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Charlotte Middlebury’s Bread Loaf man hurt in vehicle Campus to be mishap conserved By Gail Callahan
gail4kidsire@burlingtontelecom.net CHARLOTTE Ñ A Charlotte resident suffered bruises and abrasions when he, and a Burlington woman, were struck by a car last Thursday. The Nov. 13 incident occurred on Maple Street around 10:30 a.m. when Robert Niccolai and Tamara Jones of Burlington was struck by a car. According to the Burlington Police Dept. investigation, the driver, who is from Colchester, backed her car into the duo. Niccolai and Jones had just left Maglianero Cafe, attempting to cross the Burlington street in the middle of the block when Binto Mohamed struck them. Mohamed attempted to park on Maple Street when she hit Niccolai and Jones. Mohamed was attempting to park her vehicle in a spot on Maple Street. She then hit both. Niccolai and Jones were taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center and treated in the hospitalÕ s emergency department. Jones suffered head and foot injuries and minor abrasions and Mohamed was uninjured. According to the Burlington P.D., Niccolai and Jones fell to the ground after Mohamed hit them. During the accident, the car ran over JonesÕ leg, while Niccolai was dragged about 20 feet.
FINISHING TOUCHES
From Middlebury College lou@addison-eagle.com MIDDLEBURY Ñ Nearly a century ago, Joseph Battell bequeathed to Middlebury College the large tract of land that is home to the Bread Loaf campus. Bordering the Green Mountain National Forest and encompassing numerous areas of ecological and natural interest, the Bread Loaf campus and surrounding forests have long provided the Middlebury community with spaces for outdoor recreation and environmental education. Now, thanks to another benefactor, Middlebury can ensure that many of those same landsÑ approximately 2,100 acresÑ in the Green Mountains are conserved, protected, and remain with the College in perpetuity. Louis Bacon, Class of 1979, a Middlebury College trustee and conservation philanthropist, has joined with the College to ensure that these special lands in the Green CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Artist Sean Dye prepares the finishing touches for the grand opening of the Creative Space Gallery & Sean Dye Studio at 214 Main St. in downtown Vergennes. The opening, Nov. 21, 5-8 p.m., will showcase paintings, prints, sculpture, glass, baskets, textiles, photography and more. The event will include live music by acoustic guitarist Matteo Palmer and refreshments. The gallery includes more than 30 member artists. Photo courtesy of Eloise Beal
Baptist church now heats with local fuel pellets By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com MIDDLEBURY Ñ If you consider VermontÕ s places of worship, many with tall ceilings and large open gathering spaces, probably the biggest siphon of parishionersÕ weekly collectionsÑ especially during the cold months northern New EnglandÑ will go for heating fuel. But with a natural gas pipeline coming to Addison and Rutland counties in the next few years, it seems certain that many businesses and organizations, including churches, will opt for the clean-burning, natural heating source. In the case of Pastor Stephanie AllenÕ s Memorial Baptist Church, located on South Pleasant Street, in Middlebury, the congregation wasnÕ t going to wait for the Vermont Gas pipeline to come to town. Instead, Rev. Allen and Board of Trustee Jeff Rehbach noted, church members decided to opt for a new, local alternative fuel sourceÑ wood pellets. The historic church identifies itself as a “green church,Ó after a call to living the moral life by 20thcentury Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. According to Rehbach, the Memorial Baptist The historic Memorial Baptist Church in Middlebury.
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