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Photos of the Week: Oct. 2, 2025

Oct 2, 2025 | Photos of the Week

WHILE EAGLE FIELD hockey players dodged puddles and Raiders (that’s the U-32 mascot) during this past Thursday’s game in Bristol, those on the pitch didn’t enjoy the luxury of an umbrella during the rainy afternoon. Independent photo/John S. McCright
SHOPPERS AND NEIGHBORS mingled on the Vergennes City Green and browsed at vendors’ tents on Friday, Sept. 12, during the 3rd Annual Groovin’ on the Green family-friendly block party. The fun-filled fall evening featured live music by Unruly Allies, food vendors, cash bar, activities for kids, and games for all ages. Photo courtesy of Christine Garrow/Vergennes Partnership
THE HOME AT 83 Court St. in Middlebury was the site of extreme flooding on Aug. 3, 2023, when rapidly falling rain drove water levels to unprecedented heights, trapping the home’s two occupants. The town bought the property through the Flood Resilient Community Fund and decided to take it down so that the plot can remain open-space in perpetuity, in order to reduce future flood risk and improve water quality in the area. Demolition of the place, across Court Street from Middlebury Union High School, took only a few hours on Monday. Summit Contracting tore down the structure and demolished impervious surfaces. Photo by Megan James

THE HOME AT 83 Court St. in Middlebury was the site of extreme flooding on Aug. 3, 2023, when rapidly falling rain drove water levels to unprecedented heights, trapping the home’s two occupants. The town bought the property through the Flood Resilient Community Fund and decided to take it down so that the plot can remain open-space in perpetuity, in order to reduce future flood risk and improve water quality in the area. Demolition of the place, across Court Street from Middlebury Union High School, took only a few hours on Monday. Summit Contracting tore down the structure and demolished impervious surfaces. Photo by Megan James
THE FIRST EVER Silver Heist Run/Walk in Orwell this past Saturday proved to be a lot of fun. Commemorating an 1862 robbery in town, the pre-race entertainment featured Cliff Hunter as the bandit dressed in black-and-white stripes being arrested by a real Addison County sheriff’s deputy. Then came the 5K race with 66 participants raising more than $2,300 for the Orwell Village School Booster Club and the Orwell Historical Society Museum. Photo by Joe Andriano
IT’S BEEN A beautiful fall in Addison County, and then all of a sudden we noticed that peak foliage season is upon us. Pause, look up and enjoy the seasonal show before all the leaves are on the ground. See more foliage photos on Page 9A. Independent photo/John S. McCright

IT TURNED OUT that Saturday, Sept. 20, was a glorious day for a bike ride in the Champlain Valley, and several hundred people came to the Middlebury Rec Field to do that as part of the 17th Annual Tour De Farms. The largest fundraiser for the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN), riders enjoyed panoramic views and beautiful back roads while visiting local farms in Middlebury, Weybridge, Cornwall and Salisbury. The 37-mile loop took participants to Elmer Farm, Blue Ledge Farm, Misty Hollow Farm, Sunrise Orchards, Lemon Fair Honey, Monument Farms and Morgan Horse Farm, and each of those stops included multiple food vendors. Photos by Emily Landenberger
IT TURNED OUT that Saturday, Sept. 20, was a glorious day for a bike ride in the Champlain Valley, and several hundred people came to the Middlebury Rec Field to do that as part of the 17th Annual Tour De Farms. The largest fundraiser for the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN), riders enjoyed panoramic views and beautiful back roads while visiting local farms in Middlebury, Weybridge, Cornwall and Salisbury. The 37-mile loop took participants to Elmer Farm, Blue Ledge Farm, Misty Hollow Farm, Sunrise Orchards, Lemon Fair Honey, Monument Farms and Morgan Horse Farm, and each of those stops included multiple food vendors. Photos by Emily Landenberger

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After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports M
After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports Magazine, Addison Press Inc. has sold the publication and its digital properties to Adirondack Sports & Fitness LLC of Clifton Park, N.Y.

Adirondack Sports & Fitness, owned by Darryl and Mona Caron, publishes Upstate Sports (formerly Adirondack Sports) magazine monthly, and hosts two large outdoor recreational sports and travel shows — the Summer Expo in March and the Winter Expo in October — in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The company has been around for 26 years.

“We’re happy Vermont Sports will continue to thrive under this new leadership,” said former owner and co-publisher Angelo Lynn. “It’s a good marriage to join the recreational activities of upstate New York with those of Vermont and New England.”

Read more at our link in bio.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Ethan D.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, Paige G.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


A free chamber music concert in a wine bar sounds
A free chamber music concert in a wine bar sounds pretty nice, right? That's what’s on tap for this Saturday, when Duo Dulce, a violin and cello duet featuring Laura Markowitz and John Dunlop, performs at 10 Green Street Wine Bar in Vergennes. The performance is part of the Vergennes Opera House’s “Off Stage” Series, which features performances in venues around Vergennes while the opera house is under construction. Read more at our link in bio. 🎻🎶


There’s still time to enter our latest coloring co
There’s still time to enter our latest coloring contest! 

You could win a prize from Middlebury Agway, ECHO, Little Pressroom, Simon Says, or Sparrow Art Supply 🎨

Visit addisonindependent.com/contests for a printable coloring page.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Kyan B.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC . Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Middlebury Union High School Vermont, Esra A.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Happy New Year! Crowds went to the Rec Park in Mid
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 fiery blossoms, including this spot on Main Street’s Battell Bridge.

📷: Jonathan Blake


Whether he’s got a pencil or a musical instrument
Whether he’s got a pencil or a musical instrument in hand, Reagh Greenleaf Jr. likes to blend the old with the new through the art that he creates. Greenleaf is the artist behind RambleTree, a Celtic art and apparel business based in Bristol. The brand shares a name with the Irish-Americana jam band Greenleaf co-founded in 2014, which also draws from Celtic material along with other inspirations. 

The two ventures are distinct but connected, and both allow Greenleaf to blend his work as an artist and musician with his interests in his Irish heritage and Celtic art and music. Through both endeavors, he looks to bring something new to the musical and artistic traditions he’s been inspired by. 

Read more at our link in bio.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, Lila B.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Drake F.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Ellie! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.



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