County climate plan focuses on local action

Addison County now has a comprehensive, data-driven plan for reducing its share of the global pollution responsible for climate disruption — and its authors are looking to the community to help improve it.

Bristol to weigh in on retail cannabis

If voters approve the measure on March 1, retail sales of cannabis (most often referred to as marijuana) could begin in the town as early as October.

Patton understands place by making images

Taking photographs helps Laurie Patton stay connected with the natural beauty of Vermont — otherwise she’ll just be “stressing with scenery,” she added with a laugh.

Midd Kids build hybrid racing car

The students are building a hybrid formula racecar, and they’re planning to race it at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Louden, N.H., this May.

Postal clerk handles Bristol mail for 55 years

Things in the Bristol Post Office operate somewhat differently than they did in 1968, when the building at 11 Main St. was completed and a new clerk named Linda Lathrop transferred there from Starksboro.

New program pays farmers for phosphorus reductions

The Goodrich Farm in Salisbury is doing everything it can to keep up with technological changes in the agriculture industry that aim to keep damaging phosphorus out of Vermont rivers and lakes.

5-Town arts group undaunted by pandemic

5-Town Friends of the Arts may have faced some fundraising challenges during the pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped the group from providing a steady stream of support to local artists, projects and organizations, or from dreaming up ways to expand that su … (read more)

School advocates reject proposed Act 46 rewrite

A trio of local community school advocates testifying before the House Education Committee last week expressed grave concerns about some of the Act 46 updates recently proposed by the Vermont State Board of Education.

MAUSD board sets 2.87% increase

MAUSD BUSINESS MANAGER Floyd Davison BRISTOL — Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Town Meeting Day will weigh in on a 2022-23 budget that features a 2.87% spending increase over the current year. The spending plan, approved by the scho … (read more)

Theater troupes re-create worlds again and again

A picture by itself may be worth a thousand words, but on occasion, with proper context, it can represent a thousand stories.

Theater workshop needs a new home

Addison Residential needs the space so it can expand its business, and it has given Middlebury Community Players notice that it must move out by July 1.

Ballots are set for 5-Town boards

All 10 members of selectboards in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro whose terms are set to expire on Town Meeting Day will be running to keep their seats.

Snowmobile trail needs state’s OK

Snowmobilers hoping to travel between existing trails in Starksboro and Lincoln are unlikely to get all the permissions they need before this winter season is over.

MAUSD study offers first look at options

“Here’s the good news,” educational consultant Nate Levenson told the Mount Abraham Unified School District board Tuesday night. “You have a number of very good options to think about…”

No more lawn sales for Bristol’s Three Day Stampede

Over the years, with the help of the community, generous sponsors and a small army of volunteers, the Stampede has raised more than $2.2 million for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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