Addison County prosecutor loses her law license

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Supreme Court suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva P. Vekos for her failure to properly respond to questions about her fitness following her arrest on a charge of driving while impaired. The high court issued the interim order on Wednesday. St. Johnsbury Attorney David Sleigh, who represents Vekos, said Wednesday that he and his client are still willing to cooperate on the inquiry. Sleigh said Wednesday morning that after getting the Supreme Court ruling, … (read more)

Vergennes-area towns defeat school budget in 2nd vote

For the second time this month, residents of the five communities on Tuesday rejected a spending plan — this time by 18 votes.

An eclipse chaser preps for the big celestial show

The first time Tom and Lee Ann Golper saw a total solar eclipse, they were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. 

Bristol lumber mill hurt by changing times

For more than eight decades, the A. Johnson Company’s Bristol lumber mill rang with the sounds of logs being sawed, sorted and sold to customers. Things are quieter at the site off Route 116 lately, as the company permanently closed its lumber mill this p … (read more)

Bridport could leave mosquito control district

BRIDPORT — Seven months after one of the buggiest summers on record, Bridport residents are thinking about leaving the insect control district charged with minimizing their local mosquito population. Bridport’s $6,000 annual contribution to the Lemon Fair … (read more)

Lincoln Community School welcomes a new principal

Melissa “Brooke” King, a Burlington resident, is assistant principal of Colchester’s Mallets Bay School, a third- through fifth-grade elementary school of around 465 students. 

ANWSD budget revote is Tuesday

After defeating an Addison Northwest School District spending plan on March 5, residents of the five-town district will vote on a slightly smaller budget this coming Tuesday.

Mt. Abe lowers budget by $1.3M

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board on Monday adopted a revised spending plan for fiscal year 2025, and asked district voters to approve it on April 16. 

By the way for Mar. 21

A couple of Vergennes Union High School graduates will be making a musical splash in Tilburg, the Netherlands, next month.

Orwell dairy farm gets new conservator

After six years of leasing land for his dairy business, first-generation dairy farmer Jon Lucas bought and conserved 390 acres of Orwell farmland, wetland, streams and woods, through the Vermont Land Trust.

Bridport/Shoreham principal to step down

Matthew Brankman, principal of Bridport Central and Shoreham Elementary schools, will step down at the end of this academic year.

City council organizes after election

On March 12, its first meeting since Town Meeting Day, the Vergennes City Council accomplished a number of tasks that both looked backward and moved forward.

Councilors eye limits on comments

After a discussion at the Vergennes City Council’s March 12 meeting on the topic of how much public comment should be allowed at council meetings, including advice from the city’s attorney, Mayor Chris Bearor later last week confirmed he would impose a li … (read more)

Lincoln news for Mar. 21

The United Church of Lincoln will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Weathervane lawn at 10 a.m., sharp, on Saturday, March 23. Participants should bring their own basket or bag and meet on the church steps by 9:45 a.m. as the hunt will start on time. … (read more)

Symposium to focus on anti-gender movement

As part of its annual Gensler Family Symposium on Feminism, Middlebury College will host a conference on the global anti-gender movement on April 11 and 12.

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