By the Way, July 9, 2026

“The Vermont Department of Libraries has awarded 148 public libraries — including 11 in Addison County — grants of $350 to support 2026 summer programming for children and teens. “

From Zappa covers at a local brewery to 17th-century colonial tunes, the Otter Creek Music Festival returns July 16 with a delightfully eclectic lineup.

SALISBURY — Guido Bartolacci was seventh out of the water in the 600 yard swim in Lake Dunmore that kicked off the Vermont Sun Triathlon on Sunday morning at Branbury State Park in Salisbury. Undeterred, the Colchester athlete barreled through the bicycle … (read more)

Addison County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% in April, up one-tenth of a percentage point from March

AThe Ann Story play will be performed in the sanctuary of the Congregational Church of Salisbury.

Juan Carlos Blanco Rascón, 65, of Salisbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2026. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Alicia Rodriguez, and his four children.

Nearly 40 community members gathered at Salisbury Town Hall on March 26 to mark the start of a long-anticipated renovation project.

The selectboard won’t request a revote on the fiscal year 2027 Hannaford Career Center budget following a “missing ballots” mystery that prevented Salisbury residents from voting on the $6,271,915 spending plan.

SALISBURY — Salisbury residents on Town Meeting Day passed all the items on their warning, including an appropriation to eradicate mosquitoes and a universal healthcare-related resolution. Residents voted 119-48 in favor of spending $17,588 for the Otter … (read more)

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

Residents in Middlebury, Bridport and Salisbury have until Jan. 26 to file petition papers for four available seats that will be up for grabs on the ACSD board.

The Salisbury Conservation Commission has organized a series of free winter presentations on Thursday nights at the Salisbury Meeting House.

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.