No Kings Day 3!

A huge crowd — many with homemade signs critical of our current federal government — came to the third No Kings Day rally on the Middlebury town green on Saturday. One attendee noted that it was a great turnout with citizens young and old singing together and then marching to call for resistance to the corruption threatening our democracy. Environmental activist and Ripton resident Bill McKibben stayed local and gave the keynote speech that roused the crowd. State Treasurer Mike Pieciak also gave a rousing … (read more)

Vermont Chocolate Festival organizer Hanna Loeffler (middle) takes a breather during the Sunday event at Town Hall Theater. Independent photos/Steve James  

MiddNight MagicFIGURE SKATERS FROM near and far took to the ice at Chip Kenyon Arena this past Saturday and Sunday for the 2026 Ice Show, presented by Middlebury College and the Middlebury Figure Skating Club as part of the college’s annual Winter Carniva … (read more)

Progressing nicelyVERGENNES OPERA HOUSE stakeholders on Feb. 12 proudly led Preservation Trust of Vermont members on a tour of the 129-year-old performance hall, which is undergoing substantial renovations that are expected to wrap up next month. Here, vi … (read more)

The Marquis Theatre in Middlebury was transported back 250 years on Sunday as Revolutionary War reenactors filled the movie house in a drive to recruit members for Col. Seth Warner’s Regiment. The lobby bristled with muskets brandished by soldiers in tric … (read more)

Midyear graduates of Middlebury College enjoy some of their last moments together as a class on Saturday afternoon at the Snowbowl, where many of the 163 newly-minted alumni celebrated after collecting their diplomas on campus. Independent photo/Steve Jam … (read more)

Squash anyone? MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE’S SQUASH teams clashed with their counterparts from Williams College on Saturday in the Bostwick Family Squash Center in Middlebury. Panther senior Kian Kardestuncer hits a shot while his Williams opponent anticipates a r … (read more)

Masons feed goatsCECIL FOSTER, LEFT, Mike Brown and Matt Moyer were among the members of the Masons of Libanus Lodge #47 in Bristol who on Saturday, Jan. 17, collected 50 Christmas trees in the greater Bristol village area that were taken to a herd of goa … (read more)

Spotted by paparazziWHILE PATIENTLY WAITING their turn at the Monument Farms milking parlor this past Saturday, two cows gaze over at a curious visitor who they fear may ask for autographs.Independent photo/Steve James Ice Out for GoodA PROTESTER IN Verge … (read more)

ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT administration would like people to forget about the riot at the U.S. Capitol five years ago this week, many locals are determined that we won’t. More than 100 people gathered in Middlebury’s Court Square on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to wave s … (read more)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!CROWDS WENT TO the Rec Park in Middlebury on Wednesday evening to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks ring in 2026; but because they were launched high above the shire town, there were plenty of good vantage points from which to enjoy the fi … (read more)

Shortest dayCOMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED this past Sunday at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater for “Solstice in the Shire,” a celebration of the winter solstice. The occasion made the most of the shortest day of the year with a variety of activities that inclu … (read more)