New report lists county prosecutor’s ‘significant failures’
February 26, 2026
News
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Sports
MUHS boys’ hockey hits streak with goals aplenty
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The Tigers brought their record to 11-6-1 with a 7-2 win over St. Johnsbury on home ice th … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- Winter sports COMPETITORS IN THE first day of the Nordic skiing state championship meet at Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton this past Thursday seem somehow less significant under the timeless grandeur of Breadloaf Mountain looming over the course. Independent photo/Angelo Lynn
- Swallowed in the grandeur AFTER THE HEARTY snowfall at the end of last week, a cross-country skier makes his way along the Widow’s Clearing trail on Saturday threading a path among the towering trees and drifts of the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in Goshen. Photo by Gregor Clark
- Still cold THESE ICICLES REFLECT the thermometer last week, as they plunged down, down, down outside Shoreham’s Halfway House restaurant. The business owner, ever the optimist, called this a “sign of warm weather!!!” Submitted photo
- Skating circle THESE YOUNG SKATERS may be dressed for bedtime, but they are certainly working hard at their ice skating routine during Sunday’s Winter Carnival Ice Show “MiddNight Magic.” The annual extravaganza on ice featured local youths and well-practiced skaters from Middlebury College and UVM. See more photos on Page 15A. Independent photo/Steve James
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Independent photo/Steve James
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Esteban Catano Molina was among those to dazzle the audience on Sunday. Independent photo/Steve James
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Middlebury Figure Skating Club alum Mattisen Astin was among those to dazzle the audience on Sunday. Independent photo/Steve James
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Casey Clark was among those to dazzle the audience on Sunday. Independent photo/Steve James
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Paisley Dwy was among those to dazzle the audience on Sunday. Independent photo/Steve James
- Near the edge THE SNOW FLIES as edges of Reagan Harrison’s skis cut into the slopes at the Snowbowl during Middlebury College’s Winter Carnival races on Saturday. Harrison, a first year at the college, earned fifth place in the slalom. See more photos on Page 2B. Independent photo/Angelo Lynn
- MiddNight Magic FIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carnival. Margo Audet and Bryce Goodale were among those to dazzle the audience on Sunday. Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
Hamlet’s women take on tyranny in Middlebury Acting Company’s ‘A Room in the Castle’
February 26, 2026
Three women figure out how to be free in MACo’s new production of “A Room in the Castle” — … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: The sad state of the nation
February 26, 2026
“Americans who prefer a fact-based reality supported by a law-based society view the presi … (read more)

































