Local whiskey bottler and blender recognized with award
March 19, 2026
News
Education reform effort hits home stretch in Legislature
March 19, 2026
Lawmakers are heading into the stretch run of the 2026 legislative session with a to-do li … (read more)
Sports
Midd’s MacLean puts NCAA title in perspective, credits teammates
March 19, 2026
The Middlebury College junior touts a running resume about as long as the 6K she won at th … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- “Willy Wonka,” who made an appearance at Sunday’s Vermont Chocolate Festival in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, couldn’t resist the sweets made by Dawn Wagner of Daily Chocolate of Vergennes. Organizers called the festival a phenomenal success. See more on Page 17A. Independent photo/Steve James
- Mateo Block, of Prophecy Chocolate in Morrisville.
- Maddison Foster and Renee Cohen of Lake Champlain Chocolates
- Resist this! Dark chocolate samples from Farmhouse Chocolates of Bristol
- Willy Wonka takes time out from his chocolate factory to check out the action in Middlebury
- Dawn Wagner, owner of Daily Chocolate in Vergennes had a helper – her daughter Ellis Holm
- Chocolate coins from Middlebury Sweets
- Blanca Jette, owner of Middlebury Sweets, the motel on Route 7
- Darkly delicious samples from Farmhouse Chocolates of Bristol_
- Hanna Loeffler, of Adagio Chocolates, organized the first Middlebury Chocolate Festival
- Willy Wonka makes an appearance
- Adrian Salazar, a Middlebury College student, works at Adagio Chocolates of Middlebury. He serves up hot chocolate at the THT event
Arts & Leisure
Vergennes Opera House gets back in the groove with Gina Coleman & the Misty Blues Band
March 19, 2026
Get ready to celebrate in the Little City on March 28, when the Vergennes Opera House will … (read more)
Op/Ed
Can Vermonters counter ICE’s needless brutality?
March 19, 2026
It’s hard not to be outraged by law enforcement’s needless and brutal tactics in the March … (read more)

































