Chronology 2025 — Addison County Year in Review

Schools, infrastructure, Trump and more made headlines in 2025. Take a look at our recap of the 12 months ending, then dive into 2026!

Ferrisburgh Selectboard Chair Clark Hinsdale has announced to his fellow board members and other town officials he won’t seek reelection this March.

The Bar, a new gym at 656 Exchange St., is stuffed with free weights, an assortment of lifting and cardio machines, and even a huge tractor tire.

The Middlebury Development Review Board (DRB) has approved a 35-unit, four-story apartment building — that will also host a restaurant — on a 0.71-acre lot near the intersection of Middle Road and Route 7 South.

The district is anticipates a slight increase in the homestead tax rate for FY27.

Middlebury during the next few years will likely see an infusion of more than 200 new housing units.

Dylan Verner will bring his diverse resume as a musician, an artist, a fly-fishing guide and a chef to his new role as director of the Bristol Hub Teen Center and Skatepark.

Volunteers gathered at the DAR Samson Memorial on Saturday, Dec. 13, to prepare for a day of service to veterans.

A Panton couple were among four individuals named by Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports as its 2025 Volunteers of the Year.

A poem by Abigail Balon, 14, of Panton was published by the Young Writers Project last month.

Middlebury Union middle and high schools in November held some of the friendliest competitions you’ll ever hear about.

“Just imagine our great surprise to find Daisy — a real, live, brown and white pony tied to the living room door knob!”

In partnership with the Vermont Department of Health, Valley Vista has opened 27 new residential treatment beds at its Vergennes facility.

The Vermont Principals’ Association last week announced Vermont’s 2026 United States Senate Youth Program delegates, and one of them is from Vergennes.

The new initiative is designed to save Vermont loggers money.