Mount Abe school budget fails at ballot box again

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Tuesday defeated a proposed $35.9 million spending plan by 57 votes.

Three local professionals will discuss their experiences navigating the opioid crisis Monday evening at Ilsley Library at a talk about drug policy in Vermont.

David K. Ricklefs, 53, lost control of the Subaru Impreza he was driving on Morgan Horse Farm Road and hit a tree.

A Middlebury filmmaker’s new film charts the evolution and impacts of the wildly successful Vermont Everyone Eats program that kept Vermonters fed, restaurants afloat and farmers cultivating during the COVID crisis.

Groups of Vermonters and visitors spread themselves around town greens, highway pull-offs, community parks, school grounds, cemeteries, parking lots and back yards on Monday afternoon. The vibe was generally laid-back.

Will Wallace-Gusakov has spent much of his life designing, building and restoring wooden structures in and outside of Vermont. Recently, the seasoned woodworker has found himself newly inspired after completing a once-in-a-lifetime project.  

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Tuesday will head back to the polls to weigh in on a revised district spending plan for fiscal year 2025. 

Middlebury College on Tuesday honored a group of Addison County residents by naming them recipients of the Bonnie and John McCardell Citizen’s Award, which the college established in 2003 to recognize exceptional service to the community. 

After a challenging discussion about what spending cuts could mean to students and what level of spending might be acceptable to voters who have already defeated two budget proposals, the Addison Northwest School District Board on Monday voted to advance … (read more)

Efforts to protect pollinators, grow affordable housing and pass healthcare reform were among the hot topics of the final legislative breakfast of 2024, held Monday at the Weybridge Congregational Church.

Haymaker Buns, on Bakery Lane in Middlebury, is preparing to open a second location this summer — at Burlington’s Soda Plant in a space formerly occupied by Tomgirl.

With a great majority of Addison County residents agreeing that we are in a housing crisis, there’s broad support for creating new dwellings through zoning changes. People here also favor authorizing more accessory apartments and offering other incentives … (read more)

Starksboro’s Robinson Elementary School will welcome a new principal in July. 

Middlebury College is working on a plan for the 3,000 acres of land it owns in the Champlain Valley, and community members are invited to take part in the effort. 

While Ilsley Public Library boosters are seeking to write a new chapter in the Middlebury institution’s 100-year history — one they hope will be based on a major makeover of the institution’s longtime headquarters at 75 Main St. — they’re also asking patr … (read more)