Megan James
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Letter to the editor: Federal FY’26 budget would make impactful cuts
Federal programs are in Jeopardy, and people will suffer and die.
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MUHS tennis star holds court
Two of the all-time great guitar gunslingers Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan used to practice upwards of six hours a day on their Stratocasters. They were even…
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Tiger lacrosse falls to CVU in semi
The top-seeded Middlebury Union boys’ lacrosse team had defeated No. 4 Champlain Valley twice during the regular season, but the defending Division I champion Redhawks turned the tables…
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Karl Lindholm: Bill Lee saves me from Pete Rose
Writing about Pete Rose filled me with despair. Pete died last September at age 83. I was hoping interest in him might fade with the man. Alas, he’s…
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Letter to the editor: Proposed budget bill will greatly harm Vermonters
The US Congress, controlled by Republicans, is preparing to pass a federal budget bill that will do great harm to Vermont. The House of Representatives already passed the…
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Letter to the editor: Local runners were successful this track season
At the NCAA Division III Championships in Geneva, OH on May 24, MUHS grad Isabel Olson placed 8th in the 1500m with a time of 4:34.93 and was…
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Legion baseball team ready to take the field
Head Coach Tim Paquette has selected the 2025 Addison County American Legion baseball team, and the squad is ready to begin action this week with a home game…
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Vermont State Police Log: Police cite Whiting man for DUI-drugs
Vermont State Police based at the New Haven barracks reported responding to three incidents in Addison County last week, including a DUI-drugs case in Leicester, a single-vehicle crash…
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Vergennes Police Log: City man cited for disrupting protestors
Vergennes police on June 14 cited a city resident for allegedly smoking his tires on more than one occasion on the southbound lane of Main Street “uncomfortably close”…
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Addison County Sheriff’s Log for June 19
The Addison County Sherriff’s Office completed patrols in multiple towns, stopped 21 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations and also logged these activities between June 8-14.
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Middlebury Police Log: Police respond to mental health crisis
Middlebury police responded to separate reports of a man having a mental health crisis in the College Street and South Village Green areas on June 11.
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State pulls out of city juvenile center project
State officials are backing off from their goal of siting in Vergennes a 14-bed locked detention and counseling center for teens with law enforcement involvement. But it remains…
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Eagles defeat No. 1 Lyndon in softball championship
It took 10 innings to decide Saturday’s Division II softball final between No. 1 Lyndon and No. 2 Mount Abraham at Vermont State University-Castleton.
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Homeless still among us, but less visible
There’s plenty to see in downtown Middlebury these days. But what you won’t see — at least as of this week — are small clusters of houseless persons…
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Banned words are on display in Bristol
Diversity. Elderly. Peanut Allergies. Gulf of Mexico. Those are some of the words and phrases that have popped up on objects around Bristol.
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Middlebury takes stand on Medicaid cuts
The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday decisively endorsed a citizen-initiated resolution opposing a U.S. House-backed Budget Reconciliation Bill that recommends major cuts to critical federal healthcare and nutrition programs.
