Planned Rt. 7 roundabout gains momentum

A single-lane roundabout that would serve the intersection of Route 7, Exchange Street and Happy Valley Road just north of Middlebury village is looking more likely.

Locals value a good cup of coffee — especially when it’s brewed and poured by congenial, caring folks in a soothing environment. But Royal Oak Coffee owners never imagined just how quickly and generously their fans would respond to their call for assistan … (read more)

After 2,084 morning radio shows, longtime WVTK-FM disc jockey and animal rights activist Bruce Zeman made his bittersweet exit from the Addison County airwaves this past Thursday to the beat of K.C. & The Sunshine Band.

The Ticonderoga Ferry has dutifully whisked travelers across Lake Chaplain since 1759. A new power line is causing headaches.

South Street will again be at the epicenter of Middlebury’s public works-related projects during this construction season — but there’s more.

Orwell’s scenic town green will host three farmers markets this summer that will showcase local growers while offering residents and visitors a bounty of fresh food.

Green Mountain Power plans to upgrade its 46kV “Transmission Line 60” through Salisbury, Middlebury, New Haven and Weybridge beginning this fall.

The Youth Community Action Corps will focus on strengthening community engagement and youth leadership through the use of historical records collections, archives and participatory action programming.

Heather Raabe, principal of Cornwall’s Bingham Memorial Elementary School, has confirmed she’ll be stepping down at the end of this academic year.

Folks now have 20 days in which to appeal in writing (up from the previous 10 days). That appeal can be made through the town’s website or at the police headquarters at 1 Lucius Shaw Lane.

The very popular UPS Store at 105 Court St. in Middlebury will close on May 31, and the building in which it’s been located since 2014 has been sold.

Leaders of an effort to build a 7,500-square-foot, concrete skatepark in Middlebury’s recreation park are shifting their strategy in hopes of garnering more financial support for a project currently estimated at $375,000-$562,000.

A Middlebury filmmaker’s new film charts the evolution and impacts of the wildly successful Vermont Everyone Eats program that kept Vermonters fed, restaurants afloat and farmers cultivating during the COVID crisis.

Efforts to protect pollinators, grow affordable housing and pass healthcare reform were among the hot topics of the final legislative breakfast of 2024, held Monday at the Weybridge Congregational Church.

With a great majority of Addison County residents agreeing that we are in a housing crisis, there’s broad support for creating new dwellings through zoning changes. People here also favor authorizing more accessory apartments and offering other incentives … (read more)