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Oxford Company of Middlebury sold to India-based KnitPro
Amy Oxford, Founder of The Oxford Company. Courtesy photo. The Oxford Company of Middlebury, Vermont has been sold to Jaipur India-based KnitPro, the world's largest manufacturer of knitting and crocheting accessories. Vermont Business Magazine Venture 7 Advisors, a Burlington, Vermont-based merger and acquisition advisory firm, have announced the recent sale...
Weekly line dancing at Woodchuck Cider House cultivates community in Middlebury
Since Middlebury-based Good Time Line Dancing began its first event at the Woodchuck Cider House in Middlebury a year ago, the partnership has fostered a tight-knit line dancing community of locals and students alike. The event has since become a weekly dance every Thursday from 7–9 p.m. It attracts a...
A firsthand account of the stabbing on College Street
Huy Tran ’24 was walking home from Shaw’s Grocery with a friend around 8 p.m. on March 20 when a man approached him from behind and attacked him with a knife. Jerry L. Hoffman, 31, reportedly wielding two knives, stabbed Tran in the back four times. Hoffman was...
Monitors stolen from Ross Dining Hall
A Ross Dining Hall checker was doing morning setup around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, April 30, when the Department of Public Safety alerted the dining hall staff that both computer monitors had been stolen, the receipt printer had been smashed and the wires had been torn out of the ground.
Audrey MacLean ’27 secures NESCAC Rookie of the Year
The Middlebury Women’s Track and Field team wrapped up their season recently by triumphing at the NESCAC Championship, their third title in a row. The team had a number of standout performers, but arguably no one left a bigger impression than Audrey MacLean ’27, who crossed the finish line first in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter race.
Wildlife Watch: Restoring natural floodplains
BRIDPORT, Vt. (WCAX) - Among the rolling hills of Bridport, there was once a functioning farm where the Lemon Fair Wildlife Management Area is now. Today, the land is among areas around the state where Vermont wildlife officials are trying to restore the natural floodplain. Ike Bendavid spoke with Vermont...
Behind the Label: Vermont Soap
Less than ten minutes away from campus in a solar-powered warehouse, Vermont Soap manufactures dozens of organic personal care products. Vermont Soap has been perfecting and expanding its natural soap products for over thirty years and distributes its goods locally and internationally. Larry Plesent founded Vermont Soap in 1992 after...
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