John S. McCright
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Silas Wright monument gets a makeover
WEYBRIDGE — Exactly 170 years ago today, on Aug. 27, 1850, a gathering of Vermont and national luminaries spoke to between 4,000 and 6,000 spectators assembled on Weybridge…
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College makes campus COVID data available online
MIDDLEBURY — Addison County’s largest employer, Middlebury College, this week began publishing a report on its website that informs the community about the status of COVID-19 on campus.…
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14 seek 4 city council seats
VERGENNES — The race to fill four vacant seats on the Vergennes City Council in a Sept. 22 special election is set: 14 residents turned in papers to…
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Residents adjust to new voting protocols
ADDISON COUNTY — A record number of Vermonters voted in Tuesday’s primary, and the majority of them voted early by absentee ballot. As of Wednesday afternoon, with all…
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Many residents sign up for city council vacancies
VERGENNES — The race to fill four vacant seats on the Vergennes City Council will have a pretty big field — and there is time for more candidates…
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Middlebury police probe racist incidents
MIDDLEBURY — Police in Middlebury are investigating more incidents of leaving racist messages in public places, or of stealing anti-racist messages. The latest is a series of posters…
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Teen creates card game from the bottom up
LINCOLN — Seventeen-year-old Harrison Brooks and his family have been visiting Addison County from their New York City home since he was a young kid. “Every chance we’d…
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Scaled-down Shakespeare goes en plein air
MIDDLEBURY — Did you know that the Vermont Shakespeare Festival is doing free monologue telegrams during the pandemic? One day last month Melissa Lourie of Weybridge performed the…
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MCTV to offer ‘virtual’ Festival on-the-Green
MIDDLEBURY — Coronavirus may have killed the live performances at the Festival on the Green, which for four decades has hosted a week of entertainment on the Middlebury…
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No usual plans for unusual July 4
2020 will not see a typical Fourth of July. Thanks, coronavirus. Public fireworks displays in Vergennes, Bristol and Brandon have all been called off to ensure that crowds…
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UPDATED: Fire burns Tourterelle; historic Route 7 building is saved
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Thursday, June 25, to add in the GoFundMe campaign and other more up-to-date details. NEW HAVEN — A fire early this…
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Middlebury will consider a rule on face masks
MIDDLEBURY — While Vergennes officials this past week took action to require mask wearing by customers at city businesses, members of the Middlebury selectboard began discussing similar steps…
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College parties raise concerns
MIDDLEBURY — When does an assembly of people rise from a gathering to a party? Middlebury College officials and in-town neighbors of the school seem to be at…
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A different kind of Memorial Day
We have a long tradition of remembering our war dead on Memorial Day and celebrating all of those people who have risked life and limb to protect the…
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Artist’s whimsy takes us on a trip through quarantine
Here’s the scene: I’m at one end of the dining room table on a Zoom call for work and my wife is at the other end of the…
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MUHS plans for limited in-person graduation
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School officials were excited to announced to seniors last week that they had purchased caps and gowns for them. The plan is to…