Lynn Marie Wendel Bull, 73, of Bristol
BRISTOL — Lynn Marie Wendel Bull, 73, of Bristol, Vt., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at University of Vermont Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 27, 1951, in Portland, Maine, to Jack E. & Madeline (Hurlburt) Wendel....
Commodore girls’ basketball overwhelms the T-Birds for a 38-25 victory
On Friday, the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team broke open a tight defensive struggle when six Commodores scored in the decisive period, including highlight-reel transition hoops.
How are Vermont’s kids doing?
Addison County has made progress in preparing its children for adulthood, but it — and the state, overall — needs to make more strides to provide kids with the foundation they need to succeed.
New Haven business park on the rise off Route 7
Work is well underway in New Haven on the first building located at what could one day be the site of a business park featuring a variety of different ventures.
Bristol-area voters to weigh in on new roof for Mt. Abe
When voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District head to the polls on Town Meeting Day they’ll be asked whether to allow district officials to transfer up to $1.04 million from MAUSD’s Capital Reserve Fund to the general fund. The money would help pay for replacing Mount Abraham Union High School’s roof.
Porter doctors seeing more patients
While Vermont’s health care system is facing huge financial and logistical headwinds, Addison County’s Porter Medical Center is holding its own with a balanced budget and new patient capacity.
Ferrisburgh budget up, but maybe not taxes
Ferrisburgh residents will consider from the floor of town meeting on Saturday, March 1, the selectboard’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan of $2,830,154, which was adopted on Jan. 28.
Middlebury aiming to keep local option tax
Middlebury’s local option tax, established 17 years ago to cover debt and maintenance on the town’s $16 million Cross Street Bridge, has evolved into the proverbial goose that lays golden eggs. In this case, the town has invested surplus tax revenues in local capital projects that would otherwise need to be bankrolled exclusively by Middlebury property taxpayers.
By the way for Feb. 6
February has arrived, and with it an exciting new stage of the Ilsley Library Expansion and renovation project. The library last week suspended its operations at 75 Main St. while construction gets underway.
Slate Valley calls for 5.21% spending hike
Residents in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) will go to the polls on March 4 to consider a fiscal year 2026 preK-12 budget of $32,086,270.
