Photos of the Week: April 30, 2026

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 … (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)