City’s rec director seeks Commodore Club support

Vergennes Recreation Coordinator Martha DeGraaf says the Commodore Club, which provides after school programming, could benefit from long-term city support.

The town of Middlebury, New Line Skateparks and the Middlebury Skatepark Project will host a meeting to discuss design of a new mixed-use public skatepark that reflects the needs and spirit of the community.

As Gov. Phil Scott outlined in his annual Budget Address on Tuesday, outdoor recreation is going to see some major investment in the coming year. “It’s more than $20 million, that’s huge!” said Kelly Ault, executive director of the Vermont Outdoor Busines … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Vergennes Recreation Committee is working on major projects in the Little City. One is a 7,800-square-foot pavilion over the surface that doubles as an ice rink and basketball court in the city’s main East Street rec park, and upgrading th … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Addison County youth are seeing a different look at their camps and sports this summer. There are no field trips for day camps, no fighting for draws in lacrosse, only small games in soccer, and no spitting on the baseball diamond.  But t … (read more)

VERMONT — “Everyone is just glad to be out and playing golf,” said Derrick Cram, business manager of the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury on a sunny afternoon this week. For many it was the first time out this season. And, of course, it was not becau … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council on Tuesday agreed to hire the city’s first recreation coordinator since 2006 The new rec coordinator is city resident Kimberly Buckley, a former Franklin Pierce University campus recreation coordinator and men’s and … (read more)