Letter to the editor: Olympics offer hope for the future

The Olympics still matter. In spite of COVID’s effect on the games; in spite of the corruption of the IOC (International Olympic Committee); in spite of years of doping controversies; in spite of restrictions on protests; and in spite of NBC’s often awful coverage of the games, the Olympics still matter. They matter because it is a showcase of hope for the world’s future, featuring greatness that the world’s youth can achieve. And for us here in America, it offers a glimpse of a future that is fast becoming … (read more)

ADDISON — Tick tock. It’s time to learn about your historic clock or pocket watch. On Sunday, Aug. 1, from noon to 4 p.m., members of the Green Mountain Timekeepers will be back in residence at the Chimney Point State Historic Site porch to talk with visi … (read more)

ADDISON — Addison residents voted by a narrow margin on Tuesday to remain in the Addison Northwest School District.The final vote in 20% turnout was 122-106. Tuesday’s outcome is subject to a petition for a revote.The Addison selectboard had scheduled the … (read more)

VERGENNES — Officials in the towns of Addison and Ferrisburgh were preparing last week to send out property tax bills that contain lower levies on homes, but raise rates for owners of non-residential real estate.Overall rates include the cost of funding t … (read more)

The 122-106 vote in Addison not to withdraw from the ANWSU district was an interesting rejection of what arose from a public petition. While the vote was close and could face an appeal and do-over, the other telling finding was that the issue drew a scant … (read more)

VERGENNES — Officials in the towns of Addison and Ferrisburgh are preparing to send out property tax bills that contain lower levies on homes, but raise rates for owners of non-residential real estate.Overall rates include the cost of funding town service … (read more)

ADDISON — The Addison selectboard heard pros and cons at an informational meeting on Tuesday in advance of July 13 town-wide vote on whether Addison should follow Ripton and try to become the second Addison County rural town to withdraw from a unified sch … (read more)

As Addison residents contemplate how they would prefer to educate their preK-6 grade students ahead of a vote next Tuesday, July 13, there is much to consider, as well as understanding that other examples are not always good measures of possible success.A … (read more)

ADDISON — With the town of Addison’s July 13 vote looming on whether to withdraw from the Addison Northwest School District, ANWSD board members and administrators say they are supportive of the town residents’ right to petition for the vote and take that … (read more)

VERGENNES — Addison Northwest School Board Chair John Stroup this week issued a statement on behalf of the ANWSD board on the July 13 vote in Addison on whether that community should withdraw from the unified school district.It reads:“The ANWSD has focuse … (read more)

ADDISON — The town of Addison is making a bid to become the second Addison County community to withdraw from a unified school district, following Ripton’s successful bid this spring to separate from the Addison Central School District. The Addison selectb … (read more)

As the town of Addison prepares to vote July 13 on whether to withdraw from the Addison Northwest School District, residents in the district’s other towns should view the proceedings with empathy — as if they were living in Addison and it was their school … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council on Tuesday voted to end the city’s deal to provide traffic patrols to the town of Addison at the end of July, unless the Addison selectboard chooses to renegotiate the contract.At issue for the councilors is City Man … (read more)

ADDISON — The following real estate sales were recorded in Addison in 2020 and the first four months of 2021: 2020: • Jan. 21: James Shaw and Anita Bamert to Judith Sutter, home at 6724 Route 125, $289,000. • Jan. 23: Donald Freda to John Oliva, home at 9 … (read more)

ADDISON — When Middlebury native Rene Paquette, a four-decade veteran of the residential and commercial awning business, describes his new full-service awning company as a family business, he’s not kidding. Paquette’s Integrity Awnings, which officially c … (read more)