Top web stories of 2011
Beer explosions, floods and flying cars! These were the most-read stories on our website last year.
- Number 10:
Thief steals car, totals it flying into a car lot | Addison County IndependentVERGENNES - A Vergennes man faces multiple charges after an airborne early-morning accident on Saturday that Vergennes police said totale...- I don't think any of us expected this one from way back in March to make the top 10, but hey: Addison County doesn't see flying cars all that often.
- Number 9:
- Floods close some local roads | Addison County IndependentADDISON COUNTY - Officials at the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) on Monday afternoon were continuing to work toward full recov...
- This one — among the first articles we put online after Irene delivered her devastating blow — was pretty much expected, considering Irene was without a doubt the biggest story of the year. Stay tuned for a couple of other Irene stories down the line.
- Number 8:
- Update: McKibben spends the weekend in D.C. jail cell | Addison County IndependentWASHINGTON, D.C. - From where he sits - behind bars in a Washington, D.C., jail cell - everything is going according to plan for Bill McK...
- Number 7:
- Fairgoers pass on fried food in favor of home-grown meal | Addison County IndependentNEW HAVEN - This was not what most people think of as typical fair food. There was no cotton candy, no fried dough. Nevertheless, regular...
- Number 6:
- Middlebury father of two killed in Ala. car accident | Addison County IndependentROANOKE, Ala. - A Middlebury man who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the Middlebury Fire Department was killed in a Wednesday m...
- Number 5:
- Official charged in embezzlement | Addison County IndependentSALISBURY - A Middlebury College faculty member has been charged with one count of felony embezzlement for allegedly siphoning $4,500 fro...
- Number 4:
- Route 125 in Ripton and Middlebury not as badly hurt as in 2008 floods | Addison County IndependentRIPTON/MIDDLEBURY - In a scene somewhat reminiscent of the flooding of August 2008, Route 125 from East Middlebury to Ripton experienced ...
- Number 3:
- Lake Champlain hits record high levels; roads and ferries affected | Addison County IndependentADDISON COUNTY - On Thursday, county residents bordering on Lake Champlain watched with bated breath as lake levels climbed to record-bre...
- Number 2:
- Beer tank explodes at Otter Creek | Addison County IndependentUpdate 11/15/11, 3 p.m.: Vermont Public Radio reports that normal brewing operations resumed at the Middlebury factory on Tuesday afterno...
- This one reached a lot of Vermont microbrew lovers, and not just in Addison County. Turns out Otter Creek Brewery had a lot of worried fans!
- And the top article of 2011:
- Following Hurricane Irene, floods inundate Addison County and Brandon | Addison County IndependentADDISON COUNTY - Residents across Addison County and Brandon this morning are coping with the massive amount of water that the remnants o...
- We weren't all that surprised about this one, considering Irene was our staff pick for top story of the year. It's a story we'll be coming back to for years to come, as the aftermath of the August floods continues to affect town and state budgets and the lives of citizens throughout the state.
