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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…
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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…
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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…
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Town Meeting 2025 Results
Here’s what happened at each of the town meetings in Addison County and Brandon.
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When and Where is Your 2025 Town Meeting
Find out the date, time and place of your town meeting in Addison County and Brandon.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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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Lawmakers return to work in Montpelier
Is this the year Vermont finally scraps its complex education funding system and creates a model that doesn’t result in double-digit property tax increases? Will the Legislature create…
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UVMHN expands in NY while making cuts in Vt.
The cuts — which drew a swift and furious outcry — included closing an inpatient psychiatric unit at Central Vermont Medical Center, ending kidney transplants at the University…
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Taxpayers could pay more for Ilsley update
Barring a surge in private donations and/or winning additional grants, Middlebury taxpayers could be asked to absorb a greater chunk of the $17 million Ilsley Library expansion-and-renovation project…
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Trump’s deportation plans spark fear for Vt. farms, local workers
“I, and many in my community, feel a lot of fear around the new president that’s been elected,” said Cristian, who came to the United States from Mexico.…