New York educator with Vermont ties to lead ACSD

November 30, 2023

The Addison Central School District on Monday hired Wendy Baker to be its new superintendent beginning next July.

‘Gather’ offers relief for hunger & loneliness

November 30, 2023

This past Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, saw almost 60 people converge upon the 1,400-square-foot … (read more)

November 30, 2023

Two state lawmakers are urging Addison County folks not to ease up on efforts to battle cl … (read more)

November 30, 2023

Hunters during the 16-day deer rifle season that concluded on Sunday brought what was, acc … (read more)

November 30, 2023

Seven local high school boys’ soccer players were named to the Division II or III All-Stat … (read more)

November 30, 2023

Five area high school girls’ soccer players were named either Division I or D-II All-State … (read more)

November 30, 2023

“To be perfectly frank, I’m not sure I’m in a position to win either of these races,” Mika … (read more)

: AMERICAN SKIER MIKAELA Shiffrin looks ahead to the next gate before blasting through the one she’s about to hit during Sunday’s World Cup slalom race in Killington. Shiffrin overcame a stiff challenge by Petra Vlhova to win the race, her 90th World Cup win. Independent photo/Angelo Lynn

: MOLLY FORBES AND her Mom, Sarah, ready a blow-up Scooby Doo to put in the driver’s seat of the bulldozer adorned with Christmas lights in their front yard on Sunday. Dad Travis Forbes is supervising. Check out the impressive holiday display on Middlebury’s Case Street after dark. Independent photo/John S. McCright

: A MACHINE USED to lift workers to a job on the roof of the Battell Block in downtown Middlebury appears to dwarf the three-story building in this image. Independent photo/John S. McCright

: THE SKY OVER Dead Creek was full of snow geese over Thanksgiving weekend. They number in the thousands, a sight and sound to behold. Photo by Dottie Nelson

: EMRYS YARBOROUGH, 8, of Ferrisburgh, plays Tiny Tim in this year’s MACo production of “A Christmas Carol.” Standing with him are his 11-year-old twin brothers, Elke (left) and Beowulf (right). Independent photo/Steve James

: BOB CRATCHIT WILL be played by Eric Reid-St. John in the upcoming Middlebury Acting Company production of “A Christmas Carol.” Independent photo/Steve James

: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE Nathan Fleming sizes up the holiday wreath he had just hung on a light pole in front of the National Bank of Middlebury on Friday morning. Fleming, Stanley Salley (assisting at bottom left) and other road crew members put up wreaths all along Main Street in anticipation of Saturday’s Very Merry Middlebury celebration, which will include Santa and many activities. Read about it online at tinyurl.com/VeryMerryMidd. Independent photo/John S. McCright