New York educator with Vermont ties to lead ACSD
November 28, 2023
News
Middlebury eyes $29M in infrastructure work
November 22, 2023
Middlebury voters next year will be asked to support three separate bond votes totaling $2 … (read more)
Sports
Shiffrin captures 90th World Cup with slalom win in Killington
November 27, 2023
“To be perfectly frank, I’m not sure I’m in a position to win either of these races,” Mika … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- THIS FLOCK OF seasonal poultry was spared a trip to the Thanksgiving table, but as they milled around in front of a barn at Misty Knoll Farms in New Haven on Sunday the look in their eyes shows that they know they are just biding time. Independent photo Steve James
- A MALE TURKEY goes on full display just in time for Thanksgiving, though with this bravado we doubt this one will get eaten. Photo by Dottie Nelson
- ON SUNDAY THE Addison Volunteer Fire Department held its sixth all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast for 2023 in the fire station at Addison Four Corners. At the breakfasts this year the department raised approximately $2,000 to help fund the services it provides. Shown here is Phil Stearns chopping some spuds for home fries. Independent photo/ Steve James
- FIREFIGHTER KYLE CLARK looks to be pretty fired up to serve home fries to some latecomers at the all-you-can-eat breakfast at the Addison fire station this past Sunday morning. Independent photo/Steve James
- SENIOR FIREFIGHTER BUSTER Grant serving blueberry pancakes at Addison Volunteer Fire Department’s all-you-can-eat breakfast. Independent photo/Steve James
- FIRE CHIEF BRAD Clark orchestrating work in the kitchen at Addison Volunteer Fire Department’s all-you-can-eat breakfast. Independent photo/Steve James
- LATE DAY SUNLIGHT gives the feathers on these two turkeys a coppery glow as they forage in a local cornfield recently. Photo by Dottie Nelson
- A BOBCAT CARRIES a mallard it caught at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area this past weekend, ready for its own Thanksgiving feast. Photo by Tom Raymond
Arts & Leisure
‘Polaroid Stories’ reveals characters around us
November 22, 2023
Like the Polaroid, award-winning playwright Naomi Iizuka has a play that captures moments … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: Being thankful requires a deep faith in our future
November 22, 2023
Today, as death and tragedies mount in the Israeli invasion of Gaza in response to the mur … (read more)