Cornwall’s Byker aims for Addison-2 House seat
May 21, 2026
News
Career center to throw switch on new electricians’ program
May 21, 2026
The Patricia Hannaford Career Center will begin offering new courses for aspiring electric … (read more)
Sports
Mt. Abe softball wins with homers
May 21, 2026
The defending D-II state champions hit five home runs during a game against Rice this week … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- A bittern fishes in open water, making no effort to be elusive, in Lincoln at Beaver Pond on Downingsville Road. Bitterns are known to hide in rushes by sticking their necks straight up to look like a stick. Photo by Dale Cockrell
- Independent photo/John S. McCright
- This year Mother’s Day and Goose’s Day coincided in Lincoln. Mama Goose made it special when she took her new family out for their first foray into the pond world. Photo by Dave Cockrell.
- Spring is in full swing, as was this wobbly chestnut-sided warbler seen crooning away off Downingsville Road in Lincoln last week. Photo courtesy of Dale Cockrell.
- Great blue heron by Matthew Dickerson
- Summer Tanager by Matthew Dickerson
- Swainson’s thrush by Matthew Dickerson
Arts & Leisure
PhotoPlace Gallery welcomes the world to Middlebury
May 21, 2026
PhotoPlace Gallery in downtown Middlebury showcases new work from around the world every m … (read more)
Op/Ed
Scott should grab victory on education, then address health care & energy costs
May 21, 2026
There’s a huge disconnect between the Scott administration’s affordability mantra and real … (read more)




























