Staff Blog
Weather Watch: Record Highs Courtesy of Bermuda High
A very unusual March heat wave is sweeping across the northern part of the country, and Vermont is next on its list.
Yesterday night I was looking at a weather map of the northern United States, and noticed something incredible - Chicago had...
Staff Blog: Looking back at Town Meeting Day coverage
After the Town Meeting Day polls closed last Tuesday, our crew in the newsroom delivered up-to-the second results for towns across the county. As the numbers rolled in, we hustled to get them out to you ASAP.
Thanks to all of the town...
Weather Watch: Sweet signs of spring
This winter has been a mild one in Addison County, but it has also seemed the harshest of the three Vermont winters I’ve experienced. As the days get longer, it’s exciting to see a few signs of spring.
Don’t get me...
Romney closing in Ohio
Just in: With 85 percent of Ohio’s vote counted, the race is tightening: Santorum and Romney are now tied at 37 percent. That’s because a close look at the map suggests the 15 percent of the vote yet to be counted is in the larger cities of...
GOP Presidential Primary, national, Super Tuesday
Update and commentary on the Republican presidential primary:
Early on this Super Tuesday primary night, Rick Santorum appears to be headed for what he can legitimately claim is a two-person race for Republican nomination. With early returns in, it...
Middlebury town meeting, brief report
At one of the longest town meetings in recent memory, about 250 Middlebury residents spent 4 hours and 20 minutes deliberating a number of issues, starting with the proposed budget, which took the better part of two hours. It passed on a voice...
On the Ball: Postseason updates
Lots of playoff headlines yesterday and today.
The big news on Sunday came out of Middlebury College, where in the wake of the men’s basketball team’s convincing 89-73 takedown of Albertus Magnus on Saturday night, the NCAA awarded the 26-3...
Sen. Olympia Snowe on why she is stepping down
Here’s U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, explaining why she is not running for a fourth term for the Senate as had been expected. Snowe has been a moderate Republican voice and one of the few Republicans willing to cross party lines to forge a...
Join our live Town Meeting Day coverage!
When the voting booths close on Town Meeting Day, we’re all left with a range of questions: Who won? What proposals passed? Are we getting a new town hall? How will this affect taxes?
That’s why we’re here — to deliver...
Weather Watch: Looking Back at Winter Forecasts
This week may bring the largest snowstorm of the winter to Addison County, but it will pale in comparison to the storms of last year - and to the forecasts many made last fall of a snowy winter. As winter nears its end, it is a good time to...