MNFF 2025 lineup takes shape

Details for the 11th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival are still coming together, but MNFF11 Artistic Director Jay Craven gave us a preview of some of the coming attractions for the Aug. 20-24 event.

Historic education bill passes — with many loose ends

The Vermont Legislature on Monday passed the year’s landmark education reform package, setting in motion years of transformation to the state’s public school and property tax systems.

Tela is mayor after dogged effort

Middlebury capped its canine campaign season late last week, and on Monday, June 16, swore in its first-ever “dog mayor” — a beautiful, sweet golden/labrador retriever mix named Tela (pronounced Tee-La) who’ll spend the next year spreading good cheer, sup … (read more)

ACEDC gets boost in workforce development

Economic development efforts in Addison County will receive a two-year turbocharge, thanks to a new partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor. The DOL will allocate a fulltime worker to address local workforce shortages, connect priority population … (read more)

First Stonecrop housing units will be ready later this summer

After multiple years of planning and permitting, the largest subdivision in Middlebury’s history is quickly moving from two-dimensional drawings to vertical construction on a 30-acre site off Seminary Street Extension.

Porter Medical Center celebrates 100 years

There was no giant cake bearing 100 candles (there were cupcakes), but one really wasn’t needed for Saturday’s centennial birthday party for Middlebury’s Porter Medical Center.

MUHS grad creates, perseveres and gives back

Middlebury’s Gabe Schmitt is everything you’d want to see in a young man who has just earned his high school diploma.

MUHS tennis star holds court

Two of the all-time great guitar gunslingers Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan used to practice upwards of six hours a day on their Stratocasters. They were even known to fall asleep with their axes, ready to play them when they woke up.

Homeless still among us, but less visible

There’s plenty to see in downtown Middlebury these days. But what you won’t see — at least as of this week — are small clusters of houseless persons who, during the past few years, have set up temporary encampments downtown during the warmer months.

Middlebury takes stand on Medicaid cuts

The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday decisively endorsed a citizen-initiated resolution opposing a U.S. House-backed Budget Reconciliation Bill that recommends major cuts to critical federal healthcare and nutrition programs.

County prepping for many ‘No Kings Day’ protests

No Kings Day, a nationwide protest this coming Saturday, June 14, is expected to draw millions of people along various roads, in town centers, near federal buildings and other high-profile spots.

Mt. Abe graduates urged to never give up

Like seeds from a giant dandelion, winds of change on Saturday metaphorically lifted the 104 members of the Mount Abraham Union High School class of 2025 from their campus commencement podium to life adventures close and far afield.

John Tenny built lasting Middlebury legacy

Former longtime Middlebury selectboard member John Tenny — a man credited with, among other things, catalyzing a closer relationship between the town and Middlebury College — died on Memorial Day at age 77.

Bristol Rep. Cordes to leave Legislature

Saying she’s been targeted by a growing number of personal attacks and threats from those opposed to her political views, and citing difficulty in securing enough shifts as a Registered Nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Rep. Mari Cordes, … (read more)

Teens earn wings with the Flying Tigers

A new club has been creating quite a buzz at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. A buzz? Some might compare it to a swarm of angry mosquitos.

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