Orwell voters to field $32.5M school budget

District officials are trying to build understanding and support for the spending plan. SVUSD has, in recent years, failed to pass a budget on the first try.

“Coexisting with AI: Work, Love and Play in a Changing World,” a new book by Kay Firth-Butterfield, encourages people to use artificial intelligence with consideration and care.

The proposed SVUUSD budget is scheduled for school board approval on Jan. 12.

Red Sky Farm stocks locally grown produce, handmade gifts and pantry staples like milk and bread.

Local farmers met with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch in Orwell this past Friday to discuss how the drought has affected their operations.

Orwell’s Silver Heist Walk/Run is inspired by several historic robberies. It will benefit the Orwell Village School Booster Club and the Orwell Historical Museum.

The town of Orwell is drafting new rules governing the use of ATVs and UTVs on town roads. The process has divided residents. 

Master Kellie Thomas’s Taekwondo KICKS class in Middlebury is serving students ages 3 to 74. In addition to learning martial arts, they learn a lot about themselves and others.

Who would have known that an Addison County town of only 1,200 people would have so many talented artists? The Orwell Artists group was founded in 2016 to provide an opportunity for local artists to meet, share their work and develop a community. Now, the … (read more)

The walk is at the State Historic Site in Orwell on Sunday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Mount Independence State Historic Site’s long-time site interpreter Paul Andriscin will talk about his new work of historic fiction, “The Memoirs of Isaac Kendall, Soldier of the Revolution, 1776-1777.”

Eight months following its closure, a grassroots effort to acquire Buxton’s Store in Orwell and transform it into a community center is slowly gaining momentum.

Brothers Jimmy Ryan of Whiting and Randy Ryan of Orwell dueled to the first- and second-place finishes in the top feature at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, a 30-lap Sunoco Sportsman Modified feature.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site is offering a spring guided history walk on and off the trails on Saturday, May 3.

In separate cases, Vermont State Police this week cited two Addison County men — one from Middlebury and one from Orwell — for sexual misconduct involving children.