In high turnout, residents of the Addison Northwest School District on Tuesday strongly backed the school board’s third proposed budget of the spring.
Two high-ranking state officials told the Independent last week there would be a thorough public process before a secure 14-bed facility to offer treatment to traumatized “justice-involved” juveniles would be built on Comfort Hill in Vergennes.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team took charge in the first quarter against visiting Rice on Monday and cruised to a 14-4 victory.
Mount Abraham broke into the win column behind a pitching gem to provide the only highlight for the area’s high school baseball teams in recent action.
In a six-team Tuesday track and field meet at Mount Abraham at which teams from all three Addison County high schools competed, the host Eagle girls’ and boys’ teams fared best among the local contingent.
The Middlebury Union boys’ lacrosse team won three times, while the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team defeated Otter Valley to highlight recent high school action in the sport.
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team moved over .500 with a pair of home victories earlier this week.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team on Monday defeated host North Country, improving to 2-0 on the season in the process.
The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team on Monday remained undefeated by besting visiting South Burlington, 6-1.
In recent high school softball action Mount Abraham took two out of three, losing only to a Division I title contender, while Otter Valley won twice on the road.
Colchester’s Athanasia Boyer tossed a perfect game on Saturday, putting a damper on the Middlebury softball team’s home opener.
After rejecting two budget proposals, Vergennes-area residents on Tuesday will again make a decision on proposed school spending for the 2024-2025 school year.
The former Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church on Route 7 has been put up for sale by its new owner, the town of Ferrisburgh.
The Vergennes City Council will hold a public hearing on a zoning change that could pave the way for 130-unit workforce housing development.
Mount Abraham softball Coach Donnie McCormick was diplomatic after his team’s 27-5 win over CVU. Three Redhawk pitchers had just combined to issue 15 walks, toss six wild pitches, and hit nine batters in just four innings.
