Library in Salisbury is closing next Thursday for reconstruction

Salisbury Library will be closed Oct. 10-23 to pack books and move to a temporary spot during town hall renovations.

Middlebury’s Kyle Friis, 39, on Sunday won the men’s Olympic-distance Lake Dunmore Triathlon in 2:16.27.

On this past Saturday at Branbury State Park, Tim Russell of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., won the men’s Vermont Sun Triathlon in 1:00:30, and the women’s winner was Shannon Sweeney of Tampa, Fla., in 1:13:41.

Crews from six local departments responded to a house fire on Salisbury’s Shard Villa Road Monday evening. Two residents escaped with minor injuries, but a dog was killed in the blaze.

Addison Central School District officials continue to prepare the next school year that will see Ripton’s K-5 students attend classes at Salisbury Community School, which is currently recruiting a new principal.

We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of Wayne Smith’s passing. Wayne had such a presence in the community! It’s hard to imagine Salisbury without him. He made the town and this region a better place.

Craig Zondag, the Field Coordinator and Biologist for the Lemon Fair Insect Control District, will give a presentation titled “Mosquitos: The Good and the Bad,” on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. He will teach us about mosquito biology, measures used to moni … (read more)

Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux will give a presentation entitled Exploring Climate Change in Vermont through the Lenses of Vulnerability and Inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

Amy Clapp — whose science contributions to Salisbury Community School have been the stuff of legend during the past quarter-century — was recently named a winner of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s high … (read more)

Want to become a birder or improve your birding skills this winter? Erin Talmage, executive director of the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, will give a presentation on Vermont’s winter birds at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, as part of the Salisbury … (read more)

SALISBURY — Nancy Damm, 91, passed away peacefully at her home on Lake Dunmore on the morning of Dec. 15, 2024. ANNE F. “NANCY” DAMM Nancy was born Feb. 25, 1933, at Victory Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Margaret Bush Damm and Arthur Damm. She w … (read more)

SALISBURY — Vermont Fish & Wildlife Biologist Josh Blouin will give a PowerPoint presentation on “The Natural History and Challenges for Moose in Vermont” on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. His talk will be at the Salisbury Meeting House at 853 Maple Stre … (read more)

County Forester Mark Raishart will talk about “Strategies and Supports for Forest Management on Private Lands” at the Salisbury Meeting House this Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

The Wainwright Mill Dam in Salisbury has been removed, allowing Tributary 10 to pass freely through its channel for the first time in 219 years, according to the Vermont Natural Resources Council, which spearheaded the $400,000 project.

Thanks to a couple of major grants and dedicated community volunteers, a more-than-20-year effort to renovate Salisbury’s historic 1869 Town Hall building at 918 Maple St. is expected come to fruition next year.