ADDISON COUNTY — Dining al fresco has always been a highlight of summer in Vermont. But it took on new importance when the pandemic struck and made many folks wary of spending unmasked time indoors. Even as vaccinated people return to dining indoors at restaurants, some would still prefer to stay outdoors, especially if they’re dining with unvaccinated children.So, here are some options — new and old — for enjoying a meal outside in Addison County. PIZZA BY THE PONDThe pandemic shifted Blueberry Hill Innkee … (read more)
https://youtu.be/WlbaaPlu5uk 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 used for 163 school days this pandemic year. Read more … (read more)
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 used for 163 school days this pandemic year.
https://youtu.be/nSSKX_BQCXc 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 Bundle and Town Hall Theater. There was a food truck, local vendors an … (read more)
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 sounded fun to me. Instead, I got days of agony and anxiety and cancelled appointments. Many fo … (read more)
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 explained. When Bram learned recently that Mary Shelley only wrote Frankenstein because she and her friends we … (read more)
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 injuries and another young woman was shaken up after the twister roughed her up a bit, … (read more)
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 a year, Jews devote a whole week to recalling the events of the Exodus,” explained Sarit Katzew, … (read more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVq4Z2P_2OI 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 was cancelled this year because of the pandemic, but the … (read more)
“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 they used to. They’re staying home to protect their baby’s fragile immune syste … (read more)
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 to rustle up community support. Within a week, Graham’s coworker Janet Lapiner, who is on the ACSD C … (read more)
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 Junebug, in the children’s room at Ilsley Library and the college field house. It’s been great to be outdoors al … (read more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9870rO1Ug_8 Out in the neighborhood on a snow day in Middlebury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9dsVU7vE3Q&fbclid=IwAR0RCI8c_eBcs5ZmSRt_S2pb6T5wIbNKJtzhILaPweogl7tWvb6YLlx23i4 The weekend before Christmas, Addison Independent digital editor Megan James and her family hosted a physically distant holiday extravaganza t … (read more)
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, he said incredulously, “How long have you lived in Addison County?! And this was your fi … (read more)
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