Economist demystifies education property taxes

MIDDLEBURY — While Gov. Scott was en route from the Independent’s offices to the Addison County Solid Waste District Transfer Station as part of the “Capital for a Day” tour last Monday, Doug Farnham, Economist and Director of Policy, Outreach and Legislative Affairs...

Residents weigh MAUSD issues

BRISTOL — A collection of 5 Town residents broke into groups of eight at Mount Abraham Union High School last Wednesday and discussed the educational values they shared and the future of the district. The 165 people, who had gathered for a public forum organized by...

Fake doctor guilty in child porn case

BURLINGTON — A Houston, Texas, man, who officials said faked being a doctor at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center so he could do intimate exams on Middlebury College female students, has been found guilty in federal court for possession of child pornography. Nam Vu...
Lawmakers get up-close look at local pre-K

Lawmakers get up-close look at local pre-K

MIDDLEBURY/ORWELL — A group of legislators from several committees last week visited pre-kindergarten programs in Middlebury and Orwell as they explored the current status of universal pre-k in Vermont and possible changes to the law that created it. The group visited...

Goodrich Farm receives award

SALISBURY — Vanguard Renewables and Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) received the 2019 American Biogas Council Up-and-Coming Biogas Project award for the Goodrich Farm Anaerobic Digester project in Salisbury, at the organization’s awards ceremony on Oct. 29.  The project is...