Orwell land to remain forever wild

Pat Stevenson has always been fond of nature — in its purest form. Originally hailing from urban Connecticut, she knew that pastureland, once paved, is gone forever.

Residents of Addison County’s largest and smallest school districts approved their fiscal year 2027 public education budgets on Tuesday. But two school budgets on the southern end of the country did not pass.

American Flatbread owner Danielle Boyce and incumbent Dan Brown won three-year terms in a three-person race for two seats on the Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday.

Addison County voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday to resoundingly endorse a Career Center budget request of $6,271,915, though residents of one of the towns served by the school didn’t get to vote on the spending plan.

WEYBRIDGE — In a contested selectboard race, incumbent Kelly Flynn on Town Meeting Day was elected to a two-year term on the Weybridge board, outpolling Chris Bagley, 137-86. Incumbent Charlie Jordan was uncontested for a three-year term on the board. All … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Mirroring a trend throughout the county, Shoreham residents at their town meeting approved all the articles on their warning, including an array of financial requests. On Monday, those present at Shoreham’s annual gathering passed, by voice vot … (read more)

SALISBURY — Salisbury residents on Town Meeting Day passed all the items on their warning, including an appropriation to eradicate mosquitoes and a universal healthcare-related resolution. Residents voted 119-48 in favor of spending $17,588 for the Otter … (read more)

RIPTON — Brooke Wilcox topped Milo Tudor, 131-25, in the Town Meeting Day race for a three-year term on the selectboard, succeeding incumbent Laurie Cox, who decided not to seek reelection after 40 years of service. Residents also passed by resounding voi … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at their March 2 annual meeting approved, by voice vote, a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $15,998,045 — a roughly 9.9% increase — and then, on March 3, decided a contested race for two spots in the town selectboard. … (read more)

CORNWALL — Cornwall residents at their town meeting elected Barbara Greenwood in a contested race for the selectboard and passed every item on their warning with little debate. Greenwood bested Shawn Fetterolf, 116-87, in the race for a two-year term on t … (read more)

Bridport residents at their town meeting this week endorsed all the items on its town meeting agenda, including the purchase — for up to $140,000 — of a new backhoe and associated equipment, using fund balance from the community’s Department of Public Wor … (read more)

Researchers commissioned by the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs describe ‘crying, screaming or throwing items in the office” of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.

During her selectboard tenure, Laurie Cox has helped Ripton negotiate a gift-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Middlebury College; update town office technology, rebuild after 11 floods, and plan construction of a new municipal fire station and sand/salt sh … (read more)

Shoreham Elementary School has been flagged as one of a dozen Vermont public schools in line to receive assistance from the state of Vermont due to declining student performance.

Local high school sports supporters have joined forces to resurrect the push for installation of artificial turf at MUHS’s Doc Collins Field.