Free childcare offered at Middlebury town meeting

ADISON COUNTY — Providing childcare at town meeting was always something the folks at Middlebury Area Land Trust wanted to do, but they just didn’t have the capacity — until now. This year, according to programs coordinator Caleb Basa, the organization finally has enough staff (two full-time educators and person in an AmeriCorps position) to pull it off. “Recently we’ve seen a big surge of connection with the Middlebury community,” Basa said. “We feel really supported, and we want to give back.” MALT hopes … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Jackie was a feral stray cat when she arrived at Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, two years ago. Severe flea dermatitis made her back almost completely furless. “It took about four months before anybody could even touch her,” … (read more)

https://youtu.be/DnZHC6b4Fhk MIDDLEBURY — For the past few years, the Middlebury resale shop Junebug has been donating children’s outerwear to local families who couldn’t otherwise afford it. Last year the program, called Cozy Kids, outfitted 120 children … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Children’s librarians wear many hats. They are storytellers, teachers, mentors, performers, listeners, event planners. Ilsley Public Library’s Tricia Allen wears many literal hats, too. Every Thursday through the summer she dresses up in a ho … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plU19WiCWys MIDDLEBURY — Each Thursday through the summer, Ilsley Public Library’s Children’s Librarian loads up her bike with books to give away and rides — in costume — to the free summer lunch at Middlebury’s rec park. E … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z795IhIbFcU&t=12s Over the last decade, Vermont has lost many of its small country stores. The Addison Independent visited some that remain to find out what makes them special — and how they are evolving. Read more in our a … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAomq0BzXs If you’ve walked around downtown Middlebury at dusk this winter, you’ve seen them: thousands of crows streaming across the sky, gathering in trees, raucously caw-cawing. What are they doing? How many are there? … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrhFDWvKUKE At Quarry Hill School in Middlebury, November is all about Stone Soup. Three- and 4-year-olds spend the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving immersing themselves in the classic tale — and preparing for a feast. They … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj8n6-RIC-g Every October for the last two decades, Jim Apgar has carved a giant pumpkin, hoisted it onto the roof of his truck, strapped it down with rope and netting, rigged it up with lights, and driven the whole thing a … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=JvEczRSZHEM Amy Oxford invented an ergonomic rug-hooking needle in 1995. Since then, she’s been running her business and teaching rug hooking from an old farmhouse in Cornwall, Vermont. But recently, busines … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZnJwfhJEFA Carol’s Hungry Mind closed for good on August 8, 2018. The coffee shop on Middlebury’s Merchant’s Row has served as a bustling gathering place for more than 13 years. We stopped in to chat with owner John Melans … (read more)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8_TRYwhL_Uk Janelle Higdon makes brooms on a 19th-century Shaker vice — in a garage out behind a Middlebury law office. An Addison Independent video.

MIDDLEBURY — “To look at Farhad, if you would know this Vermont Muslim, you must look at him long.” So begins a poem by Morgan Edgerly, an 18-year-old Addison County resident, about Middlebury Selectman and business owner Farhad Khan. Edgerly is a partici … (read more)