Megan James


  • Was the No Kings Day protest the largest in Vt. history?

    Was the No Kings Day protest the largest in Vt. history?

    An estimated 42,000 Vermonters attended last month’s No Kings Day protests, organizers said, making it one of the biggest one-day demonstrations in state history. 

  • Bang receives scouting honors

    Bang receives scouting honors

    Girl Scouts in the Bristol area are benefitting from a wealth of experience brought by Rae Bangs, a Girl Scout troop and service unit leader. She has been…

  • Ferrisburgh news for Jul. 3

    The Ferrisburgh Grange “King Pede” card parties are scheduled for the Saturdays of July 5 and July 19. These get-togethers are held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and…

  • Monkton news for Jul. 3

    The Monkton Planning Commission is launching the 2025 Town-Wide Survey in the next week. Please look for a postcard being mailed to your home telling you how to…

  • Lincoln news for Jul. 3

    The town’s first little free library was created in partnership between the Lincoln Conservation Commission and the Lincoln Library and is located in the pollinator garden along the…

  • Local boys get lacrosse honors

    Local boys get lacrosse honors

    A number of athletes on the Middlebury Union and Mount Abraham/Vergennes high school boys’ lacrosse teams earned postseason recognition from both Division I and the Metro Conference in…

  • Guest editorial: Wrestling people from their families is no way to solve our border problems

    Guest editorial: Wrestling people from their families is no way to solve our border problems

    Three federal judges in Vermont have played a leading role in trying to establish constitutional protections against the unlawful seizure and imprisonment of people by arbitrary government force.

  • Legislative Review: Rep. Olson reviews the session

    Legislative Review: Rep. Olson reviews the session

    Last summer and fall I asked voters whether Montpelier was listening to our community. The consensus was that folks were frustrated by the relationship.

  • Ways of Seeing: Why so much time in the garden?

    Ways of Seeing: Why so much time in the garden?

    Most mornings, I step out the back door to check the weather, coffee mug in hand. Inevitably something in my garden beds cannot be left another minute.

  • Community Forum: CHIP will help rural Vermont towns grow

    Community Forum: CHIP will help rural Vermont towns grow

    Picture a little town, home to a small ski mountain and halfway between two of the Northeast’s largest ski resorts. It’s on a scenic byway. The Long Trail…

  • Letter to the editor: Apartments site not a good fit

    If you haven’t heard already, a large, four- story apartment building is proposed to be erected on the corner of Route 7 and Middle Road, jammed between the…

  • Letter to the editor: Building site is problematic

    A standing room only crowd of about 70 filled a room at the Residences at Otter Creek last week to hear Mr. Philip Rosenzweig, a Philadelphia developer, share…

  • Letter to the editor: Trump tramples right to protest

    When Trump took control of the National Guard in California to protect U.S. government property and personnel performing federal functions, did you see that he declared his right…

  • County Legion baseball splits four

    County Legion baseball splits four

    The Addison County American Legion baseball team split four recent games and stood in third place in Vermont’s Northern Division with a 4-2 record. That was heading into…

  • Foursomes win at Ralph Myhre

    Foursomes win at Ralph Myhre

    In Thursday Men’s League play at Ralph Myhre Golf Course on June 26 the foursome of Jim Johnston, John Davis, Jim Dunn and Ken Hypes came away with…

  • Scarborough takes main event at Devil’s Bowl

    Scarborough takes main event at Devil’s Bowl

    Brandon’s Joey Scarborough claimed victory in Saturday’s main event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, the Firecracker 44 for the headline Sunoco Sportsman Modifieds Division.