Film on digital age misogyny to screen locally on Tuesday

The film, which tells the stories of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence, will screen at the Marquis Theater with a panel discussion afterward.

Middlebury police to launch drone program

The program will give local officers an extra set of high-in-the-sky eyes to help find missing persons, monitor active-shooter situations, inspect natural-disaster areas, and document crime and accident scenes.

Doggie daycare to open in Middlebury

Brett Pollinger is launching a second Woof Pack doggy daycare and boarding center in Middlebury, in the former Vermont Field Sports building.

Middlebury elects two selectmen, OKs budget

Middlebury voters overwhelmingly backed all the financial items on their town meeting agenda and elected Farhad Khan and Fred Dunnington to three-year terms on their selectboard.

Updated: Middlebury Rotary seeks local grant application

The local Rotary is looking for worthy causes to help out. It’s calling for applications.

Chad Alspaugh, 47

CHAD ALSPAUGH MIDDLEBURY — Chad Alspaugh, 47, passed away on Feb. 24, 2024, here in Middlebury. Chad was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Jan. 10, 1977, the son of Robert Alspaugh and Samantha Ellsworth Alspaugh. He spoke constantly of his family, and espe … (read more)

Middlebury struggles with aging water pipes

Middlebury officials are working on a 10-year plan for upgrading the community’s 54-mile municipal water system — some of it more than 100 years old — that’s been springing an alarming number of leaks in recent months.

As pews fill up, Middlebury church needs room to grow

While some Addison County congregations are shrinking so quickly that they’re turning their churches into community centers, leaders at Middlebury’s Memorial Baptist Church are aggressively searching for more space in which to house their popular programs … (read more)

Ilsley project’s tax impact shaved

When Middlebury voters endorsed a local option tax back in 2008, they saw it as a means by which neighbors and visitors would help pay off debt on the $16 million Cross Street Bridge. Sixteen years later, the local option tax has been paying even bigger d … (read more)

Bridge School bids farewell to iconic silo

For around 70 years, the proud old farm silo standing near the intersection of Route 7 and Exchange Street served as a familiar, friendly beacon to those entering and exiting Middlebury’s northern gateway.

Three vie for pair of spots on Midd selectboard

Middlebury residents will see a single contested election on the Town Meeting Day ballot: A three-person competition for two three-year terms on the town selectboard. It features, in alphabetical order, former longtime Middlebury Town Planner Fred Dunning … (read more)

Editorial: Taxpayers get great news

It’s not often any town’s taxpayers get such good news. But that happened recently when the Middlebury selectboard learned the proposed $16.4 million rebuild of Middlebury’s Ilsley Library might be accomplished with a $4.5 million bond vote.

More broken water pipes prompts Middlebury to ask for emergency declaration

An unprecedented number of breaks and leaks in Middlebury water mains prompted the town to extend its boil water order into the Industrial Park on Thursday. Everyone is asked to conserve water.

Flynn, Torres tapped to lead Better Middlebury Partnership

Better Middlebury Partnership board members knew former Executive Director Karen Duguay would be a tough act to follow.

Surge in water mains results in boil water order in parts of Middlebury

Around 300 Middlebury properties are under a boil water notice after a high-pressure wave traveled through the water system, causing breaks at weak points in the lines.

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