Sold! Town of Addison property transfers

The following real estate sales were recorded in the town of Addison in 2024 and in the first six months of 2025. Three properties sold for more than $1 million but none fronted on Lake Champlain.

Champs swims past St. Albans

The Vergennes Champs swim team held off a relay rally by the visiting St. Albans Sharks on Tuesday to prevail, 233-218.

Legion baseball team surges winning three out of five games

The Addison County American Legion baseball team took three of five games played between July 2 and Tuesday.

Locals claim victories at Devil’s Bowl

Former Devil’s Bowl Speedway champion Dave Camara of Poultney and Canadian driver Felix Roy claimed victories in the top events on Saturday at West Haven track as the half-mile dirt oval hosted its annual Mid-Season Championships with double features for … (read more)

Real estate market still good for sellers

According to one of Addison County’s most experienced residential real estate appraisers, the volume of sales in the county picked up in recent months, while values continue to appreciate across the board.

Vergennes Champs split two swim meets

The Vergennes Champs opened their season by splitting two Champlain Valley Swim League meets, winning at Winooski, 263-203, on June 26, before losing in their home pool to defending CVSL and Vermont Summer Swim League champion Burlington Tennis Club on Tu … (read more)

County Legion baseball splits four

The Addison County American Legion baseball team split four recent games and stood in third place in Vermont’s Northern Division with a 4-2 record. That was heading into a Wednesday home game with second-place St. Johnsbury.

Vergennes council sets new budget, sees 2.2-cent tax hike

After some last-minute financial maneuvering at its Tuesday night meeting, the Vergennes City Council adopted a Fiscal Year 2026 general fund budget of $3,336,868, about a 1% increase, and set the new municipal tax rate at 64.42 cents.

Addison balks at civil rights resolution

The Addison selectboard at its June 3 meeting declined to endorse a statement supporting Constitutional guarantees for “due process, equal protection, and fundamental rights to all persons regardless of citizenship, immigration status, race, religion, gen … (read more)

Legion nine starts with three victories

The Addison County American Legion baseball team started its season with three home wins, one of them a non-league game, all on the team’s home turf — Middlebury College’s South Street Field. 

Locals named girls’ lax all-stars

Ten athletes from the Middlebury Union and the Mount Abraham-Vergennes Cooperative girls’ lacrosse teams have received postseason honors from either the Division I or Division II coaches.

Local softball all-stars named

Twenty softball players total from the Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Otter Valley and Vergennes union high school teams received postseason recognition from the Lake Division or the Southern Valley League’s B Division.

City tweaks plan to allow more housing

The Vergennes City Council on May 27 unanimously approved three changes to the Vergennes municipal plan, two of which are intended to pave the way for zoning changes that would allow housing in the city’s Commercial zoning district and permit shops in the … (read more)

City Council backs civil rights

Vergennes joined at least five other Vermont communities last week when the city council adopted a resolution supporting Constitutional rights — notably those of “Due Process and Equal Protection” found in the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth and 14th Amendments … (read more)

Brogan’s VUHS career was transformative

“My whole transformation physically and confidence-wise was really big for me, going from an unathletic … little kid, and a little kind of closed off, to now I’d say I’m pretty confident,” said new VUHS graduate Connor Brogan.

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