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Local trans community and allies rally against book ban
Individually and in small groups they filed into the Middlebury Union High School Library on Monday evening, preparing to bare their souls to an Addison Central School District…
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Parents complain about gender curriculum in kindergarten
Two Mary Hogan Elementary School parents are challenging gender-related books that are being used to educate kindergarten students at the Middlebury school.
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New Monkton town forest conserves a key resource
The town on Nov. 22 purchased 450 acres of forestland from the A. Johnson Company, conserving the land with the Vermont Land Trust and establishing the Monkton Town…
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What to do in stick season? For many it’s time to prepare for Nordic skiing
Stick season — it’s too cold to bike and too warm to ski — but it doesn’t have to be a wasted season. The effort you put in…
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HOPE needs help to provide food and gifts for the season
As the same time that Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) is fielding a growing number of requests for food, clothing and other necessities, the Middlebury nonprofit is also…
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UVM Health Network announces widespread service cuts
Officials at Porter Medical Center, a UVMHN affiliate in Middlebury, said the cuts will not directly affect health care operations here, but Addison County patients will feel the…
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Reimagining the Sheldon Museum
Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon of Vermont History, now in its 140th year, contains thousands of furnishings, paintings, documents, household objects and artifacts that provide a glimpse into Addison County…
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Trends emerge in local races
In races for Vermont Senate and House seats in Addison County, Republicans are doing much better this election than they have for the past few cycles.
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Candidates make their final pitches
Local, statewide and national candidates are wrapping up their campaign pitches. Now it’s up to the voters.
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Election Preview 2024
To give local voters more information on where candidates stand on issues, we asked each candidate the same five questions, including a candidate’s choice option. See the list…
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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…
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ACSD finds a principal for Ripton school
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…
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Vergennes creates wish list for accepting juvenile center
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…
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Middlebury Chapel can keep its name, court rules, in victory for college
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…
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Voters affirm St. Stephen’s natural gas easement
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…
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Middlebury bags big sidewalk grant
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…