Middlebury Snowbowl to open with upgrades
December 7, 2023
News
Tree farms start season strong
December 7, 2023
With the holiday season underway, county Christmas tree farms have begun welcoming visitor … (read more)
Sports
Men’s hoop drops two home outings
December 7, 2023
The Middlebury College men’s basketball team dropped a pair of home games to teams in the … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- SANTA CLAUS AND 7-month-old Logan Zeno of East Middlebury size each other up during the jolly old elf’s Saturday morning visit to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater during the Better Middlebury Partnership’s Very Merry Middlebury festivities. Logan’s 3-year-old brother, Lucas, seems to be more interested in the photographer who was on hand. Independent photo/Steve James
- KIDS WROTE LETTERS to Santa at Town Hall Theater on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Amy Carlin of the BMP
- FOLKS CAUGHT HORSE-drawn wagon rides around downtown Middlebury on Saturday to kick off the Very Merry Middlebury events. Independent photo/Steve James
- SANTA’S ELVES AT Town Hall Theater on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Amy Carlin of the BMP
- LUCY AND BILLIE Bowdish meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- CAROLINE DIETRICH, 5, enjoys her visit with Santa on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- TWO-YEAR-OLD Henri Lajeunesse can’t quite believe whose lap he’s sitting on at Town Hall Theater on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- TWINS CHARLOTTE AND Poppy Hanson, 5, send their letter to Santa at Town Hall Theater on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- THE KENNET KIDS meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at Town Hall Theater on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- SISTERS FINLEIGH AND Elbie Jones drop some money in the tip jar at Middlebury’s Hot Cocoa Hut on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James
- IVY GONZALEZ FOSTER, 2, takes a moment to savor her candy cane. Independent photo/Steve James
- AMAYA MORGAN OF Panton is quite pleased to get a warm, sweet drink from the Hot Cocoa Hut in Middlebury’s Cannon Park this past Saturday during the Very Merry Middlebury activities. Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
Anna Fugaro: Art from a lifetime of memories
December 7, 2023
From floor to ceiling, Anna Fugaro’s Middlebury living space is filled with her own artwor … (read more)
Education Op/Ed
Editorial: Truth vs. secrecy: Could ignorance be a better path?
December 7, 2023
In a two-part series looking at how Vermont schools continue to educate youths accused of … (read more)