Ripton’s little school remains intact for now

A successful reconciliation effort between Ripton parents and their local educators will allow the community’s elementary school to continue as a K-5 learning hub — at least for now.

Snuggle in… it’s time for the second annual Snugfest in Ripton. After a successful first year, Snugfest 2024 will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 12-7 p.m., at Silver Towers in Ripton.

The town of Ripton, two years removed from a bruising battle to safeguard its elementary school, finds its public education hub in crisis. Parental backlash over a recently launched K-1-2 combined class came to a head on Monday with the sudden resignation … (read more)

Like many who attended Monday night’s ACSD meeting, I left feeling incredibly disappointed with the board’s actions in the meeting. The discussion centered around immediately removing the K-2 students at Ripton elementary and placing them into other area … (read more)

For 14-year-old George Cammack attending the 2024 Fire Cadet Academy hosted in Pittsford by the Vermont State Firefighter’ Association was one of the few times he stepped foot outside of his Ripton home this summer.

The annual Rabbi Victor E. Reichert Bible Talk will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Ripton Community Church. The talk will be delivered this year by the Reverend Doctor Neal F. Fisher of Middlebury. The title of his talk will be “The Human … (read more)

Here are the scheduled school bus pick-up and drop-off times for students in Cornwall, Salisbury, Bridport, Shoreham, Weybridge, Ripton and Middlebury, as well for students over the mountain.

Middlebury College as appointed Justin Beckwith as the new full-time, year-round manager of the Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton. This marks a historic moment as Beckwith becomes the first full-time, year-round manager in Rikert’s history.

The popular Addison County band The Almendros will bring their diverse and danceable music to a fundraiser for the people of Gaza on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Ripton Community House, from 6-8 p.m.

Just 72 hours after her newest album, “When It All Goes Down,” was released — Sarah King received an unwelcome diagnosis from her doctor: “He told me I have thyroid cancer.”

Middlebury College’s 104-year-old Bread Loaf campus is a scenic bastion of serenity and creativity. But that Rockwellian portrait was momentarily shattered by a senseless act of racism at around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 30.

Community members are invited to Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf Campus this Friday and Saturday to hear from students in Vermont and other parts of the country working to tackle various issues and enact social change in their communities. 

MREMS has 49 dedicated members — paramedics, emergency medical technicians, heavy rescue operators — most of whom are hired on a professional basis. But a dozen MREMS staffers are volunteers.

The Spirit In Nature Interfaith Paths organization will celebrate its 25th Anniversary May 12 by giving its Eco-Spirit Award to the Pollinator Pathways founders.

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.