By the Way: Oct. 23, 2025

The Middlebury Rotary Club will be hosting its second annual 2 Mile Walk for Polio on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.

Firefighters in the towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro will be at their firehouses from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., Oct. 18, to receive donations of non-perishable food items for the Have a Heart Food Shelf.

Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas will be meeting with folks in New Haven on Oct. 14 to discuss her office’s first ever Civic Health Index.

Just back from a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Middlebury’s Mark Saltveit will take the stage locally this Friday to present the one-man show that he did in Scotland.

Weybridge residents are invited to a Monday, Sept. 22 meeting at which they’ll be asked to weigh in on the future of the community’s old town hall and adjacent Cotton Free Library.

The town of Middlebury will host one of 11 new electric vehicle charging stations that will be made possible through a $15.8 million federal grant, passed under President Biden but initially delayed by the Trump administration, but recently received by th … (read more)

Homeward Bound will host its annual “Woofstock: Walk for the Animals” fundraiser this Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. It’s not physically demanding; just a slow, 1-mile stroll down the sidewalk of Route 7, looping through Buttolph Acres, and endi … (read more)

Addison County’s jobless rate jumped slightly to 2.4% in July. Bear hunting season starts in December. The Vermont Department of Health has issued an advisory in wake of a recent spike in rabies cases.

The town of Starksboro is seeking community members interested in helping write grants for the Jerusalem Schoolhouse & Fire Station #2 Project. Grant funding could have a direct impact on reducing the tax burden for residents by offsetting project cos … (read more)

What to know this week.

Do you own a business or a multi-unit residence in Addison County? Are you interested in installing a Level 1 or Level 2 Electric Vehicle charger?

On Sunday, July 13, Middlebury Festival on-the-Green volunteers will be setting up the staging, chairs, and a lot more to get ready for the week-long 46th festival.

St. Stephen’s Peasant Market will be held this year on July 12. The fair annually raises thousands of dollars to share with local non-profits.

Free summer meals started on June 17 and will be offered through Aug. 15 at multiple sites in Addison County. No income eligibility requirement.

Porter Medical Center’s 100th birthday celebration will come to a head this Saturday, June 14, with a big party at its Middlebury campus — and everyone is invited.