Top Stories for Tuesday November 6, 2007

Rebels End Tigers Football Season With 27-23 Semifinal Win
By Mike Cameron
    They meet once before and the Tigers did the Rebels in.  Would it prove to be a different story in the post season?
    A big crowd was on hand at Middlebury’s Doctor Ray Collins Field on Friday night November 2nd 2007 to see which team would punch their ticket to the big dance and a shot at the Vermont Division 1 State Championship in High School Football.
    A similar situation was developing in Hartford. The Hurricanes of Hartford High and the visiting Red Raiders of Rutland were doing battle to see which one of them would face the Tigers or the Rebels for the final game of the year.
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Bristol Fire Destroys Antique Shop - Building Saved

LtoR  Firefighters from Bristol, New Haven and Lincoln responded to a fire at Beck's Alley Antiques on Main Street in Bristol shortly after 6:20 a.m Friday, Nov 2, 2007.  According to eye-witnesses the building was fully involved in flames particularly the lower floor when fire fighters arrived. Some of the inventory was saved but most of it was destroyed in the blaze.  Firefighters were seen examining the charred interior of the building after successfully extinguishing the blaze and saving the main frame of the building.  Occupants were evacuated from a nearby apartment building as firefighters contained the blaze from getting out of control and spreading to nearby structures.  “They did a great job stopping the fire from spreading,” one Bristol resident said as he watched the clean-up operation along with several groups of townspeople along Bristol's main street sidewalks.  A cause for the fire was still being determined at press time.
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Governor Joins Town Hall Theater Ground Breaking Ceremony
By Mike Cameron
 The final phase for Middlebury's Town Hall Theater officially began on Wednesday, October 31st 2007.  With an official ground-breaking ceremony and a Champaign toast,supporters of the project joined Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and THT Executives Director Douglas Anderson at the site of the new addition on the west side of the building in the Alleyway near Steve's Park Diner.  After the “Golden Shovel Ceremony” patrons were given a tour of the beautifully restored building which has become a showcase landmark in the heart of the downtown area.  In his opening remarks Director Anderson thanked key community supporters of the project with special thanks to Ken Perrine and the National Bank of Middlebury.  Maynard “Mac” McLaughlin the president of Bread Loaf Corporation was also recognized for his companies work on the project.  Mc Laughlin spoke briefly and emphasized the importance of the project to the community and the area.
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