ACSD finds a principal for Ripton school

After the half-time principal of Ripton Elementary resigned, Salisbury Principal Bjarki Sears will become acting principal in Ripton and Roxanne Greene will be the on-site, part-time associate principal there.

Local horse dies of EEE, Salisbury now at high risk

Addison County horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, and state also reports first human case of West Nile Virus in Vermont this year.

Children are back at the old Salisbury school

An oft-repeated African proverb posits that it takes a village to raise a child. In Salisbury, it took a community to launch a new childcare center.

Salisbury man sentenced to 78 months in jail

A Salisbury man has been sentenced to spend six and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen gun.

ACSD sets 2024 school bus routes for students in Middlebury-area towns plus Hancock, Granville and Rochester

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.

Salisbury family of four loses home to fire

An online fundraising campaign has been started to help the family whose Morgan Road home was destroyed by a fire just after midnight this past Monday.

Updated: Insect control district board seeks leaders after resignations

The Otter Creek Watershed Insect Control District Board of Trustees is looking to fill three leadership roles after a handful of former leaders recently resigned from their positions. 

Silver Lake/Falls of Lana parking lot closing for 10 days

Swimming will still be allowed at Silver Lake in Salisbury, but access will be a little more difficult as the parking lot to the Silver Lake trail on Route 53 will be closed June 19-28, and July 15-16.Independent file photo SALISBURY/LEICESTER — The U.S. … (read more)

Green Mountain Power plans transmission line upgrades

Green Mountain Power plans to upgrade its 46kV “Transmission Line 60” through Salisbury, Middlebury, New Haven and Weybridge beginning this fall.

MALT to showcase Salisbury mill sites

The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) later this year will lift the historic veil on what was a thriving mill industry near Salisbury Village during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Wendy Lee Patterson, 57, Salisbury

WENDY LEE PATTERSON SALISBURY — Wendy Lee Patterson, age 57, passed peacefully, on March 29, 2024, following a bout with cancer. Wendy was born in Brattleboro on June 21, 1966. She was the daughter of Arthur and Phyllis (Billings) Kennett. She grew up in … (read more)

Salisbury fish hatchery closing looms

To the dismay of some anglers, state officials have proposed a plan to close a historic Vermont fish hatchery in Salisbury to cut costs within the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. 

Salisbury childcare center plan hits snag

State rules governing public water systems could drown a plan to establish a new childcare center in a portion of Salisbury’s former elementary school building.

Covered bridge gets full federal funding

Officials in both Salisbury and Cornwall have just sent the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) a unified message on a permanent replacement for the historic Station Covered Bridge that once connected their two towns across the Otter Creek via Creek … (read more)

Salisbury news for Nov. 9

As the autumn foliage blankets the town of Salisbury, residents are gearing up for a month filled with warmth and togetherness.

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