ACSD again eyes school repair plans

May 22, 2025

Engineering a five-year capital improvement plan for nine school buildings that have collectively accrued millions in repair and upgrade needs would be difficult enough. Try doing it at a time when taxpayers’ patience is stretched thin, construction costs are high, and state lawmakers appear on the cusp of making major changes in the way public schools are operated and funded.

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Get ready for Memorial Day parades

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MUHS girls’ tennis wins once in three outings

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The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team continued its largely competitive seas … (read more)

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MUHS tops MAV in girls’ lacrosse

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The Division II Mount Abraham-Vergennes girls’ lacrosse team jumped to a 4-2 lead in the f … (read more)

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Women’s lacrosse in final four

May 22, 2025

In games played in Middlebury this past weekend, the Middlebury College women’s lacrosse t … (read more)

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

: JAKE WILEY LOVES his dogs! He must — the Middlebury resident takes these four pooches on daily walks, which turn into trots and sometimes full-out jogs that end up as long as five miles. They are shown here on Monday as they ramble through the Marble Works. Wiley said when he gets this quartet home he planned to take out his Bernese mountain dog for a warm-down. Independent photo/John S. McCright

: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS rehearse in the MAUSD Expanded Learning Program’s rendition of “The Wizard of Oz” in the Mount Abraham Union High School auditorium on Monday. From left are Sarah Zelonis (as Toto), Milo Stoddard (Tin Man), Delia Park (Dorothy) and Piper Donlon (Scarecrow). Independent photo/Steve James

: MOUNT ABE MIDDLE school thespian Emily Wells is stuck rehearsing on the Bristol school’s stage on Monday. But by the time the opening night curtain rises on May 30, she and many of the other actors will be flying high on theatrical rigging. Independent photo/Steve James

: MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School ninth-grader Addy Taylor prepares a forehand volley in her No. 4 singles match against BFA’s MacKenzie Smith in Middlebury on Monday. Taylor was victorious, 6-0, 6-3. Independent photo/Steve James

: EAGLE LEADOFF HITTER Brody Barnard makes contact at the plate against a Tiger pitch during a May 15 game at Mount Abe. Independent photo/Steve James