Education, News
Hoax calls report shootings at two local schools
February 8, 2023
Middlebury and Otter Valley Union high schools were among 21 schools statewide that receiv … (read more)
Sports
Gramling win leads VUHS boys to 4th in state indoor track & field championship meet
February 6, 2023
Local teams competed in the Vermont state meet in Burlington this past Saturday, with seve … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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- VICTORIOUS MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Log Rolling Club member Audrey Welsh keeps her balance on a colorful timber floating in the shallow end of the college Natatorium pool Sunday afternoon as a competitor from the University of Vermont gets dunked. Independent photo/Steve James
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- MIDDLEBURY SOPHOMORE ANDIE Cano-Mosconi makes a big splash at a friendly log-rolling competition at the college last weekend. Independent photo/Steve James
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- MIDDLEBURY SENIOR ELIZA Broughton (she graduates this coming Saturday) splashes water as her UVM opponent falls off. Independent photo/Steve James
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- ONE OF THE log-rolling trophies made by the Middlebury team adviser Danielle Rougeau. Independent photo/Steve James
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- MIDDLEBURY’S AUDREY WELSH dismounts with style after vanquishing a competitor from up north. Independent photo/Steve James
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- MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School junior Morgan Barnard “buffs” teammate Madison Gile’s basketball sneakers during the pre-game introductions before the Eagles’ matchup with Middlebury Union High School in Bristol on Friday. The shoe-shine must have worked as Mount Abe cruised to a 66-36 win over their county rivals. Independent photo/Steve James
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- MAGICIAN ALYX HILSHEY impressed a big crowd at the Vergennes Opera House audience on Saturday with her many feats of leger de main. Independent photo/Steve James
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- FOR ONE RUSE at the Vergennes Opera House, Alyx the Magician plucked a young assistant from the crowd (Richmond’s Addie Farr), who joined forces with her on a trick. Independent photo/Steve James
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- ALYX THE MAGICIAN saluted what was a full house for their appreciation of her poised practice of prestidigitation. The Essex, N.Y., resident is a versatile entertainer who said she finds the most joy performing for children and families. Independent photo/Steve James
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- ICE CREATES A work of art out of twigs by the waterside at Belden Falls in New Haven Photo by Peter Lewis
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- ALLISON POULIOT OF Bristol’s Have a Heart Food Shelf smiles with a check for $10,010 that the nonprofit organization recently received from 100 Women Who Care Addison County, a local giving circle that launched earlier this month. At the group’s first meeting, the giving circle’s participants voted to give their pooled donations to the food shelf, as well as an additional $2,145 to the Addison County Community Trust in Vergennes and $2,145 to Elderly Services Inc. in Middlebury. Photo courtesy of Porter Knight
Arts & Leisure
A gothic-style ghost story casts ‘A Shadow on the Wall’
February 2, 2023
Some eerie sounds will float through the halls of the Patricia Hannaford Career Center nex … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: DeSantis, culture wars, and politics perpetuating grievance
February 2, 2023
It’s hard to ignore Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican firebrand and likely preside … (read more)
