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By:  Addison Independent staff BRISTOL RESIDENT STEVE Brown delivers his completed ballots to election worker (and town selectboard member) John “Peeker” Heffernan during brisk voting in the basement of Holley Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Independent photo/John Flowers LAURA ASERMILY, WHOSE appointment to fill a vacancy on the Middlebury selectboard expired on Tuesday, pauses to say Hi while handing out ballots at the Middlebury polls in the Recreation Center. Independent photo/Megan James...

By:  Addison Independent staff AFTER MANY YEARS holding the Addison town meeting in the nearby elementary school, municipal officials decided to hold this year’s annual gathering in the Addison Town Hall building off Route 22A at the four corners next to the Baptist church. Selectboard members believe the historic building has enough room for meeting participants to safely social distance. Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy THE PANTON TOWN shed off Panton Road is in poor condition, and offici...