Three from Addison County inducted into 2026 Vt. Hall of Fame

Two athletes from Cornwall and another from Orwell were among the 10 newest inductees of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame at its induction ceremony on April 25 in South Burlington.

MORE THAN 200 people turned out at a special town meeting in Orwell on Saturday to determine whether to keep, or retain, a new municipal ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles.Independent photo/Sean Dougherty ORWELL — More … (read more)

A vote of YES to DISAPPROVE this ill-conceived “law” will put it to rest and preserve the quality of life of our special town.

An ordinance opens up Orwell’s town roads to recreational ATV use where it had previously not been allowed.

It’s not just the ketchup on the wall now; it’s the blood on the ground and on the hands of this administration. Christy Alger Orwell  

Among its many flaws, the ordinance fails to reflect the numerous concerns that town residents have expressed to the selectboard.

Orwell residents will have the opportunity to ban this ill-advised local law by voting YES at the Orwell fire house at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Voters in four southern Addison County communities will soon head to the polls to field trimmed-down versions of fiscal year 2027 public school budgets that failed on Town Meeting Day.

Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Guess, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Aron G. Therrien, 27.

OVUU and SVUSD leaders will spend the next three weeks crunching numbers in hopes of getting fiscal year 2027 spending plans approved by their respective residents, who on March 3 defeated both districts’ original budget asks.

Pat Stevenson has always been fond of nature — in its purest form. Originally hailing from urban Connecticut, she knew that pastureland, once paved, is gone forever.

ORWELL — There were no big surprises at Orwell’s town meeting on Tuesday, though there were surely a few people casually wondering where Mike Audet was — last year he wrapped more than four decades as moderator for Orwell Town Meeting, and Glen Cousineau … (read more)

Here’s what to expect this Town Meeting Day in Orwell.

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.