John Flowers


  • Porter nurses sign new 3-year contract

    Porter nurses sign new 3-year contract

    Porter Medical Center nurses have signed a new three-year contract that grants them annual wage increases as well as additional gains in shift differentials, incentive pay and bereavement…

  • Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    Candidates make final pitches as Nov. 3 nears

    ADDISON COUNTY — The meet-and-greets, forums and coffee hours are grinding to a halt, and the mailboxes will soon be unfettered by glossy flyers bearing promises and criticisms.…

  • ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    ACSD reckons with school spending limits

    MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board on Monday got an early glimpse of how local taxpayers could be affected if proposed ACSD preK-12 spending were to…

  • Bears create buzz in downtown Middlebury

    Bears create buzz in downtown Middlebury

    MIDDLEBURY — During a weekend that boasted two major draws to downtown Middlebury — Saturday’s No Kings demonstration and Sunday’s Middlebury Maple Run road race — the unscripted…

  • MCTV boosts its signal in Middlebury area

    MCTV boosts its signal in Middlebury area

    MIDDLEBURY — He’s unobtrusive yet ubiquitous, a fixture at virtually every municipal and school gathering in Middlebury. And that doesn’t even count special events, like the annual Festival…

  • County lands $3M grant to fight addiction

    County lands $3M grant to fight addiction

    UWAC has landed a federal grant that will intensify local efforts to help folks battling substance use disorder.

  • Some ‘signs’ of the times

    Some ‘signs’ of the times

    MIDDLEBURY — They teach you a lot of things in journalism school after they give you your Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. Among other things, they urge…

  • Heating fuel aid takes center stage

    Heating fuel aid takes center stage

    County residents are taking stock in their heating systems for the inevitable plunge into a frigid winter.

  • Porter shares in hospital budget cuts, layoffs

    Porter shares in hospital budget cuts, layoffs

    Most of the cuts to Addison County’s health care hub affect Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing.

  • Volatile fuel oil hurts ACSD

    ACSD received zero bids from area vendors.

  • United Way sets $800,000 fundraising goal

    United Way sets $800,000 fundraising goal

    Donors can also give through UWAC’s “365 Business Circle,” payroll deduction, stock gifts and other ways.

  • U.S. Navy docks at Maritime Museum

    U.S. Navy docks at Maritime Museum

    For the first time, the Maritime Museum hosted “U.S. Navy Week,” which brought Navy officials to the Green Mountain State.

  • Stone to honor young poets at Town Hall Theater

    Stone to honor young poets at Town Hall Theater

    The poetry contest entrants were asked to explore the question: “What Does Freedom Mean to Me?”

  • Drop-In Brewing leaves Middlebury

    Drop-In Brewing leaves Middlebury

    the brewery’s two most popular beers will continue to be made.

  • Fonda talks Dolly & activism at MNFF12

    Fonda talks Dolly & activism at MNFF12

    Jane Fonda went from Hollywood star to outspoken activist.

  • Ilsley Library begins new chapter

    Ilsley Library begins new chapter

    Middlebury’s newly renovated library building was officially unveiled Saturday morning.