News
Rep. Conlon retains his Addison-2 House seat
August 11, 2022
Incumbent Rep. Peter Conlon has won the Democratic primary for the Addison-2 Vermont House … (read more)
Sports
Demo Derby: Flames, tears, joy and an incredibly humane story
August 11, 2022
The piloting prowess at display by drivers in the G. Stone Motors Demolition Derby at the … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- SOGGY BACON, TSUNAMI Salami and Spamu (all stage names) wade into the 24-foot-long swimming pool at the fairgrounds on Tuesday during their race for the coveted Oreo cookie. Racing pigs are just one wonder at Addison County Fair and Field Days. Independent photo/Steve James
- JIM AND BARBRA Amblo’s miniature horses are a familiar part of the Sara McCarty Children’s Barn at Addison County Fair and Field Days. Each year, the couple brings their hitch of miniature horses to Field Days to educate and entertain the kids that wander into the barn. Independent photo/Marin Howell
- CAMILLE SEARS OF Monkton walks on stilts near the children’s barnyard. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- FAIRGOERS FLY OVER the fairgrounds on The Cobra. Independent photo/Steve James
- FIRST-DAY VISITORS FLY over the Addison County Fair Field Days grounds on one of the midway rides on Tuesday. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- CONNELLY LEGGETT OF Monkton (front) and Camille Sears meet a donkey. Independent photo/Steve James
- SOPHIA ROULEAU AND her calf. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- OLIVIA WOLFORD, FROM Kansas, is a senior at UVM studying studio art and computer science. She does face painting for children’s birthday parties, at fairs and for private events upon request. Photo by William Reed
- NEW HAVEN SISTERS Karissa (left) and Brailey Livingston with their cows. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- ABBY REEN AT a 4-H confirmation class event. Independent photo/Steve James
- HANDLERS PUSH AND pull to get one reluctant calf into the judging barn. Independent photo/Steve James
- SARAH HILL OF Bristol leading her cow out of the show ring. Independent photo/Steve James
- BRIDPORT’S SOPHIA STOCKER (left) and Desiree Plouffe found some ballons. Independent photo/Steve James
- A DRIVER LOOKS nervously (?) at the competition before Tuesday’s four-cylinder competition commences at Field Days. Independent photo/Steve James
- VERGENNES FIREFIGHTERS STAND ready to douse flames and rescue stuck drivers during Tuesday’s contests. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- DRIVERS IN THE Demolition Derby tend to paint their cars with gaudy colors — or they go for all black. Independent photo/Steve James
- Independent photo/Steve James
- GRANDMA AND GRANDPA would be proud of the hit that car 3C put on the back end of 43C, but neither of them was knocked out yet. Independent photo/Steve James
- CAR 570 TAKES a bite out of the back end of a competitor in Tuesday night’s Demolition Derby. Independent photo/Steve James
- CODY CURTIS IN his car 43C can be seen crashing into other cars. The driving prowess on display Derby electrified the crowd at Field Days on Tuesday night. The crowd’s cheers were sometimes audible against each other. at the G. Stone Motors Demolition over the noise of the cars crashing Independent photos/Steve James
- DEMO DRIVER ZACHARY Stearns wonders what in the world happened to his car on Tuesday night. Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
New play tells the story of a reproductive rights pioneer
August 11, 2022
A few hours at the theater can help us escape momentarily from the wrenching problems of t … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: A primary night overview
August 11, 2022
Vermont Progressives took center stage in Vermont following Tuesday’s primary with left-le … (read more)