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Robert Frost Home Vandalized in Vermont

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Date: 20071231
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A former home of poet Robert Frost has been vandalized, with intruders destroying dozens of items and setting fire to furniture in what police say was an underage drinking party.

Homer Noble Farm, a former Frost residence that's now a historic landmark, was ransacked late Friday night during a party attended by up to 50 people, Sgt. Lee Hodsden said Monday.

The intruders broke a window to get into the two-story wood frame building _ a furnished residence open in the summer _ before destroying tables and chairs, pictures, windows, light fixtures and dishes. Wicker furniture ...

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