Vermont Cookie Love eyes Middlebury location

If you’re tuned into an oldies station, you’re bound to eventually hear Jackie DeShannon or Dionne Warwick soothingly intone the verse, “What the world needs now, is love, sweet love.”

Lauren Bierman has never allowed herself to be boxed-in by convention when mapping out physical and mental health care for herself and others. That’s evident in her business Long Trail Psychiatry, through which Bierman blends psychotherapy, lifestyle modi … (read more)

At the March 11 Vergennes City Council meeting, City Manager Ron Redmond introduced councilors via Zoom to the new coordinator of the Vergennes Farmers Market, Sarah Stillman.

One thing to know about the soon-to-open Vergennes eatery in the North Main Street Kennedy Brothers Building is why its co-owners are calling it “The Holt Restaurant.” The name relates to the marketing niche Panton’s Teresa Boucher and Adam Neff want thei … (read more)

Preliminary work has begun to transform the former Ferrisburgh Methodist Church, on Route 7 next to Ferrisburgh’s town office building, into the new home of the nearby Gilfeather’s Fine Provisions, according to Rick and Nan Benson, the owners of the groce … (read more)

Garrett Law loves history, so it’s not surprising that when he decided to run a general store in his native state of Vermont, he turned up at a spot in Whiting that had been a store serving the community for most of that last 150 years.

On the cusp of 63 years old, Champlain Valley Equipment President Brian Carpenter thought he’d be easing into a more measured work schedule in tandem with his role as chair of the Middlebury selectboard. But sometimes, life doesn’t go according to plan — … (read more)

Douglas Sweets, one of the two buyers earlier this year of the town-owned 34.9-acre parcel at the junction of Routes 7 and 22A in Ferrisburgh, has decided not to relocate its gourmet shortbread and cookie business from its Shelburne home.

Fred and Judi Danforth, longtime Lincoln residents and founders of Danforth Pewter, and former Gov. James Douglas, were recently inducted into the Addison County Chamber Hall of Fame at the chamber’s annual meeting. About 80 people attended the Oct. 24 ev … (read more)

The new Middlebury Resource Recovery Center, which consists of an anaerobic digester and a pipeline under Exchange Street, is the state’s first food-waste-to-renewable-electricity project awarded under the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s Standard Offe … (read more)

Oddly enough, Erik Koskinen and Rachel Rivard never crossed paths while attending the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine more than a decade ago. Fate would instead unite them after both had coincidentally moved to Addison County several year … (read more)

Vergennes restaurant The Antidote will close its doors this Saturday, Oct. 19, after a 15-year run that co-owners Ian Huizenga and Eliza Benton Huizenga describe as largely successful, but more recently less so financially.

Northeast Wilderness Trust, a land conservation organization serving the northeastern United States, has appointed Addison County resident Bill Roper to its board of directors.

Addison County Regional Planning Commission recently welcomed Leander Ruhl as its new ECO AmeriCorps service member. ECO AmeriCorps members work on projects that improve water quality, restore habitats and reduce waste.

New to the Middlebury Snowbowl, but certainly not the ski industry, Kim Essensa, took the reins as full-time general manager about three weeks ago and says she’s “excited to be here” and eager to use her years of customer service experience to enhance wha … (read more)