A young life back from the brink

The devastating event happened 10 years ago, on April 1, 2014, but Karly McConnell relives it every day.

The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) later this year will lift the historic veil on what was a thriving mill industry near Salisbury Village during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Downtown Middlebury’s Sparrow is leaving its nest, but it’s building a new one just a few wingbeats away.

Thanks to new software and reporting requirements, the Addison Central School District has, for the past seven months, been able to chart both minor and major K-12 student behavior incidents on its campuses. And the numbers aren’t pretty.

Mary Hogan Elementary School teachers have asked the Addison Central School District board for more resources — and to preserve a key, student-discipline position that’s slated to be cut this summer — in response to a growing number of student behavior is … (read more)

Thanks to a dedicated group of citizen volunteers, the generosity of neighbors and a couple of successful grant applications, plans for a new Cornwall Outdoor Recreation Area (CORA) are moving ahead at warp speed, with a potential groundbreaking as soon a … (read more)

BRIDPORT — Seven months after one of the buggiest summers on record, Bridport residents are thinking about leaving the insect control district charged with minimizing their local mosquito population. Bridport’s $6,000 annual contribution to the Lemon Fair … (read more)

Matthew Brankman, principal of Bridport Central and Shoreham Elementary schools, will step down at the end of this academic year.

Democratic state Rep. Caleb Elder of Starksboro won’t seek reelection; he will instead run for one of the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington, Rochester and Buel’s Gore.

Approximately 300 support staff and technical workers at Porter Medical Center voted decisively on March 3 to unionize, a move that will lead to collective bargaining negotiations with Porter’s administration later this year.

It wasn’t that long ago you could find Nancy Carey in command atop a loping horse, or nestled in a kayak, her double-ended paddle knifing through clear waters.

Joanna Colwell and Lindsey Berk have for years faithfully rallied around humanitarian and environmental causes at the local level.

The program will give local officers an extra set of high-in-the-sky eyes to help find missing persons, monitor active-shooter situations, inspect natural-disaster areas, and document crime and accident scenes.

Brett Pollinger is launching a second Woof Pack doggy daycare and boarding center in Middlebury, in the former Vermont Field Sports building.

Middlebury voters overwhelmingly backed all the financial items on their town meeting agenda and elected Farhad Khan and Fred Dunnington to three-year terms on their selectboard.