The Top 10 catalogs what the news staff of the Addison Independent chose as the most important stories of 2014, but readers have their own opinions about what interested them most last year. To get one indication of that, look at the top 10 stories on our website. Here are the headlines for the most-read stories of 2014 on addisonindependent.com, with their page views according to Google Analytics (note: Unfortunately, the analysis did not track all of the site activity before July 1). We’ll post this list with links to the stories at addisonindependent.com.
1.  Local man gives a face to heroin addiction in Vermont
page views: 11,775
2.  Two injured in Bristol shooting incident, one by a state trooper
page views: 4,015
3.  Vergennes police nab pair in heroin sting
page views: 3,083
4.  Early morning blaze destroys barn in New Haven
page views: 2,370
5.  Election Night 2014 — LIVE COVERAGE
page views: 2,291
6.  Two injured in Weybridge crash
page views: 2,086
7.  Counterfeit tickets to cost Field Days thousands
page views: 1,997
8.  Another teen missing in five-town area
page views: 1,920
9.  Middlebury College student shines a light on depression
page views: 1,882
10.  Four nabbed in Bristol drug bust
page views: 1,596