Top Stories for Tuesday August 2, 2016

Middlebury Time Capsule Opened After 77 Years
By Mike Cameron
If we were curious about its contents, now we know. A rectangular copper box with a tightly fitted lid was opened on Tuesday evening, July 26, 2016 at a gathering in the new Middlebury Municipal Building atrium.  Before the opening of the historic artifact, Middlebury Selectboard Chairman Brian Carpenter, welcomed the gathering and gave some historic perspective to the proceedings.
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Days Of Farm And Field Visiting With Dean Jackson
By Cookie Steponaitis
While sitting on his front piazza, Dean Jackson gazed out at what has been Jackson land since the 1790’s and under his care since the early 1960’s. Seven generations have lived and farmed the land. As Dean looked forward to his  100th birthday arriving just before Addison County Farm & Field Days, his love of the farming life that connects him to the animals, work and traditions help us to understand the agricultural community that we are today.
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