Track athletes vie in major late meet

ESSEX — Athletes from the Mount Abraham, MUHS and VUHS teams competed in the major Essex Invitational Track and Field Meet on Saturday, an event that draws athletes from all divisions from around the state. No team scores are kept; the meet serves as the final...

Local athlete, national champ: Kate Livesay

Katy Perine was a surprise. When her parents, Carolyn and Ken, went to Porter Hospital for the birth of their third child, they discovered only then that Carolyn would indeed deliver their third — and fourth. Their doctor and friend, Chip Malcolm, examined an X-ray...

Patchwork: Botswana gardener shares common ground

My garden is no longer my own. I have a weeding partner early mornings, when the shadows are long and the air is cool. Annette, from Gaborone, Botswana, is the mother of our “host son,” Aubrey, who has been attending Middlebury College for the past four years. She...

Leicester reaches final stretch on new town plan

LEICESTER — After nearly two years of work, the Leicester selectboard and planning commission are in the final stages of crafting a new town plan. The new plan will replace the 2003 version, which expired in 2008. Selectboard chair Diane Benware said last Thursday...

Vermont history keeper calls it quits

VERMONT — Without Gregory Sanford, Vermont history just wouldn’t be the same. For 30 years, he’s been the state archivist, preserving, organizing, cataloguing — and pondering — the documents that underpin the existence of the state we call Vermont. He’s been equal...