John S. McCright
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Weddings 2026: Bethany Orvis & Kenneth Marcelle
When Bethany Orvis and Kenneth Marcelle were setting a date for their nuptials they liked the idea of a fall wedding and they landed on Sept. 26 as…
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Weddings 2026: Lindsay Delisle & Chris Littlefield
When Lindsay Delisle met Chris Littlefield through mutual friends, Lindsay looks back and recalls that she didn’t want anything to do with Chris. She laughs now, though, and…
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Weddings 2026: Amanda Ruplin & Meho Jandric
One day in the summer of 2018, Amanda Ruplin went over to her friend Earl’s place, where he was building a treehouse. She climbed a ladder up to…
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Weddings 2026: Cheyenne & Erick Costa
Cheyenne and Erick Costa of Vergennes both knew early on in their relationship that they wanted to be together for life. So Cheyenne was not surprised that a…
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Keep your mind moving to age gracefully
ADDISON COUNTY — As people age, many fear that they are losing the sharpness in thinking that they once had. Cognitive health is the ability to think, learn…
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Bears in tree in downtown Middlebury
A Mama bear and her two cubs took up residence high above a downtown intersection this weekend, what would the public do?
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Education reform plan touts regional service districts
Vermont House Education Committee proposes Cooperative Education Services Areas, which would provide services across seven regions in order to cut costs without forced mergers.
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Pipeline story more technical than we gave credit
Vermont Gas Systems raised some valid concerns about the story about their gas pipeline that the Addison Independent ran this past Thursday.
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Get out, rub elbows with neighbors and enjoy a community meal
Age Well offers community lunches for seniors at eight different venues across the county.
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New historic marker cites Shoreham High School, Newton Academy
In a July 19 ceremony on School Road across from the Shoreham town green, a State Historic Preservation Officer unveiled the large green marker that told a brief…
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Clippings: Words better on pages or screens?
On a recent day off, I was reading the excellent book on copyediting called “Dreyer’s English,” when the expert wordsmith mentions that a character can be quoted as…
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Ending AmeriCorps takes wind out of community service
A federal program that helped Vermonters by providing nurturing and education for their kids, caring for their environment and encouragement for a sense of community has been summarily…
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Feds target Middlebury College on immigration
Federal immigration officials have taken action that could lead to visas being revoked for at least one foreign student at Middlebury College and three recent graduates from the…
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Old Weybridge home transformed for 2025
When it comes to the details, Silver Maple Construction has a lot of experience getting them right. The New Haven company runs its own custom woodshop that creates…
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Gosliga, Vorsteveld farms to grow
Two Addison County dairy farms have asked state officials to OK plans to grow their operations.

