By the way for May 9

Stop by the Weybridge Volunteer Fire Department at 460 Quaker Village Road for its Open House & Recruitment event this Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spring is a season associated with new beginnings, and that’s certainly been the case this year at Lincoln Peak Vineyard, where new owners Nichole Bambacigno and Kevin Bednar are settling in and readying to welcome wine enthusiasts from far and wide. 

In the past week, three of the legislative session’s biggest climate bills passed out of their second chamber, and are likely to head to the governor’s desk soon. 

Heads up to Middlebury municipal water customers: The town is working with Otter Creek Engineering (OCE) to complete an inventory of water service lines within the municipal system, and you need to set up an appointment for officials to conduct field work … (read more)

Janelle Perry-Askew’s career has followed her heart, which — in addition to her family — belongs to science.

As folks in Panton discuss a 50-megawatt solar array that Freepoint Commodities is proposing to put up west of Route 22A and south of West Road, the local debate is playing out on a larger stage.

The Weybridge Energy Committee is hosting the third annual Eco-Fair Saturday, May 18, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Weybridge Elementary School, 2790 Weybridge Road, Weybridge. 

Funding is now available to nonprofits and municipal organizations through the Walter Cerf Community Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation.

Over the past five years, Elissa Johnk, the lead minister at the First Congregational Church of Burlington, has borne witness to Vermont’s overdose crisis. 

The Vermont Senate on Tuesday approved H.871, a bill that will continue the process of establishing a state aid for school construction program. 

What was it like to move from a small one room schoolhouse to the new Addison Central School? Addison Town Historical Society has saved the framed roster of students who made the transition from grades one through seven and invites all members of the firs … (read more)

Community members in the 5-town area are proposing a redesign of the Roy J. Clark Memorial Bandstand on the Bristol Town Green, in particular, replacing the structure with an alternative design that addresses various safety and accessibility concerns. 

Karrie Sinks has opened 802 Pilates Health & Fitness in The Centre shopping plaza in Middlebury, in a space previously occupied by H&R Block, and then Middlebury Sew-N-Vac.

Vermont’s annual, statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 8 this year, and it will be highlighted by a free family fishing festival in Grand Isle as well as opening day of the state’s regular bass fishing season.

After nearly three years in the making, the water project sponsored by Vergennes Rotary and the Catholic Migrant Ministry of Addison County in San Jose Monteverde, Mexico, is now completed.