By the way for Dec. 12

We received this message from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday: “My office is hosting a fun-for-all-ages holiday gathering in Vergennes this Friday, Dec. 13.

John Graham Housing & Services has embarked on a campaign to raise $75,000 to help the many unhoused families and individuals the nonprofit serves at its shelter, transitional apartments and programs aimed at lifting people out of poverty.

Pikachus, Charizards and Bulbasaurs will again fill Middlebury College’s McCardell Bicentennial Hall for this year’s Pokémon Pop-Up Museum on Dec. 7, from 1-4 p.m.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation this year again invited Vermont schools to name the state’s big orange plow trucks. Eight Addison County schools weighed in with names that will spend this coming winter on eight VTrans plow trucks.

Volunteers will be seeking Vergennes Community Food Shelf donations at Shaw’s Supermarket in Vergennes this Friday, Nov. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Vergennes Lions and Rotary clubs are co-sponsoring the event to c … (read more)

Congratulations to the fire departments of Bristol, New Haven, Starksboro, Lincoln and Monkton, as well as their constituents. The five departments on Oct. 19 conducted their annual food drive that netted 4,241 pounds of food and $1,511.75 in contribution … (read more)

Elderly Services Inc. is hosting a community education series of three informative presentations this fall on topics important to area elders and their families.

The Middlebury area recorded an unemployment rate of 2% in September, representing a 0.2% decrease compared to August, according to information supplied by the Vermont Department of Labor (DOL).

The Addison County Food Shelf at HOPE in Middlebury is asking for help in restocking the shelves at their Boardman Street HQ.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke. Help raise awareness about this critical issue while promoting a healthier lifestyle, at the “Middlebury Walk for Stroke Awareness,” set for Saturday, Oct. 26.

The time for the dedication of Megan’s Meadow this Sunday, Oct. 6, has been changed from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., as the Middlebury Maple Run start and finish is located in the same area that morning.

The Middlebury area unemployment rate in August was 2.2%, a slight uptick from its July rate of 2%, according to the Vermont Department of Labor. The county’s civilian workforce was pegged at 19,863, of which 433 were actively looking for a job.

Young and old alike are struggling to make sense of Vermont’s “new abnormal.” Frequent floods, violent windstorms, and Canadian wildfire smoke, not to mention bears in the backyard. All have contributed to disorientation and a hunger for a deeper understa … (read more)

Porter Medical Center’s recently unionized technicians and support staff have reached a tentative agreement on a first-ever collective bargaining agreement, but the sides said specific terms of the proposed contract won’t be disclosed until it’s ratified … (read more)

There will be a party on the Bristol Town Green on Friday, Sept. 13, from 4-7 p.m., to celebrate 35 years of Addison Housing Works, a nonprofit that creates and preserves affordable homes in Addison County.