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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- SEN. BERNIE SANDERS gives a hand to five-year-old Parker Sosa as she participates in a basketball shooting contest at Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday. The Vermont Independent sponsored “Free Throws With Bernie” and handed out free basketballs to all participants to encourage physical activity. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- U.S. SEN. BERNIE Sanders wants young people to get off their phones and get more exercise. That’s why he visited Vergennes Union Elementary School on Saturday for a basketball clinic, “Free Throws with Bernie,” one of several he has held around Vermont. Dozens of kids from grade school to high school turned up to shoot baskets under the watchful eye of the senator and they all took a new basketball home with them. Independent photo/Steve James
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- SEN. BERNIE SANDERS with Vergennes Union Elementary School PE teacher Robyn Newton. Independent photo/Steve James
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- ELOISA LAMONT, 3, CAME from Burlington with her mom to learn to skate at the newly opened Vergennes rink on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
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- SKATING ENTHUSIASTS OF all ages gathered Saturday morning at the new-and-improved Vergennes ice rink, located in the city’s recreation area off East Street. The city secured grant money for an array of upgrades to the facility, including handicapped access and taller sideboards to allow for a stronger ice base. Independent photo/Steve James
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- VERGENNES UNION ELEMENTARY School PE teacher Robyn Newton cut the ribbon to open the rink in Vergennes. Independent photo/Steve James
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- THREE-YEAR-OLD William Bushey got guidance, and a push, from his dad, Martin, at the newly opened Vergennes ice rink. Independent photo/Steve James
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- VERGENNES UNION HIGH School junior Quincy Sabick skates this past Saturday with Commodore alum Calder Rakowski at the city’s newly upgraded ice rink off East Street. It was a great day to get some ice time. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Show of support A stream of about 80 vehicles proceeds northbound on Route 22A through Orwell around 8 a.m. Friday morning in honor of David “Chris” Maland, a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in the line of duty on Monday. The convoy included first response vehicles of many kinds, including fire trucks, as well as civilian vehicles. A rescue helicopter flew above the procession. This show of support came after a motorcade of around 200 vehicles escorted Maland’s body as it was moved from the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Burlington to a funeral home on Thursday. Independent photo/Sean Dougherty
Arts & Leisure
Local ‘treasure’ notices importance of poetry
January 23, 2025
David Weinstock has been the shepherd of several poetry groups, including the Otter Creek … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: Sliding toward autocracy
January 23, 2025
The sight of more than 100 area citizens braving sub-freezing temperatures on Middlebury’s … (read more)
