Ripton school could be reacquired by town

The ACSD board will vote on whether to initiate an official closure for RES. If successful, that process would allow the town to buy back the building for $1.

Porter doctor returns from the brink

Last year Dr. Mike Kiernan suddenly flipped from physician to patient while on the job in the Porter Emergency Department.

Downtown Middlebury anchor property for sale

Downtown Middlebury’s Battell Block is for sale for $9.6 million.

ACSD reviews school choice rules

Residents of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge are being asked to weigh in on potential changes to a policy that could allow more “school choice” within the ACSD.

Local districts give advice on state school restructuring

School boards are weighing in on the future of education in Vermont.

Updated: Scott picks Lincoln Democrat to fill Addison-4 House vacancy

Gov. Phil Scott announced that Lincoln Democrat Karen Lueders will serve the balance of a term vacated this past summer by former Addison-4 Rep. Mary Cordes, D-Bristol.

Porter unveils art exhibit, time capsule

Porter Medical Center centennial celebrations continue with a 42.5-foot long art installation and a time capsule featuring surgical tools, messages and photos.

Plans for Bridport-Shoreham school merger proceed

Bridport and Shoreham residents are being asked to weigh in on a potential plan to educate K-5 children in a single elementary school.

Government shutdown threatens nutrition, home heating programs in Vt.

The state’s top accounting and human services officials warned a lengthy freeze in D.C. cash brought on by the federal shutdown could become crushing for the Green Mountain State.

Teens pay tribute to a mountain of a friend

North Branch School students and alumnae created a wooden sculpture honoring former student Makalu Bagnulo, who passed away from brain cancer earlier this year.

School redistricting task force ramps up work

The School District Redistricting Task Force looks to use public feedback as it drafts up to three maps to catalyze a major shakeup in the way Vermont schools are grouped, operated and financed. 

Nonprofit builds path to affordable home

Homes First Vermont is building a 527-square-foot, one-story home at the intersection of Seymour Street and Lucius Shaw Lane in Middlebury.

Panton man averts deportation after ICE check-in

Juan De La Cruz will be allowed to remain in Panton for at least another six months, when another mandated ICE check-in will occur.

Latourelle carves path through grief to help others

After his wife’s death, Shoreham folk artist Norton Latourelle is carving wooden cardinals to raise money for a new fund at UVM Medical Center supporting people with glioblastoma.

Panton man from Mexico faces deportation

A Mexican national who has lived here for two decades and become a taxpayer will report to ICE on Tuesday for a check-in that could result in his deportation.

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