Addison
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Addison talk to focus on boat building
ADDISON — The stories of Vermont naval history and commercial shipping have been well documented by generations of historians. However, the traditions of small boat building from throughout…
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ANWSD eyes reconfiguration of Addison Central School
VERGENNES — Faced with rising costs that would result in a tax penalty imposed by the state if nothing is done, the Addison Northwest School District board on…
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Letter to the editor: Equity must be assured for Addison school
The long awaited democratic decision of the school closure vote is officially behind us, and the communities have spoken! Both Addison and Ferrisburgh voted in the majority for…
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Addison and Ferrisburgh vote no on elementary school closings
ADDISON & FERRISBURGH — On Tuesday voters in Addison and Ferrisburgh, by large margins, rejected the Addison Northwest School District’s proposal to close Addison Central School (ACS) and…
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Addison issues school-closure statement on eve of vote
ADDISON — In a letter mailed to town residents on Oct. 31, the Addison selectboard has outlined a number of questions and concerns about the Addison Northwest School…
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Letter to the editor: Vergennes student urges open debate
I have been disappointed with the recent coverage of the issue of school closure in Addison and Ferrisburgh. It has emphasized the drama surrounding the issue, and has…
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Addison gears up for school closure fight
ADDISON — On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Addison voters will head to the polls to decide the following issue: “Shall the voters of the Town of Addison agree to…
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A local farm gives animals a ‘Second Chance’
ADDISON — A lot has happened in the six months since Liz and Noah Hurlburt first entertained the idea of having a farm. They got married, purchased 34…
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Date set for Addison, Ferrisburgh school votes
VERGENNES — It’s official. The Addison Northwest School District has scheduled school-closure votes for Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the towns of Addison and Ferrisburgh. The ANWSD is asking…
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You can’t get there from here: Stories from the day the bridge closed
ADDISON — On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vt., and Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, N.Y., team up to…
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Letter to the editor: ANWSD board explains its plans
As many of you know, we the Board of the Addison Northwest School District have asked the voters of Ferrisburgh and Addison to consider closing their schools. We…
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ANWSD school closures vote remains unclear
FERRISBURGH/ADDISON — After selectboards in Addison and Ferrisburgh early last week declined a school board request to hold votes on closing the elementary schools in those towns, the…
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Addison residents back communal septic system
ADDISON — Addison residents on Sept. 24 backed by a 61-46 vote a bond of up to $780,000 to build an in-ground septic system on land west of…
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ANWSD residents push back against closure
ADDISON/FERRISBURGH — While the fate of the votes on whether to close Addison and Ferrisburgh central schools remained uncertain late last week (see related story), many in those…
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ANWSD towns deny school closure votes
FERRISBURGH/ADDISON — After Tuesday night not only the future of Addison and Ferrisburgh central schools is uncertain, but so also is the future of the planned votes on…
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Addison man charged with hate crime, targeted Migrant Justice
ADDISON — An Addison man has been charged with a hate crime, stemming from allegations he deflated the tires of a vehicle belonging to an employee of the…