Homepage Featured


  • Gov. Scott is lone bright spot for Vt. GOP

    Gov. Scott is lone bright spot for Vt. GOP

    Gray beats Rodgers to regain Lt. Gov. post

  • Dems win most local elections; GOP incumbent Scott wins at the top of the ticket

    Dems win most local elections; GOP incumbent Scott wins at the top of the ticket

    Democratic challengers oust a Republican State Senator and two Republican state Reps. locally.

  • Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    ADDISON COUNTY — The meet-and-greets, forums and coffee hours are grinding to a halt, and the mailboxes will soon be unfettered by glossy flyers bearing promises and criticisms.…

  • Steele to step down as MUHS principal

    Steele to step down as MUHS principal

    MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School Principal Caitlin Steele will step down from her post next June, citing a desire to be “far more present” for her family…

  • ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board on Monday got an early glimpse of how local taxpayers could be affected if proposed ACSD preK-12 spending were to…

  • Orwell couple fuels general store effort

    Orwell couple fuels general store effort

    A citizen-led effort to resurrect the former Buxton’s Store as an Orwell community hub got a major boost on Monday as two prominent citizens have purchased the building…

  • Photos of the Week: October 22, 2026

    Photos of the Week: October 22, 2026

    Democracy amid foliage The build-up to the Nov. 3 midterm elections was on full display in Addison County on Saturday, Oct. 17, when folks gathered in Middlebury and…

  • Affordability headlines Addison-3 forum

    Affordability headlines Addison-3 forum

    The four Addison-3 candidates came together to discuss policy just two weeks before the midterm elections.

  • MCTV boosts its signal in Middlebury area

    MCTV boosts its signal in Middlebury area

    MIDDLEBURY — He’s unobtrusive yet ubiquitous, a fixture at virtually every municipal and school gathering in Middlebury. And that doesn’t even count special events, like the annual Festival…

  • CSAC to broaden mental health services model

    CSAC to broaden mental health services model

    MIDDLEBURY — The county’s largest mental health agency is on target to shift, by next summer, to a new service delivery model aimed at improving outcomes for the…

  • Bears in tree in downtown Middlebury

    Bears in tree in downtown Middlebury

    A Mama bear and her two cubs took up residence high above a downtown intersection this weekend, what would the public do?

  • Voter Guide 2026

    Voter Guide 2026

    When you go to the polls next month or fill out the ballot that arrived in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Office, most of you will…

  • Hanley tapped as city’s interim manager

    Hanley tapped as city’s interim manager

    The former Middlebury Police Chief held a similar role in the shire town two years ago.

  • Candidates raise combined $352K

    Candidates raise combined $352K

    The 2026 elections will go down as the most expensive collection of Vermont House and Senate races in Addison County’s history.

  • Heating fuel aid takes center stage

    Heating fuel aid takes center stage

    County residents are taking stock in their heating systems for the inevitable plunge into a frigid winter.

  • Senate candidates answer questions

    Senate candidates answer questions

    Candidates answered questions about their stance on universal primary care, addressing the climate crisis and how they’d work across divides if elected.