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  • Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    ADDISON COUNTY — The meet-and-greets, forums and coffee hours are grinding to a halt, and the mailboxes will soon be unfettered by glossy flyers bearing promises and criticisms.…

  • Grain center offers resource for farmers, bakers

    Grain center offers resource for farmers, bakers

    FERRISBURGH — Frequent visitors to the Ferrisburgh-Vergennes Amtrak station and Park & Ride have likely noticed the newer building that’s popped up on Park Lane. Located near the…

  • Locals engage in ‘GoodTalks’ around midterm elections

    Locals engage in ‘GoodTalks’ around midterm elections

    A two-part event at Middlebury College is providing an opportunity for community members to engage in structured dialogue around the midterm elections.

  • Steele to step down as MUHS principal

    Steele to step down as MUHS principal

    MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School Principal Caitlin Steele will step down from her post next June, citing a desire to be “far more present” for her family…

  • Career center students ‘design for democracy’

    Career center students ‘design for democracy’

    MIDDLEBURY — Take note, anyone who’s ambivalent about exercising their right to vote this Nov. 3. After spending the past six weeks learning about Vermont’s upcoming election slate,…

  • ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board on Monday got an early glimpse of how local taxpayers could be affected if proposed ACSD preK-12 spending were to…

  • Councilor questions merit of wastewater project

    The critiques come just as the voters are about to consider a high stakes bond.

  • Bristol aims to free up sewer system capacity

    The system is maxed out at 40% of its capacity due to the amount of organic material coming into it.

  • State offices and amendments also on your Nov. 3 ballot

    VERMONT — While the local races have gotten a lot of attention in Addison County, voters will also be able to affect the outcome of races for state…

  • Public phone now available in downtown Middlebury

    Public phone now available in downtown Middlebury

    In Cannon Park across from Ilsley Public Library sits a citrine yellow payphone with a hand-painted logo that reads “Midd Tel.” The phone is completely free to use.

  • $60M federal grant to help rail in Western Vermont

    $60M federal grant to help rail in Western Vermont

    BURLINGTON — Vermont’s Congressional delegation last week announced the delivery of $60.3 million in new federal funding to rehabilitate and complete approximately 60 miles of railway on Vermont’s…

  • By the Way… Oct. 29, 2026

    By the Way… Oct. 29, 2026

    It’s almost time to make a change … of your clocks. For any of your timepieces that don’t automatically adjust when we go from Daylight Savings Time to…

  • Otter Creek conservation district gets new leader

    Otter Creek conservation district gets new leader

    ADDISON COUNTY — The Board of the Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) has appointed a Vergennes resident as its new district manager. Erica Harris comes to…

  • Monkton News: It’s Trunk-or-Treat time!

    Monkton News: It’s Trunk-or-Treat time!

    MONKTON — The Monkton Friends Methodist Church and Russell Memorial Library are co-hosting Trunk-or-Treat again this year. You can sign up to be a ‘treat’ participant by calling…

  • Lincoln News: Hear The Brother Brothers at Burnham Hall

    Lincoln News: Hear The Brother Brothers at Burnham Hall

    LINCOLN — The Burnham Presents concert series continues its season with a special Sunday afternoon performance by indie-folk duo The Brother Brothers on Nov. 22 from 4 to…

  • Luxury magazine taps Basin Harbor

    FERRISBURGH — Basin Harbor, the resort and boat club on the shores of Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh, recently announced that readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and…