Caroline Jiao
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Community Forum: Let’s turn heartbreak into action
Middlebury College’s Feb Class of 2024.5 gathered for their graduation ceremony on Feb. 1, marking the culmination of their academic journey with impassioned speeches that urged them to…
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Life experience inspires Ripton teen to join fire department
For 14-year-old George Cammack attending the 2024 Fire Cadet Academy hosted in Pittsford by the Vermont State Firefighter’ Association was one of the few times he stepped foot…
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Fair showcases old-time tools
For a lot of fairgoers, the Addison County Field and Fair Days is about the eating street food, enjoying the rides and watching cars crash into each other.
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Non-traditional learner earns diploma as adult
On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Vermont Adult Learning will host its graduation ceremony at the Kirk Alumni Center at Middlebury College.
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Field Days to address stormwater runoff issue
Addison County Fair and Field Days, Vermont’s largest agricultural fair, has cleared a lot of hurdles over its nearly eight decades of offering fun, competition and education about…
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Hand mowing draws all ages
Nearly every year since the late 1960s, the young and the old with a special loyalty to hand tools gather to show their skills at the Addison County…
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Twist O’ Wool Guild spins tales
The Twist O’ Wool Guild is making its annual return at Addison County’s fair, in fact celebrating its 45th anniversary at Field Days.
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What the election means to me: Political climate in constant state of flux
This election year, 2024, also marks the end of my four years studying abroad in a U.S. college. Four years at Middlebury was four years under the Biden…
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Shearing sheep at the fair is hard work
As the clock hit two o’clock on the first day of the Addison County Fair & Field Days this past Tuesday, kids and adults alike rush to the…
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Gymkhana family galloped and impressed
On the first evening of Addison County Fair and Field Days, horses are quickly lined up behind the warm-up ring gate, ready to gallop.