Expansion of OV middle school up for discussion

Leicester residents are reminded to register dogs by April 1 and are encouraged to attend upcoming meetings addressing school district plans, education costs, and a proposed middle school expansion.

Join County Forester and Vermont Coverts Cooperator Mark Raishart at his family’s working forest in Leicester for an exploration of forest management in action.

“Time to make hard choices” became the unofficial refrain of the first Otter Valley Unified Union school board meeting of 2026.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Sat, Dec 13, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center at the Four Corners.

Brandon-area school officials spent much of Saturday addressing feedback and concerns regarding a proposal that would see the reconfiguration, and closure, of elementary schools in the district, including Otter Creek Academy (OCA) elementary schools in Le … (read more)

A Franklin County drug dealer is facing a 20-27 year prison sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to two federal charges stemming from killing another drug dealer in Addison County, court records show.

The Best in Show award at the Annual American Dairy Goat Conference in Danvers, Mass., last month went to Blue Ledge Farm’s Honey Orange Chevre.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 pm. at the Senior Center at the Four Corners.

The Otter Valley Unified Union school board is exploring potential reconfiguration and closure of district elementary schools including Otter Creek Academy schools in Leicester and Whiting.

Community members are invited to attend a community forum, sponsored by Otter Valley Unified Union District, to discuss a proposal to send all Otter Creek Academy students to Neshobe and to repurpose the building to house the district pre-K school populat … (read more)

Supporters aim to raise $3.5 million to purchase the property and establish an endowment to fund ongoing scholarships.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo this Saturday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center, at the Four Corners.

The Leicester Republican and Democratic party caucuses will be held in mid-September.

Five fire departments responded to a fire at the Cole Farm off Route 7 in Leicester Friday morning and extinguished a smokey fire.

An Addison County man has been sentenced in federal court to two and a half years in prison for drug trafficking.