Bristol selectboard revisits livestock ordinance

The Bristol selectboard on Monday resumed discussion on whether to develop an ordinance for dealing with loose livestock.

Medicare payments to ambulance services were frozen for the first two weeks of the shutdown, impacting rural rescue squads.

Middlebury College students can access mental health support through Middlebury Counseling, the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, the Department of Public Safety, TimelyCare and other resources.

A liberal arts education can provide an ideal opportunity to prepare students for contributing to a healthy democracy, but institutions like Middlebury College face some headwinds.

Middlebury College President Ian B. Baucom was officially installed to his post this past Sunday.

Lincoln voters on Tuesday opted to hold Town Meeting on Saturday and use an electronic voting system.

The three-day conference will feature a keynote with 350.org co-founder and Middlebury College alum Jamie Henn in conversation with Middlebury College President Ian Baucom.

Vergennes filmmaker Chris Spencer is finalizing “Unintended,” a documentary about Vermont’s Reproductive Liberty Amendment.

Red Sky Farm stocks locally grown produce, handmade gifts and pantry staples like milk and bread.

Residents will decide whether to use electronic voting at Town Meeting Day, and whether the annual meeting should be held on the Saturday preceding the first Tuesday in March.

New Haven residents will gather next week to share ideas to better the town’s future. 

The school board will evaluate several scenarios: keeping all schools open, operating two elementary schools and a regional middle/high school and operating a regional middle/high school and two elementary schools with grade banding.

Local farmers met with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch in Orwell this past Friday to discuss how the drought has affected their operations.

Community members are making headway on an effort to restore the Bristol Peace Garden. 

The MAUSD board ecently dove deeper into the options that it’s been exploring for educational delivery in the district, but opted to wait until the board’s meeting next week to determine which options it will advance for further study.