Climate-warming gases keep rising

Addison County is not only failing to make progress in its fight against climate change, but new data also show it is losing the battle.

The town on Nov. 22 purchased 450 acres of forestland from the A. Johnson Company, conserving the land with the Vermont Land Trust and establishing the Monkton Town Forest. 

A Middlebury nonprofit is once again offering college students a home away from home for the holidays. 

The Starksboro Cooperative Preschool has served children in and around town for five decades. Locals are working hard to ensure the organization is well-equipped to continue doing so for many years to come. 

Town officials want to identify more options for repairing Bristol’s Briggs Hill Road, which was badly damaged by heavy storms over the past two summers and continues to deteriorate.  

The Bristol selectboard on Monday got a glimpse at what a town ordinance for addressing livestock running loose could look like. Selectboard members agreed they’d like to make a few tweaks to the document before deciding whether to adopt the ordinance.

Police say that Daryn Barsalou was at the Nov. 27 shooing in Bristol that took the life of a local man. Barsalou was charged with possessing a firearm even though he was not allowed to.

Bristol Police Chief Bruce Nason said there’s no concern for public safety at this time, but police were investigating.

What will it take for the school district to keep the overall tax increase in the coming year to only 6%? Superintendent Patrick Reen on Tuesday presented a budget proposal that would do that, in large part by cutting more than 15 jobs — many of them in t … (read more)

This food shelf’s Thanksgiving distribution will take place this Friday, Nov. 22, from 5-6 p.m. at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Bristol. The Christmas distribution will take place at the same time and location on Dec. 20.

Lincoln School District officials are exploring the option of using electric school buses in the learning community. 

A new program starting up at the New Haven Community Library aims to offer community members a space to process grief together while enjoying the healing benefits of crafting. It’s called “Grieving and Weaving,” and is being spearheaded by New Haven resid … (read more)

The town of Bristol has hired its first ever community resource specialist, a new position created by the municipality last year to help the Bristol Police Department respond to mental health calls, animal complaints and other instances where residents mi … (read more)

A program run through the Middlebury College Center for Community Engagement is helping local elementary students add another key skill to their toolkit — cooking.

“Excitement about voting and participation in democracy was far higher this semester than previous years, according to both my lived experience since 2022 and our organization advisor’s experiences from the last two decades,” said Daniza Tazabekova, presi … (read more)