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Groups pitch in for life-saving equipment

LOCAL LEADERS RECENTLY joined forces to equip Middlebury public safety officials with more lifesaving automated external defibrillators. Shown, from left, are Middlebury Police Officers Darrin Hinterneder and Bill Austin; Michael McAuliffe, Friends of Middlebury Hockey; Todd Desabrais, Friends of Middlebury Football; Paul Horn, Middlebury Rotary Club; Middlebury Police Chief Jason Covey; Courtney DeBisschop, DeBisschop Excavating; and Amey Ryan, IPJ Real Estate & representing Middlebury Lions Club.
Photo courtesy of IPJ Real Estate
January 23, 2025
Folks in the Middlebury area will spend a long time mourning Derek Bartlett, a beloved high school teacher and hockey coach who died following a sudden cardiac arrest back on Sept. 28. In addition to cherished reminiscences, some of those who knew and respected him will occasionally conjure a two-word question. “What if?”
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