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  • CSAC to broaden mental health services model

    CSAC to broaden mental health services model

    MIDDLEBURY — The county’s largest mental health agency is on target to shift, by next summer, to a new service delivery model aimed at improving outcomes for the…

  • Bristol eyes next phase of water line replacement

    BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard last week got an update on a water line replacement project underway in town, as well as a look at what the next…

  • Bristol still exploring future of police department

    BRISTOL — Bristol officials will spend the next year engaging with residents around what they’d like the Bristol Police Department and its services to look like, with the…

  • Milk & Honey Guild raises funds for animal shelter

    Milk & Honey Guild raises funds for animal shelter

    MIDDLEBURY — When Dorothy “Dot” Busque of Colchester decided to retire from quilting, she still had an impressive stash of fabric, patterns, tools, sewing machines and other notions.…

  • Keep your mind moving to age gracefully

    Keep your mind moving to age gracefully

    ADDISON COUNTY — As people age, many fear that they are losing the sharpness in thinking that they once had. Cognitive health is the ability to think, learn…

  • Seniors are welcome to give blood, and even needed

    Seniors are welcome to give blood, and even needed

    Many blood centers do not set an upper age limit for donors, but some may.

  • By the way, Oct. 22, 2026

    Help Middlebury decide where to generate renewable energy as part of an Oct. 29 presentation on the town’s draft Enhanced Energy Plan — a document intended to dovetail…

  • State commerce official to speak at Chamber dinner

    FERRISBURGH — Heather Pelham, Vermont’s deputy secretary of Commerce and Community Development, will deliver the keynote address at the Addison County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Award and Hall…

  • Are your kids ready for Spooktacular this Sunday?

    Are your kids ready for Spooktacular this Sunday?

    Downtown business owners are thrilled to bring back the Main Street Trick-or-Treating parade through downtown Middlebury

  • The Munger Games: A little friendly competition, lots of food, very little bloodshed

    The Munger Games: A little friendly competition, lots of food, very little bloodshed

    NEW HAVEN/MIDDLEBURY — These moments of nice outdoor weather in Vermont feel especially precious, perhaps because everyone who lives here knows they are on borrowed time. Enjoying a…

  • Monkton News: Halloween nets busy times in Monkton

    MONKTON — The Monkton Friends Methodist Church’s 2026 Annual Harvest Supper is this coming Saturday, Oct. 24. Unfortunately, the deadline for reserving a spot was this past Tuesday.…

  • Lincoln News: Lincoln Sports Trail Celebration moved to Sunday, Oct. 25

    LINCOLN — The Lincoln Volunteer Fire Company will open its doors to collect donations for the annual Five-Town Fill the Firehouse Food Drive on Saturday, Oct. 24 from…

  • The Outside Story: The Life of an American Coot

    The Outside Story: The Life of an American Coot

    By mid-October, many birds have migrated south, but some lucky birders may still be able to spot an American coot, an uncommon bird in New Hampshire and Vermont.…

  • UCC Holiday Bazaar set for Nov. 7

    UCC Holiday Bazaar set for Nov. 7

    MIDDLEBURY — The Congregational Church of Middlebury, UCC is holding its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This unique shopping experience…

  • Libanus Lodge donates to the Veterans’ Place

    Libanus Lodge donates to the Veterans’ Place

    BRISTOL — On Sunday, Oct. 11, Libanus Lodge #47 donated the proceeds from their Charity Fundraising Breakfast to the Veteran’s Place in Northfield. The Lodge rounded up the…

  • Bears in tree in downtown Middlebury

    Bears in tree in downtown Middlebury

    A Mama bear and her two cubs took up residence high above a downtown intersection this weekend, what would the public do?