50 years ago this week
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50 years ago this week: Jun. 25
The arrival of summer in Addison County 50 years ago was marked by a flurry of summer weddings — eight alone in one week. Here are some of…
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50 years ago this week: Jun. 18
As high school seniors all over Addison County celebrated graduation, young people filled the headlines 50 years ago this week. Here are some of the top stories that…
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50 years ago this week: June 11
There were lots of numbers in the news 50 years ago. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the June 11, 1970, edition of the…
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50 years ago this week: June 4
ADDISON COUNTY — June began quietly in Addison County 50 years ago this week with the local newspaper brimming with stories that look similar to life today but…
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50 years ago this week: May 28
Free from the constraints of social distancing, Addison County 50 years ago this week prepared to celebrate Memorial Day on Saturday, May 30, with the usual speeches, parades…
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50 years ago this week: May 21
It seems that Addison County residents have been politically involved for a long time — important political issues dominated the headlines 50 years ago this week. Here are…
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50 years ago this week: May 14
Fifty years ago this week, 112 residents of the Vergennes-area UD-5 school district voted against the proposed $725,825 budget for the upcoming school year, according to a front-page…
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50 years ago this week: Apr. 30
While many of us today stay in our homes and practice social distancing, Addison County residents 50 years ago were out and about enjoying warm weather deemed perfect…
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50 years ago this week: April 23
The inauguration of Vermont’s first-ever Green-Up Day on April 18, 1970, and celebration of Earth Day four days later meant that concern for the environment was fresh in…
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50 years ago this week: April 16
There were some familiar names and events in the newspaper 50 years ago this week. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the April 16,…
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50 years ago this week: Apr. 9
Fifty years ago this week people in Addison County had things on their minds other than COVID-19. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the…
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50 years ago this week: April 2
Fifty years ago this week people in Addison County had things on their minds other than COVID-19. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the…
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50 years ago this week: March 26
Fifty years ago this week no one in Addison County had heard of COVID-19. Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the March 26, 1970,…
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50 years ago this week: Mar. 19
Here are some of the top stories that appeared in the March 19, 1970, edition of the Addison Independent: • The top floor of Lyle Emmons’s home in Lincoln was…
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50 years ago this week: Feb. 27
Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories…
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50 years ago this week: Feb 20
Fifty years ago this week, newspaper readers in Addison County could buy a copy of the Addison Independent for 15 cents. Here are some of the top stories…