Megan James
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Wild Wolf Circus at Lincoln Cooperative Preschool
The kids at Lincoln Cooperative Preschool performed their biennial circus earlier this month on the deck of their building — and in their new outdoor classroom, which they…
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Video: Bundle Market
MIDDLEBURY — On a sunny day in early May, folks emerged from the pandemic winter to enjoy the first of two outdoor markets in downtown Middlebury hosted by…
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J&J vaccine appointment cancelled – What now?
I opted for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 because I wanted to get the whole vaccination process over with as quickly as possible. One and done…
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Bram wants YOU to write a spooky story
Bram Allen is eight years old and he loves horror. “I think it’s because I was born in October, and that’s when all the scary stuff happens,” he…
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Middlebury hit by rare tornado
MIDDLEBURY — After a tornado tore across a mile of the Painter Road neighborhood in Middlebury this past Friday afternoon, one youngster went to the hospital with minor…
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Local teens deliver Passover gifts
ADDISON COUNTY — For the second year in a row, one of the most important holidays in the Jewish community, Passover, will be disrupted by the pandemic. “Once…
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Video: Lambs in Weybridge
WEYBRIDGE — Every March, Duclos & Thompson Farm holds an open barn event for the community, and thousands show up to mingle with the new lambs. The event…
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Becoming a new mom in a pandemic
“I always think of the postpartum period as a period of isolation,” said Alison Underwood. Parents are adjusting. They’re not sleeping much, not gathering with friends the way…
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Middlebury to get a public skating rink
MIDDLEBURY — When Maria Graham hatched the idea to build an outdoor ice rink in Middlebury just in time for the February school break, it didn’t take long…
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Take a snowy glide outside with your family
Remember when we used to do stuff indoors during the winter? My family used to spend an awful lot of time lingering in the Snow Bowl lodge, in…
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A snowy day
Out in the neighborhood on a snow day in Middlebury.
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Video: The CocoaPort
The weekend before Christmas, Addison Independent digital editor Megan James and her family hosted a physically distant holiday extravaganza they called the CocoaPort. Inspired by COVID restrictions —…
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The Smiths light up the night in Salisbury
SALISBURY — When I called Wayne Smith to ask him about his magnificently over-the-top holiday lights display, which I had visited for the first time the night before,…
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Video: All lit up
Buttolph Acres is all lit up for the holidays. Enjoy this tour through the Middlebury neighborhood. Want to show off *your* holiday display — and win some local…
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Video: Playing with fire in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY — Town Hall Theater brought Cirque de Fuego, a Vermont-based fire cirucs, to Merchants Row for a fiery outdoor performance as part of the Bundle Up Artisan…
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Mount Abe counselor working hard to meet students’ needs during difficult times
Erin Dufault has been a high school counselor for 17 years, but nothing in her career could have prepared her for this pandemic moment. Now in her fourth…