Monkton news for May 22

There is a flurry of activity going on in Monkton this week and weekend! Starting on Thursday, May 23, the Russell Memorial library will host Ethical Wildcrafting-Plant Medicine Shop 2 featuring Julie Mitchell.

All are welcome to the Monkton Historical Society’s presentation this month at the Town Hall Community Room on Monday, May 20, starting at 7 p.m.

It’s normal for any parent to worry about what their child’s life will look like after leaving the nest. But for the parents of individuals with developmental disabilities, that question is one filled with frightening uncertainty as they contemplate where … (read more)

If you have some black plastic plant containers that you would like to get rid of, the Monkton Friends Methodist Church members will be at the Recycling Center on Saturday, May 11, to help you recycle them.

MONKTON — The Monkton Museum and Historical Society is working to preserve Monkton’s past. Won’t you help us by sharing photographs of people, places or events of Monkton? As historians, we try to make Monkton’s history come alive. We are thrilled wheneve … (read more)

To all MAUSD residents: The budget has failed for a second time in our district, so the school has responded by issuing potential layoff notices to a number of beloved teachers and talking seriously about making major changes to the arts department and sp … (read more)

A two-vehicle crash on Route 22A just north of Town Line Road in Addison on April 15 netted a drugged driving charge for a Vergennes driver.

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Tuesday defeated a proposed $35.9 million spending plan by 57 votes.

The Monkton Museum & Historical Society is pleased to announce a presentation on Stephen Bates, the first black sheriff in Vermont, who held his position for many years in Vergennes.

Join local experts at the Monkton Town Hall on Saturday, April 13, for an informative and interactive panel discussion about youth mental health challenges and community wellness.

Officials from the town of Monkton are working with the Addison County Regional Planning Commission to update its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. They will hold a public meeting next Thursday. 

From the desk of Kristin Blanchette: The 5 Town Little League sign-ups are live!

The Town of Monkton is undertaking a Scoping Study for a Bike/Pedestrian Facility along the roadways that would make a loop around Cedar Lake.

The next concert in the Five Town Friends of the Arts “Winter Into Spring Musical Library Tour” will be Tournesol. They will perform on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Russell Memorial Library, 92 Monkton Ridge Rd in Monkton.

A Monkton woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring with her son to kill her husband more than three years ago, heading off a trial that was set to begin next week.