Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies
April 24, 2025
Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies
April 24, 2025
News
Porter hospital readies for its 100th birthday
April 24, 2025
Porter Medical Center has accumulated more than its fair share of compelling stories durin … (read more)
Sports
Tiger boys’ lacrosse moves to 4-0
April 24, 2025
A Middlebury Union High School boys’ lacrosse team with a veteran defense and a reconfigur … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- WORKERS WERE BUSY this week with deconstruction of the Ilsley Public Library’s 1977 and 1988 additions, to make way for a modern renovation and expansion of the library at 75 Main St. in Middlebury. Here you can see the old bones of the structure. Independent photo/Steve James
- BARROW, A GERMAN short-haired pointer, who just went to the vet for a surgical snip, looks pensively out of Chris Reinfurt’s car. Independent photo / Steve James
- PRESCHOOLERS FROM MARY Johnson Children’s Center march across the Cross Street Bridge into downtown Middlebury this past Friday dressed as their favorite book characters. It was part of the center’s celebration of the Week of the Young Child. Independent photo / Christy Lynn
- FROG HOLLOW BIKES in downtown Middlebury is gearing up for the annual bike swap that it hosts with Middlebury Safe Routes and the town. Everyone is invited to bring a used bike to sell, or buy a used bike in Cannon Park on May 3. Frog Hollow staff will provide advice and facilitate sales. Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
Dark comedy asks: Are we willing to stand up to authority?
April 24, 2025
Director Cláudio Medeiros chose this play last summer to stage at Middlebury College this … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: Migrant workers’ arrest should shock Vt. dairy farmers
April 24, 2025
When federal agents descended on a dairy farm in Franklin County this Monday, they arreste … (read more)