle, approaching the dump truck, triggered the accident. One eyewitness said it was “like a row of dominoes falling followed by a shower of rocks.” Apparently, the driver of the vehicle was distracted by a baby on board, and crossed the highway median and collided with the truck. When the truck hit trees along the side of the highway, it flipped and dumped more than 15 tons of its load of rock and gravel onto a minivan. The driver of the car and the baby were taken to Porter Hospital. No one suffered life-threatening injuries, according to a police report.
Team USA: made in China U.S. Sen. Sanders deplores made-in-China uniforms
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MONTPELIER — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (IVt.) joined the bipartisan outcry against the 2012 Team USA Olympic unforms made in China by fashion-designer Ralph Lauren. The uniforms will be worn by U.S. athletes during the opening ceremony in London next week. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress deplored the use of imported Olympic gear which many said could be manufactured domestically. According to Sanders, “The Olympics are a time when Americans take great pride in our nation’s top athletes as they strive for gold. At a See UNIFORMS, page 10
BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY — The Middlebury Community Players’ are presenting a revival of “Swingtime Canteen, the Star Spangled Musical Hit,” a recreation of a USO show during World War II in 1944, through July 21. The Greatest Generation pulls together to the beat of the Andrews Sisters and big bands like the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Pictured here are several of the Addison County cast members: Meg Guilfoy, Nikki Juvan, Lisa Powell, Liz Cleveland and Julie Banach. The ersatz USO band will be conducted by Dorothy Robson. Call 382-9222 for times and ticket prices.
Valuable ‘50s antiques stolen from Addison home By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com ADDISON — Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of three, classic antique 1950s-era Murray child pedal cars. The professionally restored collectibles, valued
at several thousand dollars a piece, were stolen from the home of Gardener Stone in Addison sometime on or before July 4. Stone is the owner of G. Stone Motors, and related enterprises, in Middlebury. Stone said the thief or thieves must have had access to the basement because his house did not ap-
pear to be broken into. He said the collectibles were purchased at an auction in 2006 and are owned by Pam Briggs of Addison. According to Stone, the pedal cars were carefully stored in the basement; no other personal items See THEFT, page 10
Maritime Museum Small Boat Festival on tap this weekend
Rick Norcross, Vermont music veteran of Vermont, will headline the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Small Boat Festival July 21-22.
VERGENNES — The Small Boat Festival, coming up on July 21-22, is a summer favorite at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. With boat restoration experts, on-water opportunities, an exhibit unveiling and live music by Rick Norcross, it’s fun for all ages. Bring your boat project questions all weekend, your non-motorized boat to row or paddle in Saturday’s Challenge Race, a kid’s duct tape creation for Sunday’s regatta or just come to watch the fun and enjoy some delicious treats from food vendor Euro Restaurant. Be sure to explore the museum’s 14 exhibit buildings and museum store, too. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and festival activities are included with museum admis-
sion (Challenge Race fee includes museum admission for two). Come and see how Snake Mountain Boatworks restored three Vermont boats from “as-found” condition to finished, fully-restored, magnificent antiques, ready for romping in the water. These boats span the transition from canvas to wood plank and then wood plank to fiberglass. They include: 1930s vintage Old Town Dinghy, cedarstrip and canvas, was found lying upsidedown in the mud in Owl's Head Harbor. "Little Chief," a 1948 18' Chris Craft Deluxe Utility with its original Chris Craft Model K, six-cylinder engine, was discovered via Craig’s List in a hanger at the East Middlebury Airport. See BOAT FEST, page 8
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