Feds target Middlebury College on immigration

Federal immigration officials have taken action that could lead to visas being revoked for at least one foreign student at Middlebury College and three recent graduates from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California.

Pioneers helped forge path to gay marriage in Vt. 25 years ago

There are more than 744,000 same-sex married couples in the United States, and each one owes a debt of gratitude to two endearing, persistent and empathetic women now living their best lives at the Eastview at Middlebury retirement community.

USDA stops funding for schools buying local food

The U.S. Department of Agriculture this month canceled two programs supporting the purchase and distribution of local food, including an initiative that provided funding for Vermont school districts to buy and serve food from area farms and food producers … (read more)

Outlook for Ripton School is bleak

For more than 200 years, Ripton schools have rated high marks among local citizens for the way they’ve nourished local children intellectually, emotionally and in intangible ways. But a simple case of math could be on the verge of forcing its undoing — ma … (read more)

Legislation aims to help farmers hurt by weather

Vermont farmers in recent years have had no shortage of extreme weather events to contend with, from a devastating, late-spring freeze in 2023 to excessive rainfall and subsequent flooding over the past two summers. Damaging weather events are costly for … (read more)

Middlebury OKs $49.5M sewer bond

Middlebury residents on Tuesday voted overwhelming in favor of three public works-related bond proposals, the centerpiece of which was a proposed $49.5 million upgrade of the town’s 24-year-old wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at 243 Industrial Ave.

Town Meeting 2025 Results

Here’s what happened at each of the town meetings in Addison County and Brandon.

When and Where is Your 2025 Town Meeting

Find out the date, time and place of your town meeting in Addison County and Brandon.

A dozen run for spots on Bristol library board

Without a doubt, the most crowded races on Bristol’s Town Meeting Day ballot this year will be those for seats on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board of Trustees.

New Haven business park on the rise off Route 7

Work is well underway in New Haven on the first building located at what could one day be the site of a business park featuring a variety of different ventures.

Salisbury teacher gets national science award

Amy Clapp — whose science contributions to Salisbury Community School have been the stuff of legend during the past quarter-century — was recently named a winner of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s high … (read more)

Legislation eyes cardiac emergency plans

When it comes to responding to a cardiac arrest, Bristol resident Payton Jones knows firsthand how having the right people and resources nearby can mean the difference between life and death.

Scott administration unveils big education reform plan

State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s 52 school districts to just 5 and a new funding formula.

UPDATED: One man dies in Bristol house fire

Crews from seven local fire departments helped extinguish a house fire on Bristol’s East Street on Wednesday evening. Route 116 was shut down while firefighters battled the blaze.

Midd police look into possible shots fired on Saturday

Local authorities stopped a vehicle with six juveniles and an adult driving a vehicle that apparently was involved in a Saturday shooting incident behind Hannaford Supermarket.

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