MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 25 No. 29
Middlebury, Vermont
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Court  rebuffs  alleged  burglar’s  claim  for  bail Powerhouse saxophone ‡ 7KH -RH 0RRUH %DQG ZLOO EH DPRQJ WKH PXVLFDO DFWV SHUIRUPLQJ ORFDOO\ 5HDG DERXW WKHP LQ $UWV %HDW RQ 3DJH
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  After  a  failed  attempt  this  past  Tuesday  in  Addi- son  Superior  Court’s  criminal  divi- sion  to  win  his  pre-Âtrial  freedom,  the  Addison  resident  suspected  of  committing  many  burglaries  in  Addison  County  and  neighboring  counties  will  try  again  on  Sept.  25. At  9  a.m.  on  that  Wednesday  in  the  Mahady  Courthouse,  Raymond Â
Ritchie,  37,  will  attend  a  “weight  of  the  evidenceâ€?  hearing  that  could,  in  theory,  free  him  until  he  is  tried  on  burglary,  unlawful  trespass  and  marijuana  cultivation  charges.  Many  from  his  hometown  of  Ad- dison,  which  was  particularly  hard- hit  by  a  home  burglary  spree  in  the  ¿UVW VL[ PRQWKV RI WKLV \HDU ZLOO attend  that  hearing.  Many  say  they  are  victims  of  what  Vermont  State Â
Police  and  Addison  County  State’s  Attorney  David  Fenster  allege  is  a  crime  spree  by  Ritchie,  who  has  previously  been  convicted  of  10  felonies.  “Our  whole  concern  is  he  shouldn’t  be  allowed  out  ‌  We  think  he’ll  take  off,â€?  said  former  West  Addison  General  Store  owner  Lorraine  Franklin.  “On  the  25th  (See  Ritchie,  Page  21)
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Extra  $1  million pledged  for  RR  tunnel  project By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  State  and  federal  authorities  have  found  an  additional  $1  million  to  help  fund  a  new  concrete  tunnel  to  replace  the  Main  Street  and  (See  Midd  tunnel,  Page  15)
Act of vandalism shocks campus Abenaki  chief  disputes  claim
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By  ZACH  DESPART MIDDLEBURY  —  A  me- morial  on  the  Middlebury  College  campus  to  those  killed  in  the  Sept.  11,  2001,  terror  attacks  was  vandal- ized  this  past  W e d n e s d a y ,  shocking  many  on  campus.  A  leader  of  a  group  that  pulled  up  2,977  $PHULFDQ Ă€DJV placed  in  the  lawn  between  Mead  Chapel  and  the  Davis  Family  Library  told  the  Ad- dison  Independent  that  she  had  no  regrets  for  her  ac-Â
tions,  saying  she  found  the  display  offensive  to  Native  Americans. 7KH ÀDJ PHPRULDO KDV been  a  tradi- tion  on  campus  for  at  least  six  years.  It  is  co- ordinated  by  the  college’s  D e m o c r a t i c  and  Republican  groups. Shortly  after  2:30  p.m.  this  past  Wednes- day,  junior  Ben- jamin  Harris  was  leaving  class  when  he  REVHUYHG ¿YH SHRSOH UHPRY- LQJ WKH ÀDJV IURP WKH ODZQ (See  Vandalism,  Page  15)
Denu, Swift House efforts are recognized By  ANGELO  LYNN Award  went  to  Addison  FERRISBURGH  —  County  Home  Health  and  Among  those  community  Hospice. leaders  who  excel  at  con- The  awards  were  pre- tributing  to  their  sented  Thurs- c o m m u n i t i e s ,  day  night,  Sept.  Middlebury  busi- 12,  at  the  Basin  nessman  Eric  Harbor  Club  in  Denu  was  named  front  of  a  crowd  the  2013  Addison  of  100. County  Cham- C o r n w a l l  ber  of  Commerce  resident  Alex  Buster  Brush  Cit- Wolff,  a  nation- izen  of  the  Year  at  ally  renowned  the  chamber’s  an- sports  writer  nual  meeting  last  with  Sports  Il- week.  The  Swift  lustrated,  en- ERIC  DENU House  Inn  was  tertained  the  recognized  as  the  audience  with  a  Business  of  Year,  and  the  captivating  speech  outlin- Community  Achievement  (See  Chamber,  Page  26)
Don’t  look  up! DR.  QUINTON  QUARK  holds  a  bowling  ball  over  Salisbury  Community  School  ¿UVW JUDGHU (PPD &DLWOLQ 0RUULVVH\ WR GHPRQVWUDWH WKH FRQFHSW RI SRWHQWLDO HQ ergy  during  a  Slapstick  Science  presentation  at  the  school  last  Thursday.  Quark  is  Ted  Lawrence,  a  former  clown  and  science  teacher. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell