John S. McCright


  • Farm educator, Field Days founder dies

    Farm educator, Field Days founder dies

    Lucien Paquette died last week at the age of 105. An icon of the agricultural community, he was widely known as the Father of Addison County Fair and…

  • Mosquito district wants to keep Salisbury

    The organization tasked with keeping mosquitoes in check in the Lake Dunmore and Brandon area is undergoing some changes.

  • Holiday festivities resume in person this year

    Holiday festivities resume in person this year

    Community holiday festivities are returning for in-person participation on a limited basis this coming month.

  • A pumpkin-kayak sets out on Otter Creek

    A pumpkin-kayak sets out on Otter Creek

    Middlebury photographer Josh Hummel teamed up with pumpkin grower Ethan Nelson and giant pumpkin-growing support specialist Jenna Baird to create an unusual nautical opportunity for Dane VanNosdeln.

  • Sanders promotes human infrastructure bill

    Sanders promotes human infrastructure bill

    MIDDLEBURY — Vermont’s junior U.S. senator is the senior legislator on the U.S. Senate’s Budget Committee, which makes him a very powerful man in Washington, D.C., these days.On…

  • MNFF film inspires hope for journalism

    MNFF film inspires hope for journalism

    A 64-year-old man from a small town in rural Iowa may represent the best hope for community journalism in America. Art Cullen has more than four decades of…

  • Champs take second, Marlins sixth in St. Albans

    Champs take second, Marlins sixth in St. Albans

    ST. ALBANS — The Vergennes Swim Team on Saturday led the field in the St. Albans Invitational during the morning session of races, which featured the younger swimmers,…

  • High school seniors to get a last hurrah

    High school seniors to get a last hurrah

    ADDISON COUNTY — After enduring nearly 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions, from masks and social distancing to remote and hybrid classes, local high schools are on the verge…

  • Local Food & Farm Guide: Cutting Hill, A Cornwall beef company

    Local Food & Farm Guide: Cutting Hill, A Cornwall beef company

    When Ramsay and Caroline Mellish moved their farming business from Newport Center to 380 acres of rolling pasture and fields off South Bingham Street in Cornwall five years…

  • Paul Wagner shows off his Model A replica

    Paul Wagner shows off his Model A replica

    BRIDPORT — Paul Wagner likes old vehicles. He owns a 1957 Dodge D200 pickup and a d’57 John Deere 520 tractor, and is a member of the Vermont…