Time for harvest SOYBEANS ARE NOT the most widely planted crop in Addison County, but as this field of yellowing beans in New Haven show, there are farmers who plant the nutritious legume. We saw these plants in late September, probably not long after they reached maturity and were harvested. Independent photo/John S. McCrightRunning on all cylinders MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MEN’S rugby team dominated Colby on Saturday, winning a home contest, 31-12. It evened the Panthers’ season record at 2-2. Right, Middlebury Captain Thomas Maloney braces for impact early in the game, then, above, he sprints downfield in the second half on the way to scoring the Panthers’ fourth try of the competition. Middlebury will take on Providence College in Rhode Island this Saturday. Independent photos/Steve JamesAutomotive detail MICHAEL SUSSMAN OF Williamstown, Mass., explains how the choke operates in his 1960 MG1600 sports car to a visitor at Sunday’s Middlebury Car Show and Fall Festival. The event drew several hundred to ogle scores of classic cars parked on the closed Main Street and Merchants Row. Independent photo/Steve JamesMIDDLEBURY’S MAIN STREET was packed this past Sunday with 75 classic cars and trucks, over 30 vendors and a variety of other activities — all part of this year’s Middlebury Car Show and Fall Festival. Middlebury’s Linda Schiffer shows off the 1952 MG TD she built from a kit. Independent photos/Steve JamesGary Payne, of Bridport, at the Middlebury Car Show and Fall Festival with the 1970 Plymouth Super Bird that he rebuilt. Independent photo/Steve James
