How are Vermont’s kids doing?

Addison County has made progress in preparing its children for adulthood, but it — and the state, overall — needs to make more strides to provide kids with the foundation they need to succeed.

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 different ventures.

Bristol-area voters to weigh in on new roof for Mt. Abe

When voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District head to the polls on Town Meeting Day they’ll be asked whether to allow district officials to transfer up to $1.04 million from MAUSD’s Capital Reserve Fund to the general fund. The money would help … (read more)

Porter doctors seeing more patients

While Vermont’s health care system is facing huge financial and logistical headwinds, Addison County’s Porter Medical Center is holding its own with a balanced budget and new patient capacity.

Ferrisburgh budget up, but maybe not taxes

Ferrisburgh residents will consider from the floor of town meeting on Saturday, March 1, the selectboard’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan of $2,830,154, which was adopted on Jan. 28.

Middlebury aiming to keep local option tax

Middlebury’s local option tax, established 17 years ago to cover debt and maintenance on the town’s $16 million Cross Street Bridge, has evolved into the proverbial goose that lays golden eggs. In this case, the town has invested surplus tax revenues in l … (read more)

By the way for Feb. 6

February has arrived, and with it an exciting new stage of the Ilsley Library Expansion and renovation project. The library last week suspended its operations at 75 Main St. while construction gets underway.

Slate Valley calls for 5.21% spending hike

Residents in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) will go to the polls on March 4 to consider a fiscal year 2026 preK-12 budget of $32,086,270.

Whiting gets a new general store

Garrett Law loves history, so it’s not surprising that when he decided to run a general store in his native state of Vermont, he turned up at a spot in Whiting that had been a store serving the community for most of that last 150 years.

Dale & Lucinda Cockrell’s adventures with animals in Africa, Part 2

We packed up early on this relatively cool day and headed the 72 km (45 miles) to Punda Maria, a trip that takes about three hours. Punda Maria is our favorite camp. It’s smaller than any of the others, more out-of-the-way, quieter, hilly, with fewer visi … (read more)

Vermont’s climate to be discussed in Salisbury

Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux will give a presentation entitled Exploring Climate Change in Vermont through the Lenses of Vulnerability and Inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

Garden expert explains natural landscapes

The Middlebury Garden Club offers its first public program of 2025, “Close to Nature Landscape Design,” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Residence at Otter Creek.

Want to write a book? Come learn how

Budding and aspiring authors should plan on attending the presentation, “So, you want to write a book” on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m., at the Russell Memorial Library in Monkton. The speakers will be Eugenie Doyle and Ivor Hughes.

Ferrisburgh news for Feb. 7

Rokeby will host Julie Anderson, multi-Emmy and Peabody award winner and Academy-nominated Film executive for non-fiction documentaries, to talk about her personal experiences in researching, creating, and producing her work. Her experience includes overs … (read more)

Learn about the Dalrymple Brothers on Feb. 8

Vergennes Historian Susan Ferland will be giving a talk about the Dalrymple Brothers of Vergennes on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m., at the Cross Life Church, 1759 Route 7 in Ferrisburgh.

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