VERGENNES — When Middlebury native and Nashville, Tenn., resident Ned Horton took over the Otter Creek Bakery in January 2020 he couldn’t foresee the impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the shop’s bottom line. But when Horton in December bought the empty Vergennes building at 187 Main St. that once housed a Marble Works Pharmacy Branch, and then in January purchased the Vergennes Wine & Beverage business a block west, he had a much clearer picture of the prospects. Horton, a 60-year-old marketing ent … (read more)
