50 years ago this week: Feb. 27

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Feb. 19, 1970 edition of the Independent: •  State Rep. Henry Carse asked Starksboro residents to vote in favor of annexing the unincorporated area of Buel’s Gore. Carse claimed the gore needed to be annexed “if the area is to have any development and any residents” and to “be governed in the manner of organized towns.” •  The Citgo se … (read more)

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Feb. 12, 1970, edition of the Independent:  • The spate of Middlebury burglaries … (read more)

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Feb. 5, 1970, edition of the Independent:  • Benjamin Brothers Dry Cleaners in M … (read more)

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents.  Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Jan. 29, 1970 edition of the Independent:  • New Haven volunteer firefighters p … (read more)

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County were seeing some stories that would still have resonance in 2020. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Jan. 23, 1970, edition of the Independent:  • Even 50 years ago, parents … (read more)

Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the Jan. 15, 1970, edition of the Independent:  • The Mount Abraham Union High Schoo … (read more)