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October 29th, 2009

Politically Thinking: FairPoint walks fine financial line

Posted on October 29, 2009 |
By Eric L. Davis



FairPoint Communications’ resort to bankruptcy court to restructure its debts raises important policy issues for state and national legislators and utility regulators. FairPoint, Vermont’s dominant provider of landline communications services, bought Verizon’s landline operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in early 2008. FairPoint, which had been a small company serving rural markets in southern states, added more than 1 million new customers in the Verizon deal, along with over $2 billion in debt.

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Clippings: The cattle call meets the big city

Posted on October 29, 2009 |
By Kathryn Flagg



I took off for New York earlier this month, cutting out of work a bit early on a Friday afternoon to make the trip. Almost all of my dearest college friends flocked to the city after graduation, so an outing to New York is a bit like one-stop shopping at a big-box store: Somewhere, in a city of 8 million some odd people, are a half-dozen friends waiting for me; I just have to elbow my way through never-ending aisles of strangers, knick-knacks and two-for-the-price-of-one deals to find them.

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Eagle boys hold off Wasps for playoff victory

Posted on October 29, 2009 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ soccer team earned its first playoff win since 2006 on Tuesday, when the No. 6 Eagles held on to defeat No. 12 Woodstock, 1-0.

The 9-5-1 Eagles will almost certainly visit defending champion Milton in a Friday quarterfinal at 3 p.m. The No. 3 Yellowjackets (10-3-1) were set to host No. 14 Stratton (3-6) on Wednesday after the deadline for this edition of the Independent. Milton defeated Mount Abe twice this year by 2-0 counts.

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Commodore girls foil Lamoille

Posted on October 29, 2009 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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VERGENNES — The No. 7 Vergennes Union High School girls’ soccer team dominated visiting No. 10 Lamoille on Tuesday, winning 4-0 in the first round of the Division II playoffs.

The Commodores improved to 7-8 by defeating the 5-10 Lancers. They will almost certainly travel to face No. 2 Milton in a 3 p.m. Saturday quarterfinal. Milton (11-3) was set to host No. 11 Otter Valley (2-11-1) in a first-round game on Wednesday played after the deadline for this edition of the Independent.

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MUHS football eyes Otters, D-II playoffs

Posted on October 29, 2009 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



ADDISON COUNTY — The Middlebury Union High School football team scored twice in the second half to upset host Division I foe Mount Anthony on Friday night, 14-2, but a more critical game for the D-II Tigers will come this Friday at home vs. league foe Otter Valley.

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October 28th

Table Talk: Planting garlic

Posted on October 28, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



Will Stevens plucked heads of garlic apart, throwing each clove into the empty crate beside him. It was a Wednesday morning at Golden Russet Farm in Shoreham, and the day was just getting started.

“All you need is a little leverage,” he said, pulling off a particularly stubborn clove.

David, who was at the farm interviewing to work next season, was also separating cloves.

“Is that a life lesson or a garlic lesson?” he asked.

“A little of both, I guess,” said Will.

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October 27th

Quidditch: not your average spectator sport

Posted on October 27, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



I didn’t really intend to play Quidditch again. I played in the first Quidditch World Cup at Middlebury College, back when it was definitely not a "World Cup."

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October 26th

Top-seeded Otter Valley falls in quarterfinal match

Posted on October 26, 2009 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



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BRANDON — The finest Otter Valley Union High School field hockey season in a decade came to a stunning conclusion on Friday, when No. 8 Woodstock knocked off the top-seeded Otters, 2-1, in a double-overtime Division II quarterfinal in Brandon.

Blake Wardwell’s second goal of the game and fourth in two playoff contests came with 15 seconds left in the final overtime period and gave the 8-8 Wasps the win. Wardwell also scored twice in Woodstock’s 2-0 first-round win on Wednesday over No. 9 Mount Abraham. The Wasps advanced to a semifinal date with No. 4 Milton.

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