Staff Blog
Teen hurt in Northlands assault; late notice to police
VERGENNES — Vergennes police cited two Northlands Job Corps students with aggravated assault after an attack that left a 17-year-old fellow student with a suspected broken neck on Feb. 7.
Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel also questioned the 20-...
Weather Watch: February Thaw?
January brought many thaws to choose from, rather than just one, and February’s first day brought a thaw as well.
(as seen to the left, after heavy rain at the end of January, the ice in the Middlebury River was ripped loose and strewn on...
Staff Blog: Middlebury College nets (another) Solar Decathlon nod
It seems like just yesterday that Middlebury College’s “Self Reliance” solar-powered house headed down to Washington, D.C., to compete in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition. The Middlebury kids last fall claimed fourth...
Weather Watch: January Thaw and the Snow Monster
The January Thaw is a well-known weather event that occurs during most winters, but in a winter of thaws, which gets the official title?
(Above: the “Snow Monster” awaits the January Thaw)
Most years, after weeks or even...
Weather Watch: Flash freeze causes icy roads
The mild conditions this winter have not been conductive to ice skating on our local waterways, but on Wednesday morning many Addison County residents took unplanned trips across ice - when traveling across driveways and parking lots!
The culprit?...
Staff Blog: Obama rejects Keystone Pipeline
The Obama administration has rejected the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline proposal, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday afternoon.
The project, which would move unrefined oil extracted from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, down to...
Weather Watch: "Snow Drought" Relief for Addison County?
Over the last two months, most of the United States and southern Canada have been locked into a “snow drought”, but for parts of Vermont, at least, some significant snow may be on the way.
Snow has been hard to come by this winter in...
Middlebury Ski Bum League wants skiiers
MIDDLEBURY — An active group of area residents have a surefire way of making the cold days of winter more fun, exciting and engaging while also helping strengthen the community: racing in the Middlebury Ski Bum League.
“It’s a...
Weather Watch: Looking Back on a Soggy Year
The weather forecast over the New Year weekend was complex, and almost comical in its variety.
Addison County saw snow showers, sleet, unusually warm temperatures, waves of rain, and fog. After the weekend ended we...
Staff Blog: Top 10 on the web
At the end of every year, the Addy Indy staff sits down in the newsroom and works out our picks for the top 10 stories of the year. Some choices are clear-cut, and other times it requires scanning back through a year's worth of front pages,...