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 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.

In Orwell, the general store has lived at 499 Main St. since 1910. It hit its stride in 1967, when Dick and Thelma Buxton acquired the property and built a reputation for stellar customer service that has followed the enterprise to this day. Unfortunately … (read more)

Lincoln residents and wildlife officials are looking for a black bear cub that was recently orphaned after a local hunter shot and injured the bear’s mother.

Mark A. Pruhenski, the current town manager of Great Barrington, Mass., has a past connection to Addison County’s shire town.

Caitlin Boyle has spent the past two decades working behind the scenes helping filmmakers from throughout the country get their creations seen on screens big and small. She’s now ready for her own starring role, as the new executive director of the Middle … (read more)

About 130 Ferrisburgh Central School students and their family members, teachers, staff members and town residents came to the elementary school on the warm afternoon and evening of Oct. 1 to celebrate their school’s garden and the major educational theme … (read more)

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke. Help raise awareness about this critical issue while promoting a healthier lifestyle, at the “Middlebury Walk for Stroke Awareness,” set for Saturday, Oct. 26.

A recent spike in Middlebury’s houseless population is prompting a renewed sense of urgency among town officials to enact an “encampment policy” to delineate which parts of the community’s public property should be off limits for overnight, outdoor stays.

The historic John Warren House at 88 Main St. in Middlebury has new owners: Don Devost and Matt Wootten of Marble Trail Financial.

Residents in the mountain town have during the past few weeks taken to Front Porch Forum to report tire issues on unpaved roads. Some drivers and cyclists say they’ve had multiple flat tires in recent months.

The leader of the Vergennes Partnership has decided to leave her post. Julie Basol said in a Wednesday email to friends of the Partnership that she will step down from her role as executive director of the organization, effective mid-December. 

The local chapter of the American Association of University Women Speaks, in conjunction with Ilsley Public Library, will launch its 2024-25 speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 15, with a talk by former Executive Director of Middlebury’s Elderly Services Inc. … (read more)

Farmers will have a chance, in Middlebury, to find out specifically how to get grant money for their dairy operations.

Returning to Rokeby Museum Oct. 25 and 26 is the annual spiritualism play. This year’s play, “Spirits of Rokeby: Voices from the Summer Land,” features a new script inspired by Rokeby and Vermont’s spiritualist history.