Salisbury Mills Preserve shows off industrial history

A new 70-acre historic site and network of interpretative trails in Salisbury allows people to explore the industrial, ecological and archeological heritage of a unique mill area driven by power of the Leicester River as it flows from Lake Dunmore.

After the half-time principal of Ripton Elementary resigned, Salisbury Principal Bjarki Sears will become acting principal in Ripton and Roxanne Greene will be the on-site, part-time associate principal there.

Vergennes is creating a list of things it wants from the state in exchange for hosting a 14-bed, juvenile short-term detention and counseling facility on Comfort Hill, which is still under negotiations.

The lawsuit over Middlebury Chapel — a.k.a. Mead Memorial Chapel — is not fully resolved, but a judge said Middlebury College won’t have to restore the chapel’s old name.

Middlebury residents on Tuesday voted 416-185 to affirm a June 25 selectboard decision to give Vermont Gas Systems a free easement to funnel natural gas to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

The town of Middlebury has won a $1,092,000 grant for a “Greater Buttolph Neighborhood Connectivity Project,” which will create new sidewalk from Seminary Street Extension (future site of the planned 218-unit Stonecrop Meadows subdivision) to Route 7, at … (read more)

The town of Middlebury is considering an encampment policy that would give community officials more guidance on potentially regulating temporary settlements of houseless individuals within the shire town.

The Vermont Department of Health strongly recommends limiting evening time outdoors in high-risk areas due to the threat of Eastern equine encephalitis. Vergennes, Whiting and Cornwall are at slightly higher risk.

Jenny Urban has served the ACSD as a grades 1 and 2 classroom teacher, a paraeducator, an International Baccalaureate team leader, dean of students at Mary Hogan Elementary School, assistant principal of both Bridport and Shoreham elementary schools, and … (read more)

A recent, massive infusion of new money into Vermont’s childcare system through a new law has helped create 1,000 new slots statewide and spurred a renaissance in the industry here in Addison County, which had sustained major losses in childcare offerings … (read more)

Voters throughout Addison County — and particularly those residing in the Bristol area — will have extra incentive to show up at their respective polling places on Primary Election Day, this coming Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Dr. Bruce Hamory has given plenty of dire prognoses to patients during a half century of toiling in the healthcare trenches. On Tuesday evening, his grim forecast was not for an individual, but for an entire healthcare system — Vermont’s healthcare system … (read more)

One of Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay’s biggest attributes, recalled former selectboard Chair John Tenny, was being able to “manage the storm, without being caught in the center of it.”

When a truck hauling gas caught fire on Route 7 last year, the Ferrisburgh fire chief thought it was a once in a career event. Then it happened again this week — and many firefighters turned out to help douse the blaze.

The number of bears in Vermont is higher than it’s been in 200 years. More and more Addison County residents are spotting the ursine visitors on their properties.