ACSD again eyes school repair plans

Engineering a five-year capital improvement plan for nine school buildings that have collectively accrued millions in repair and upgrade needs would be difficult enough. Try doing it at a time when taxpayers’ patience is stretched thin, construction costs are high, and state lawmakers appear on the cusp of making major changes in the way public schools are operated and funded.

Towns all over Addison County — and Brandon — this coming weekend will honor the memories of those who gave their lives in service of their country. Highlights will include not only parades, but also post-parade ceremonies.

Current Selectboard Chair Clark Hinsdale told the Independent that Jessica James, for the past 13 years an office manager and legal assistant for Vergennes law firm Ouimette and Runcie, was the candidate the hiring committee recommended to the selectboard … (read more)

Megan Walsh and Silas Clark share several interests, particularly when it comes to growing food and building community. It makes sense then that the duo is building on those passions together through their work at the Bristol Collaborative Campus, or BCC, … (read more)

More than 80,000 preK-12 Vermont children will leave school with an extra skip in their step next month when the spring semester gives way to summer vacation.

Crews in Bristol on Wednesday were wrapping up repairs to a slope failure on West Street, west of the Village Creeme Stand.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District and its teachers’ union have settled on a new contract for professional staff that includes salary increases of 9%, 6.25%, 5.50% over the next three years.

It was around two decades ago that former Robinson Elementary School counselor Amy Johnston planted the seeds for a program that would connect students at the school with adults in the Starksboro community.

Anyone who’s regularly driven through downtown Middlebury during the past month has been able to see workers steadfastly chop down the 1977 and 1988 additions of the Ilsley Public Library at 75 Main St.

The Middlebury Development Review Board is considering an application to remove the 1,848-square-foot Jolley convenience store/gas station at 220 Court St. and replace it with a 4,500-square-foot Stewart’s Store.

Bristol Elementary School students next week will have an opportunity to take to the stage and showcase their skills.

A perusal of Toad Hall Flowers on this day yielded displays of Japanese fishing balls, natural stones, ceramic pots of several colors and sizes, baskets, coasters, tea sets, pillows, outdoor specimen collecting kits, incense, honey infusions, palm stones, … (read more)

The state Department of Public Safety has released audio and video recording of the arrest of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on a charge of drunken driving more than a year ago.

Vermont Parks Forever, the only non-profit foundation for Vermont’s 55 state parks, has announced a first-in-the-nation, privately funded pilot program that will provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for over 100,000 income eligible Vermonters … (read more)

Aquatic invasive plant species have long threatened the health and populations of native plants in the Lewis Creek watershed.