Trinity challenges Middlebury women’s lax, but Panthers prevail

Saturday’s game brought another challenge for undefeated Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team from a determined NESCAC foe.

Juvenile facility may be in the works for Vergennes

Vermont officials are considering putting a secure juvenile detention facility on state-owned land in Vergennes, but City Manager Ron Redmond said it is not a done deal. 

City council backs workforce housing with loan & letters

The Vergennes City Council recently took two actions intended to help developer Peter Kahn build workforce housing in the city.

Betsy Sullivan is new city clerk

The newest Vergennes city clerk not only brings extensive office and accounting experience, she should also be a familiar and friendly face to many city residents.

Eagle boys’ lax opens with two losses vs. D-II opponents

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes boys’ lacrosse team opened its season with high hopes for a run at the Division III title — and with two home games against tough D-II competition, in both of which the Eagles came up short. 

Tiger girls’ lax debuts with home victory

After two weather postponements last week, the Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team opened its season on Monday with an 8-1 victory over visiting Stowe.

Spring Sports Report: Mt. Abe teams are seeking championships

The spring of 2023 overall treated Mount Abraham Union High School athletes pretty well, even considering a few glitches.

Spring Sports Report: MUHS teams ready to enjoy the spring

Middlebury Union High School offers its students more athletic choices in most seasons than any other two local schools combined, and spring is no exception — athletes can participate in eight sports at the varsity level alone. 

Spring Sports Report: OV squads will rely on new faces

Two spring sports programs at Otter Valley have each won a Division II title and reached another final since 2014, those being baseball and softball.

Spring Sports Report: Commodores look to build on past success

The spring of 2023 had to be rated a success for the Vergennes sports teams. 

Commodore girls’ lax wins opener then falls to D-I team

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team opened its season by defeating fellow Division II school Stowe, then lost to a D-I title contender.

ANWSD reduces spending, sets vote

After a challenging discussion about what spending cuts could mean to students and what level of spending might be acceptable to voters who have already defeated two budget proposals, the Addison Northwest School District Board on Monday voted to advance … (read more)

Panther softball sweeps Bowdoin on new field

With Sunday’s 5-2, 7-0 doubleheader sweep of NESCAC rival Bowdoin, the Panthers are now 5-1 (4-0 in league play) on their newly installed field-turf surface off South Street.

Panther nine takes three from visiting Polar Bears

The Middlebury College baseball team swept three games from visiting Bowdoin this past weekend, and then defeated Norwich in a non-league game on Tuesday to improve to 14-7. The Panthers scored in double digits in all four outings.

Vermonters (and lots of visitors) enjoy the solar eclipse

Just before totality began on Monday, the DJ at the Middlebury recreation fields wrapped up “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and a brief silence fell. Then the sun completely disappeared, and the crowd went wild.

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