Ian Curry
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Make baking a holiday tradition
The holidays are always a time for families and friends to gather and share memories, laughs and perhaps most importantly, food.
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Family, food and festivities: How your neighbors celebrate the holidays
Winter holiday traditions strengthen our connections to each other and with our community.
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OV board floats school consolidation plan with residents
Brandon-area school officials spent much of Saturday addressing feedback and concerns regarding a proposal that would see the reconfiguration, and closure, of elementary schools in the district, including…
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Board discusses closure of Whiting Pre-K, scaling back Leicester school
The Otter Valley Unified Union school board is exploring potential reconfiguration and closure of district elementary schools including Otter Creek Academy schools in Leicester and Whiting.
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Funds sought to help Jamaican farmworkers
Several Addison County orchards are raising money to support Jamaican farm workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
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Local Legion members elected to national positions
In late August, two members of Bristol’s American Legion Post 19 — Ron LaRose and Jeremy Revell — were elected to national positions in the American Legion.
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AG seeks to defend the rule of law
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark has filed 32 lawsuits against the Trump administration since the president’s inauguration in January.
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Loss of ACA tax credits could spell trouble for Vt. health
Nearly 30,000 Vermonters rely on $65 million worth of subsidies to access health insurance.
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Expanded medicare assistance available; gaps remain
Healthcare experts are expecting a surge in applications for state-run Medicare subsidy programs.
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Local seniors have options for how and where to get moving
Exercise is an important part of overall wellbeing.
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Exhibition at Middlebury College showcases art from Guantanamo Bay, Vt. prisons
““Finding Hope Within” showcases work from incarcerated artists.
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Five decades of beekeeping fills the pages of New Haven man’s memoir
Kirk Webster’s new memoir, “Many Best Kept Secrets: A Wonderful and Unusual Life Around Honey Bees,” grapples with what farming really is.
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Loss of Medicare Advantage could leave local seniors without insurance
County residents on Medicare Advantage individual plans will all lose their current health insurance for 2026, unless they act soon.
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Local literary magazine rolls out 19th edition
Zig Zag Literary Magazine, which features Addison County writers and artists, celebrated the release of its 19th issue.
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Historic Cornwall blacksmith shop for sale
The historic Old Stone Blacksmith Shop at 1488 Route 30 in Cornwall is up for sale.
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Evictions, lack of renter protections partly to blame for homeless crisis
Evictions, low rental vacancy rates, and the loss of the motel program mean there are fewer places for unhoused Vermonters to go.
