Last Tuesday at Middlebury’s selectboard meeting, about two dozen downtown merchants, property owners and interested citizens urged town officials to get a handle on crimes occurring in the downtown.
Lauded as a long-time academic scholar at Middlebury College, author, philosopher, columnist, devoted husband, mentor to Middlebury selectboard members and good friend, the passing of Victor Nuovo, 91, last week prompted a half-an-hour tribute by former a … (read more)
Tuesday night, the Middlebury selectboard devoted the better part of almost two hours to discussing the recent spate of crimes in the downtown that have victimized, frustrated and terrorized downtown merchants.
Important news on the local climate front this week came when Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak spoke in favor of proposed legislation that would divest the state’s pension fund from investments in fossil fuel companies.
The key antagonist, Rep. Matthew Gaetz, managed the coup with just seven other Republicans and did so without a plan to deal with the consequences.
There are some local annual events that are so important they can’t be hyped enough.
It makes sense for the Middlebury-based ambulance service, Middlebury Regional Emergency Medical Services, to change its system of funding as it recently proposed to the 10-member towns it serves.
President Joe Biden’s age has always been a secondary concern, but rarely has it captured the headlines as it has the past few weeks.
Suppose 20 years from now, ex-president Trump is a historical footnote in a long-line of national leaders who, as a one-term president, twice impeached and twice defeated by President Joe Biden, stood out as a treacherous leader who threatened our democra … (read more)
Throughout the five-day film festival, Middlebury’s downtown was hopping, with Saturday’s affair featuring dancing at 51 Main until almost midnight — a rare occurrence for any non-student crowd in our fair town, which normally is zipped up not long past 9 … (read more)
The law enforcement raid on the Marion County (Ks) Record, that became a global news story the day after on Aug. 12, is worse than it first appeared — and that was awful.
Next week for five days, Aug. 23-27, Middlebury is home to the growing film festival that features 118 films from more than 50 countries.
Trump’s fourth indictment, from his deliberate efforts to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia, is the most revealing and comprehensive. It’s also the most worrisome for ex-president Trump and his cohort of accomplices. That’s because the charges … (read more)
What size culverts or storm drains can handle a 6-inch deluge, let along even more, in such a short time? How do we build stormwater systems to handle a changing climate that may make such rains frequent?
It’s their 75th anniversary celebration, and this year, in a special twist, they’ve dedicated the event to YOU — the fair goers.
