ADDISON COUNTY AND BRANDON — People started gathering in College Park, the former site of the Middlebury town offices, a little before 6 p.m. on Saturday. As the numbers swelled it became obvious that pandemic or not many Vermonters were so upset that they were willing to come out and make their presence known. The issue was a perennial one in the United States — racism. Like in towns and cities across the country, people in Vermont were shocked by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer … (read more)