Vt. ranked No. 1 for healthy older adults

What makes Vermont the healthiest state for older adults? Vermont receives high marks for social and economic factors impacting health as well as for healthy behaviors.

Area river E.coli results posted

Addison County Riverwatch has released the latest numbers from its E. coli Monitoring Results in the New Haven and Middlebury Rivers.

Vermont State Police Log: Man flees, crashes motorcycle

In an otherwise quiet first week in July, Vermont State Police dealt with a bad motorcycle crash.

Addison County Sheriff’s Log for Jul. 10

Officers in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department on July 3 began investigating two suspicious fires in Weybridge. One burned a wooden post at the trail-head parking on Morgan Horse Farm Road and the other was at the recycling center behind the Weybridg … (read more)

Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies

Some of Vermont’s top elected officials converged on Middlebury Saturday to spread a united message during these tumultuous early days of the Trump Administration: The Green Mountain State will safeguard its citizens from the growing threats of reduced fe … (read more)

Porter hospital readies for its 100th birthday

Porter Medical Center has accumulated more than its fair share of compelling stories during its first century as Addison County’s cradle-to-grave health care hub. Thousands of births spanning multiple generations, and patients vanquishing life- threatenin … (read more)

Vermont farmers struggle with federal actions

Vermont farmers are trying to figure out their next steps as they reel from changes to federal agriculture policies in the past three months that were capped this week when U.S. border agents arrested migrant farm workers at a dairy farm in Franklin Count … (read more)

Time to make a plan for Green Up Day

Green Up Day across Vermont is still more than a week off, but Vermonters who are moved by signs of spring don’t need to wait to pitch in — Start Greening Up now.

Guardians ad Litem speak for Vermont children

Guardians ad litem are volunteers who are appointed by judges in juvenile court cases to advocate for the best interest of children involved in those cases.

Vermont State Police Log: Two Addison County men cited in sex cases

In separate cases, Vermont State Police this week cited two Addison County men — one from Middlebury and one from Orwell — for sexual misconduct involving children.

Addison County Sheriff’s Log for Apr. 25

The Addison County Sheriff’s Department joined with other law enforcement agencies on April 14 for a high visibility enforcement of laws forbidding drivers from using cell phones. Deputies issued 7 tickets for illegal cell phone use.

Ex-Sheriff Peter Newton pleads guilty to lewd and lascivious charge

During the proceedings, Judge John Pacht said Newton was charged with intentionally engaging in behavior that was “open and gross” as well as “lewd and lascivious.”

Trump’s deportation plans spark fear for Vt. farms, local workers

“I, and many in my community, feel a lot of fear around the new president that’s been elected,” said Cristian, who came to the United States from Mexico. “Lots of people in the community are thinking about ways to isolate themselves, and some people are a … (read more)

Vermont State Police Log: Bridport man cited for assault

ADDISON COUNTY — A Bridport man faces charges for allegedly threatening a neighbor with a gun early this week. Vermont State Police were called to a Crown Point Road address in Bridport on Dec. 16 at around a quarter after 6 p.m. on a report of an alterca … (read more)

Art auction to benefit Addison Housing Works

The agency that promotes affordable housing in Addison County presents pieces that represent what “home” means to each of the 26 contributing artists.

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