News
Tick activity stat hits new highs
May 7, 2026
State data shows the percent of tick-related emergency-room visits have risen since March.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- Three-year-old Liam Champman-Hale of MIddlebury is excited to put his Green Up bag and gloves to good use on Saturday as he collects his gear at College Park before heading out to pick up trash by the road. Independent Photo/Steve James
- MALT Executive Director Kevin Fox and board member Caroline McBride with AmeriCorps member Hailey Snider handing out Green Up bags and other necessities.
- Liam Chapman-Hale, 3, and his brother Wyatt prepare to clean up the Buttdolph Drive area.
- Elka Przyperhart, a Mary Hogan fifth-grader tosses a bag of garbage from the Otter Creek area onto the Middlebury town truck along with her father Joe.
- Wyatt Chapman-Hale, 6, of Middlebury, figures out how to open his Green Up bag before setting off with his mother and brother Liam to pick up garbage.
Arts & Leisure
Luke Bulla Up Close: New house concert series in New Haven connects community
May 7, 2026
Get up close and connect with musicians and community at these new house concerts in New H … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: How big an issue might education be in gov’s race?
May 7, 2026
As Vermont’s legislature heads into its final weeks of the session with several crucial bi … (read more)


























