Alyana Santillana
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Tiny homes offer one remedy for ongoing housing crisis
Hundreds of Vermonters are in desperate need of permanent housing and have been for a long time. “Saying it’s been a challenge to find housing would be an…
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Student thrives with independent learning
This past Tuesday, when Vermont Adulting Learning’s Middlebury center hosted a graduation ceremony for students who have earned their high school diploma, or General Equivalency Diploma (GED), among…
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Lawyer Cindy Hill uses creative writing to further advocacy efforts
Cindy Hill has dedicated her life to raising awareness and advocating for social justice issues in Vermont and around the world. In part she does that work in…
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Racing pigs make a splash
It is the second race of the first day of the Addison County Fair and Field Days. Cookie Monster takes her mark, and she means business.
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Immigrant grateful for opportunity to extend education
Manuel Vargas Guzman, 35, of Whiting came to America in pursuit of a better life for himself and his family.
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What the election means to me: It is a battle for decency
For the better part of the past eight years, different aspects of my identity have been used as weapons in the tug-of-war between the two major factions of…
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Addison County gets a new childcare coordinator
Longtime childcare worker Ashley Bessette of New Haven was recently appointed as the Addison County Universal Pre-K Coordinator. She is replacing the previous UPK coordinator, Meg Baker, who…
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Youth demonstrate cow conformation
“You just survived your first foot crushing by a hoof,” a 4-H parent told an Addy Indy reporter after an excited Jersey calf stepped on her right foot…
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Magic Man finds lots of bananas at Field Days
Tom Joyce enthralled many young audience members during the first day of his comedy magic show at Field Days on Tuesday. The Pittsfield magician, known as the Magic…
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New disc golf course takes shape in Middlebury
Addison County has many facilities where people can participate or compete in a variety of individual or team sports. The most recent addition is the newly built Middlebury…
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Otter Creek Child Center expansion underway
As of June 2024, the Otter Creek Child Center’s expansion project officially began construction at 150 Weybridge St in Middlebury.
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Profiles: Evergreen Preschool helps bring up good kids
“Working with kids is some of the best therapy around. Their curiosity, innocence, and unconditional love is so heartwarming,” said Ashley Bessette.
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Profiles: Long Trail Psychiatry treats mental health with ketamine
Lauren Bierman spent over a decade working in geriatrics and has worked as a hospice nurse and hospice nurse practitioner since 2016.
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Local athlete making his mark in professional disc golf scene
Bradley Schott loves the fun and challenge of outdoor sport and he has taken his interest in disc golf to another level by becoming a professional in the…
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Fresh Air sisters reunite after nearly three decades
This past week, Tia Reeves, 54, of New York City, visited her Vermont sister, Sara Audet (neé Rheaume), 54, of Cornwall.
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Champs hold their own against BTC
Despite the fact that the Vergennes Swim Team had less than half the number of swimmers as host Burlington Tennis Club in a July 3 meet, the Champs…