Meet Middlebury selectboard candidate Megan James

Nineteen years ago, Megan James exited Middlebury College with a degree and a lot of enthusiasm that led her to a career in journalism. Young, bright and motivated, the world was her oyster, but the pearl was always in Middlebury. And that’s where she wants to stay, live, work — and make things better for her young family as a member of the town selectboard.

Middlebury residents will see only one contested election on their May 4 Town Meeting Day ballot: A five-person race for three of the community’s seats on the Addison Central School District board.

There are contested Town Meeting Day races in two of the five communities that include Vergennes and the four other towns northwest corner of Addison County.

Due to expiring terms, potential races loom in March on the Vergennes ballot for mayor, three city council seats, two seats on the Addison Northwest School District Board, and one seat on the Vergennes-Panton Water District Board.

My comments in the Jan. 9 article about seeking re-election to the Addison Central School District Board have created some misunderstanding in the community I serve. This is no reflection on John Flowers or his article. He accurately quoted what I told hi … (read more)

Governor Phil Scott pulled off a trifecta win in the latest election. The “most popular” governor in the country, a non-MAGA, conservative Republican in a liberal state, was easily reelected to a fifth term.

I was born with a moderate physical disability called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. Basically, the muscles in my legs never developed correctly. Therefore, I am quite skinny looking and have a particular walking gate.

As a project for a government class, I decided to take a closer look at voter turnout in Cornwall in the last three presidential election cycles to see if it had any effect on state Senate races. Accordingly, I worked at the Cornwall polling center the da … (read more)

“Excitement about voting and participation in democracy was far higher this semester than previous years, according to both my lived experience since 2022 and our organization advisor’s experiences from the last two decades,” said Daniza Tazabekova, presi … (read more)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all in Leicester, Salisbury, Goshen, Ripton and Cornwall who supported me in the Addison District 2 House race.

Vermonters owe Vermont State Senator Chris Bray a debt of gratitude for his 16 years of service in the Vermont Legislature.

My heart sank to see that Diane Lanpher lost the election and by so few votes. It certainly shows very conflicted, ill-informed voters during these troubling times.

Ferrisburgh Republican Rob North on Tuesday unseated eight-term Democratic Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes — the current chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee — on Tuesday. North was the top vote-getter in the four-way race for two seats to … (read more)

Addison County voters followed statewide trends in supporting Democrat Kamala Harris over Republican Donald Trump for U.S. President, while solidly backing incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott over Esther Charlestin, a Middlebury Democrat.

Democrats held on to the two House seats representing the Addison-2 district towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro, with the Republican challengers putting forth a respectable showing.