Historic Ferrisburgh church to become new home for Gilfeather’s

Preliminary work has begun to transform the former Ferrisburgh Methodist Church, on Route 7 next to Ferrisburgh’s town office building, into the new home of the nearby Gilfeather’s Fine Provisions, according to Rick and Nan Benson, the owners of the grocery, specialty food and takeout business.

Ferrisburgh residents will consider from the floor of town meeting on Saturday, March 1, the selectboard’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan of $2,830,154, which was adopted on Jan. 28.

Rokeby will host Julie Anderson, multi-Emmy and Peabody award winner and Academy-nominated Film executive for non-fiction documentaries, to talk about her personal experiences in researching, creating, and producing her work. Her experience includes overs … (read more)

Vergennes Historian Susan Ferland will be giving a talk about the Dalrymple Brothers of Vergennes on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m., at the Cross Life Church, 1759 Route 7 in Ferrisburgh.

The Friends of the Union Meeting Hall in Ferrisburgh will present a special screening of Jay Craven’s award-winning 1997 film, “A Stranger in the Kingdom,” based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher. 

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.

While Vergennes residents on Town Meeting Day will consider a non-binding resolution relating to Israel and its treatment of some Palestinian people, Ferrisburgh voters will not have a voice on a similar resolution after the town’s selectboard declined to … (read more)

An early Wednesday morning water main break under Monkton Road cut off water to major portions of Vergennes and Ferrisburgh and ended classes for the day at Vergennes Union High School and Ferrisburgh Central School.

New state reps from Addison-4 says he is honored to be one of the 29 Republicans and 23 Democrats in this year’s very large freshman class, clearly reflecting voters’ desire for change.

All are invited to join the Addison Northwest Supervisory District Community Engagement Committee for the “Your Voice, Your Schools” event on Monday, Jan. 6, from 7-8 p.m. Attendance is virtual only. All are welcome to share ideas and aspirations for the … (read more)

We all can make a difference in our schools! The Addison Northwest School District has several openings and is inviting community members to apply. ANWSD is hiring paraeducators, behavior interventionists, and special educators to support our students’ su … (read more)

The town of Ferrisburgh on Thursday, Nov. 14, said a big thank you to its employees, volunteers, and elected and appointed officials and committee members by serving them a meal prepared and served by town businesses at the Ferrisburgh Volunteer Fire Depa … (read more)

The Ferrisburgh selectboard on Nov. 5 accepted a letter of resignation from board member Stephen Fleming, who was elected to the board this past March.

Plans are moving forward to establish a multi-use, agriculturally based business — including grain processing, whiskey distilling and a café — on prominent Ferrisburgh land at the intersection of Routes 7 and 22A just outside of Vergennes.

Douglas Sweets, one of the two buyers earlier this year of the town-owned 34.9-acre parcel at the junction of Routes 7 and 22A in Ferrisburgh, has decided not to relocate its gourmet shortbread and cookie business from its Shelburne home.