Middlebury eyes homeless encampment policy

The town of Middlebury is considering an encampment policy that would give community officials more guidance on potentially regulating temporary settlements of houseless individuals within the shire town.

Current and past town officials and many members of the Middlebury community wished longtime Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay a fond farewell during a Sept. 5 party held at the Town Hall Theater

Middlebury has narrowed its town manager search down to two finalists who’ll be interviewed by the town selectboard within the next week or two.

Running afoul of Middlebury’s parking rules will now cost you $25 per infraction, up from the longstanding $5 fine that had been in place for most violations.

Vermont Folklife officials have confirmed a buyer for the nonprofit’s headquarters — the historic John Warren House at 88 Main St. in Middlebury — and hope to close on a deal with the yet-to-be-revealed purchaser this fall.

The latest effort to reestablish hydropower at Middlebury’s Otter Creek Falls has been scuttled.

The Middlebury municipal building will soon be outfitted with seven new security cameras to increase the safety of town employees and get a better picture of what Police Chief Jason Covey said is a surging level of unruly activity in the rear parking lot … (read more)

The town of Middlebury recently announced that Halladay Road will be closed to all traffic, 24 hours a day, for approximately 45 days starting Monday, September 9, for a box culvert project. Good idea to plan alternative routes now.

The Middlebury selectboard has set the fiscal year 2025 municipal tax rate of 88.94 cents per $100 in property value, representing a 2.46-cent bump from the current rate of 86.48 cents.

Middlebury residents on Oct. 1 will have a chance to either affirm, or reject, their town selectboard’s prior decision to grant Vermont Gas a free land easement to funnel natural gas service to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 3 Main St.

On my almost daily walks around Middlebury village, I am always struck by the beauty of our town. I commend all those folks who plan, plant and maintain everything that makes our town/village so attractive and inviting.

Public works crews worked hard this past weekend tending to at least four water main breaks in Middlebury.

Here are the scheduled school bus pick-up and drop-off times for students in Cornwall, Salisbury, Bridport, Shoreham, Weybridge, Ripton and Middlebury, as well for students over the mountain.

While the ninth annual Foodaroo festival on Aug. 11 will feature its winning recipe of international food and beverage vendors, buskers, live music, King Arthur Flour Baking competitions, there are lots of new things to shout about.

If you’d like your dog(s) to attend the Aug. 10 screening of the new documentary “Inside the Mind of a Dog” at Middlebury’s Memorial Sports Center, then read this story.