Town Meeting 2013 Preview
SHOREHAM RESIDENTS FILL the Shoreham Elementary School gym for town meeting 2012. See town-by-town previews of next week’s annual gatherings beginning on Page 12A.
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ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 9
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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34 Pages
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