Megan James
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Essential work: Nurse Becky keeps Mary Hogan running
Before the pandemic Mary Hogan Elementary School nurse Rebecca McKee spent her days tending to minor scratches and bruises, comforting kids who didn’t feel well, and propping her…
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Video: The ceremonial first train
On Friday morning, a ceremonial first train took the inaugural journey through the brand-new rail tunnel in Middlebury, marking the end of the 10-week shutdown of downtown. The…
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Homeschooling 101: The experts weigh in on how to begin
This story first appeared on MiniBury.com. We were sitting in the car at A&W, waiting for milkshakes — while our daughters wreaked havoc in the way back —…
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Clippings: Daddy’s Big Dangerous Day
The other day my 3-year-old, Frankie, told us a story. “Once upon a time Daddy was in the middle of the road,” she began. “On the yellow line.”…
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Video: Preparing to install the new tunnel
In our latest video from the Middlebury construction zone, we talk to project manager John Whitaker about the next big phase: the installation of the precast concrete tunnel…
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We are now a camping family
This story first appeard on minibury.com. At the beginning of the month my family went camping — twice. I had never camped with my children before. I loved…
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Video: How to get around downtown
The removal of Middlebury’s Main Street bridge this past Monday marked the beginning of a 10-week intense phase of the rail tunnel construction project. For those who love…
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Video: Giant crane kicks off Middlebury’s downtown construction
The Addison Independent is teaming up with Middlebury Community Television this summer to produce weekly video dispatches from the rail bridges project in downtown Middlebury. In the first one, we…
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Video: Doc Lyle Sol’s Medicine Show
Something special happened in Middlebury last weekend. Folks in Buttolph Acres and at EastView were drawn out of their homes and into the streets by an old-fashioned traveling…
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Chief Hanley informs and entertains with his COVID-19 bulletins
If you’re on the town of Middlebury mailing list, you probably feel like you’ve gotten to know Emergency Management Director Tom Hanley pretty well over the last couple…
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What it feels like to be tested
Let me start by saying this: Please don’t just drop into the drive-through test center at Porter Medical Center. If you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 — fever,…
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MiniBury: What to do when you’re stuck at home
Local schools are now closed, until at least April 6, to contain the spread of COVID-19. Libraries are closed. Restaurants are closed. Many parents are scrambling for childcare,…
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Free childcare offered at Middlebury town meeting
ADISON COUNTY — Providing childcare at town meeting was always something the folks at Middlebury Area Land Trust wanted to do, but they just didn’t have the capacity…
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Local felines go to work to earn their keep
MIDDLEBURY — Jackie was a feral stray cat when she arrived at Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, two years ago. Severe flea dermatitis made her back almost…
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Video: Junebug’s Cozy Kids
MIDDLEBURY — For the past few years, the Middlebury resale shop Junebug has been donating children’s outerwear to local families who couldn’t otherwise afford it. Last year the…
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Reading is a fun ride for Ilsley’s Tricia Allen
MIDDLEBURY — Children’s librarians wear many hats. They are storytellers, teachers, mentors, performers, listeners, event planners. Ilsley Public Library’s Tricia Allen wears many literal hats, too. Every Thursday…