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Addison County businesses navigate changing tariffs
Local businesses are confronting the impact of the President’s trade policies.
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McKibben: Solar power actually is making a difference
“We now live on a planet where the cheapest way to produce energy is to point a sheet of glass at the sun, and that’s a huge change.”
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Kelly Brush’s efforts cruise into 20th year
“An active lifestyle forges connections with others — both new friends and old, in and out of a chair.” — Kelly Brush Foundation
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State cautions: high fire danger due to drought
72% of Vermont is now in drought. State officials are reminding Vermonters of steps they can take to prevent human-caused fires.
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Homelessness crisis deepens in county and state
The recently released 2025 State of Homelessness in Vermont Report outlines the scope of Vermont’s worsening homelessness problem — including here in Addison County — and offers potential…
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New College president settles in; finances & Monterey among his priorities
Middlebury College President Ian Baucom just got to town this month, but he’s already got a sense of how tied the institution is to the community that surrounds…
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Rental housing in jeopardy as number of vouchers is cut
Advocates for affordable housing in Addison County are concerned the loss of these voucher could endanger people’s ability to make ends meet and remain in their homes.
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Porter Medical Center budget foresees more OR, hospital activity
Porter Medical Center (PMC) is asking the state to green light a fiscal year 2026 budget reflecting roughly $132 million in total expenses.
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4-H’ers compete in state dairy judging competition
The 2025 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest provided an opportunity for 4-H dairy members to demonstrate their ability to evaluate and rank dairy cattle based on breed standards.
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Thunderstorms, high winds pummel Addison County
For the third July in a row, severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain, hail and flash flooding Addison County, with high winds ripping off some the MUHS roof.
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Shelters see more demand after motel voucher system ends
The July 1 sunset of the state’s motel voucher program has sent more than 300 vulnerable Vermont households into uncertain housing situations, and leaders at Addison County’s two…
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Two advance for Addison-4 seat
Democratic leaders in the towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro have given Gov. Phil Scott two names to consider as he prepares to appoint someone to serve…
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Town Hall Theater ready to show off its big overhaul
This weekend the curtain will officially rise on the $8.5 million transformation of THT, improvements that will further solidify the facility as the community’s hub for visual and…
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Historic education bill passes — with many loose ends
The Vermont Legislature on Monday passed the year’s landmark education reform package, setting in motion years of transformation to the state’s public school and property tax systems.
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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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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…