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Middlebury unhoused camp numbers ebb

COLD, BLUSTERY WEATHER has at least temporarily dispersed a group of houseless folks who’ve been camping under the Cross Street Bridge in downtown Middlebury. Local officials believe they’ll return and hope to have some long-term solutions for their homelessness during the coming months. Independent photo/John S. McCright

The small contingent of houseless campers under Middlebury’s Cross Street Bridge and along the Otter Creek further downstream has at least temporarily left the downtown area in favor of warmer accommodations — though they’ve left some of their possessions and a lot of debris behind.

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