Boatbuilder Douglas Brooks to speak Oct. 8

Douglas Brooks, a boatbuilder, writer, and researcher from Vergennes, will be the featured speaker at the New Haven Community Library on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m., with his talk, “Traditional Boatbuilder from Japan to Hollywood.”

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, in partnership with NEIWPCC, is requesting pre-proposals for research projects that will improve understanding of water and ecosystem resources in the Lake Champlain Basin and guide effective management.

The Addison County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Angelo Lynn, publisher of the Addison Independent will keynote the Chamber’s Annual Award and Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Vergennes Opera House.

It’s a typical Friday morning at Lincoln Community School. As the school day unfolds, the halls are filled with the sounds of students heading out to recess, gathering to hear a story in the elementary school’s library and stopping by the kitchen for a sn … (read more)

National Bank of Middlebury is generously offering office furniture to the Addison County business and non-profit community.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Sat., Oct 12, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center at the Four Corners. All are welcome. Refreshments served; monies raised help with the maintenance of the historic buildings in town.

The Monkton Friends Methodist Church will be hosting a take-out Harvest Supper on Saturday, Oct. 12. The menu includes baked ham (or substitute a vegetarian option), macaroni and cheese, squash, coleslaw, dinner roll, and apple crisp. Gluten free versions … (read more)

For 29 Vermont 4-H dairy members, the 2024 Eastern States Exposition 4-H dairy show provided an unparalleled opportunity to compete against top dairy competitors from the other New England states.

The Rotary Club of Middlebury’s online auction to raise funds for local nonprofits is now open and will conclude Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9 p.m.

We are all encouraged to participate in the development of the next Ferrisburgh Town Plan. The Ferrisburgh Planning Commission is working this fall to update the Town Plan by the spring of 2025.

The Masons of Libanus Lodge 47 F & AM will be donating all of the proceeds (all receipts, not just the profit) of their monthly charity breakfast to the Bristol Fire Department Sunday, Oct. 13. The department is trying to raise funds for an industrial dry … (read more)

Hundreds of Vermonters are in desperate need of permanent housing and have been for a long time. “Saying it’s been a challenge to find housing would be an understatement. I’ve been in Vermont for about 13 years and we’ve moved 15 or 16 times,” Kate Bentle … (read more)

Wasn’t Addison County a beautiful place this past summer? Certainly the colorful and interesting gardens cultivated by local residents added to the appeal of this place.

As fall advances and many of us are thinking about wrapping up our properties for the season ahead. It’s time to put the garden to bed, patch the porch, and repair that piece of trim under the eaves before the wasps move in to overwinter.

Middlebury residents on Tuesday voted 416-185 to affirm a June 25 selectboard decision to give Vermont Gas Systems a free easement to funnel natural gas to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.