MREMS to host a pop-up market May 11

Mark your calendars and join Middlebury Regional EMS for its first annual MREMS May Market. This pop-up market and First Aid training event takes places on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for Mother’s Day and learn how to save a life along the way. 

Lincoln news for May 9

Be sure to visit the community room in the library to learn about the seven cemeteries in town, including where they are and a bit about each of them. This year the library is collaborating with the Cemetery Association and the Lincoln Historical Society … (read more)

Women Who Care award funds to non-profits

100+ Women Who Care Addison County held their second quarterly meeting of 2024 and distributed $17,000 to local non-profits when they met at Tourterelle on April 16.

Monkton news for May 9

If you have some black plastic plant containers that you would like to get rid of, the Monkton Friends Methodist Church members will be at the Recycling Center on Saturday, May 11, to help you recycle them.

Ilsley Library bond gets big thumbs up

Middlebury voters on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to make a $17 million investment in the Ilsley Public Library during its 100th birthday year.

Updated: Middlebury students end encampment, strike deal with administrators

Middlebury College students on Monday struck a deal with administrators and dismantled the pro-Palestinian encampment formed in the center of campus.

ANWSD budget wins big on third attempt

In high turnout, residents of the Addison Northwest School District on Tuesday strongly backed the school board’s third proposed budget of the spring. 

Vt. officials explain juvenile center plan

Two high-ranking state officials told the Independent last week there would be a thorough public process before a secure 14-bed facility to offer treatment to traumatized “justice-involved” juveniles would be built on Comfort Hill in Vergennes.

Middlebury students join campus protests for Gaza

Over 100 students at Middlebury College have formed an encampment on campus in solidarity with the people of Gaza, joining a nationwide student movement protesting Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas. 

MUHS grad wins $212K business pitch award

When Salisbury’s Zachary Dunn graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 2019, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do — other than attend the University of Vermont.

President Laurie Patton to leave Middlebury College

Laurie Patton on Thursday announced she will leave Middlebury this coming January to become president of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

THT fund drive nears the finish line

A $7 million fund drive for the renovation and expansion of Middlebury’s Town Theater (THT) is hitting the homestretch, with organizers announcing a generous donation-match offer, a buy-a-brick campaign and an upcoming auction as part of their strategy to … (read more)

By the way for May 2

Do you want to know what makes Lincoln tick? Want to give back to your community? Make new friends? Learn new things? Find your passion?

Mt. Abe students rally around their teachers

In the wake of two failed budget votes, students in the Mount Abraham Unified School District are asking district officials to protect educators from potential cuts as they draft a third spending proposal to put before voters. 

Orwell voters field third Slate Valley budget on May 9

Orwell residents will join neighboring towns in Rutland County in making a trip to the polls on Thursday, May 9, to take a third crack at passing a fiscal year 2025 spending plan for the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD).

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