By the way for Apr. 10

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is receiving reports of bears coming out of their dens as the weather warms.

If you’re an ATV enthusiast, the Orwell selectboard has a message for you: The town’s roads are not open to ATV use.

If you’ve tried to park behind Ilsley Library and found that municipal lot blocked off, you’ve probably realized it won’t be long before Middlebury’s public library will be under construction. The emergence of the temporary “Mini Ilsley” in the Duclos bui … (read more)

Two prominent cliff sites on the Green Mountain National Forest’s Rochester and Middlebury Ranger Districts are once again temporarily closed to protect critical nesting habitat for peregrine falcons.

Middlebury College was among the 60 colleges and universities to receive a letter from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not do a better job protecting Jewish students on ca … (read more)

Remember that extra hour of sleep you got back in November? Get ready to give it back this Sunday, March 9. At 2 a.m. that day, clocks move forward to 3 a.m. to reflect Daylight Saving Time.

The Addison County Solid Waste Management District is seeking general volunteers, and volunteer “fixers,” for its next Repair Fair, slated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 5 at American Legion Post 27, 49 Wilson Road, Middlebury.

Bristol residents are invited to a Tuesday, Feb. 25, forum at Holley Hall titled, “Bristol Town Forum: Federal Policy and Funding Changes. Will Bristol be OK?”

The Monkton Central School PTO is raising funds and collecting supplies to ensure the school’s community garden can be enjoyed by all, including those with mobility challenges. The PTO, among other things, would like to enable the school to install 32-inc … (read more)

February has arrived, and with it an exciting new stage of the Ilsley Library Expansion and renovation project. The library last week suspended its operations at 75 Main St. while construction gets underway.

On Friday, the Addison Community Action/Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity food shelf will move from its current location at 54 Creek Road and will reopen on Monday at the ACA/CVOEO Food Hub at 616 Exchange St. No. 1 (the former Vermont Soap … (read more)

Here’s another reminder that the last day to return borrowed materials to the Ilsley Library’s 75 Main St. location will be this coming Thursday, Jan. 30, in preparation for the building’s closure on Feb. 1 due to the leadup to a $17 million library build … (read more)

Hello all you creative folks out there — it’s time to slip into deep thought and put fingers to keyboard for the Seventh Annual Weybridge Haiku Contest.

The Addison County Economic Development Corporation has helped three local businesses win a total of $34,447 through the state’s Building Communities grant program.

Members of the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team are still mourning the loss of Derek P. Bartlett, a longtime hockey coach and math teacher at the school who died suddenly back on Sept. 28. The Tigers carry his memory with them as they play t … (read more)