“The Birth Certificate of America” talk to take place at Mount Independence

ORWELL — On Sunday, July 5, learn about “The Birth Certificate of America” at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. Explore the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States, with site interpreter Stephen Whalen, Ph.D. The talk begins at 2 p.m. and is included in regular site admission. How well do you know your Declaration of Independence? Whalen examines the historical context of the times 250 years ago. What were the origins and purpose of the Declaration? Why is … (read more)

To combat bear visits to residential areas, neighbors have begun working together.

The Orwell Store Community Trust on Saturday held a “Picnic Palooza” to bring attention to their efforts to fill the void left by the closing of Buxton’s Store.

Submitted by Christy Alger of Orwell

While cows dominate our dairy landscape, Vermont also has 33 dairy goat farms and three dairy sheep farms.

“This is believed to be the first time in recent memory — and possibly ever — that all Addison County Association churches have worshiped together on a Sunday morning.”

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.