At the end of each year, the Independent editorial staff pores through all of the issues to pick the ten stories that readers cared the most about in 2014. They span a variety of topics, from the Vermont Gas pipeline to the Middlebury town office, the expansion of solar projects to the success of local high school sports programs.
Below is a link to each of the stories. Also, check out our most popular web stories from 2014 as well as honorable mentions that did not make the top 10 list.
#1: Pipeline project spurs plenty of controversy
#2: Middlebury town office’s future is settled; work begins
#3: Upgrades to Mount Abraham, Bristol firehouse in spotlight
#4: ANwSU fiscal woes revealed, recovery begun
#5: County ramps up services for opiate addicts
#6: Solar arrays take off, but not everyone is happy
#7: New faces, angry voters mark Election 2014
#8: School budgets go down as call for tax reform grows
#9: Middlebury College chooses Duke dean as next president
#10: High school athletes take home titles