Salisbury Turner Fund preserves local land

SALISBURY — In 2019, the Salisbury Conservation Commission established the Turner Conservation Fund. It is named in honor of Preston and Christine Turner, who gave an initial generous donation. The purpose of the fund is to conserve Salisbury land and water for agricultural, forest, wildlife, scenic, recreational or natural area use. There are a variety of creative and flexible ways this fund could be used for conservation. It could be used to provide funding for: •  Projects that would enhance biological d … (read more)

SALISBURY — A 72-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon when the car she was a passenger in was involved in a two-car crash on Route 7 in Salisbury. Joan Dayton, 72, of Londonderry was declared deceased at Porter Hospital that afternoon. Vermont Sta … (read more)

SALISBURY — Members of the Salisbury selectboard were very pleased last month when the town landfill was finally capped after a multi-year effort. But now they are frustrated that the town’s expensive project is being torn to pieces. Riders of all-terrain … (read more)

SALISBURY — Walter Mosurick Jr. died June 12, 2020, at his home in Salisbury, VT. He was born in Bridgewater, NJ, in 1949, a son of the late Walter Sr. and Eva (Zynko) Mosurick. He graduated from Bridgewater West High School and enlisted in the United Sta … (read more)

SALISBURY — The town landfill in Salisbury has finally been capped, marking the end of unlined landfills in Vermont.  To protect the environment, Vermonters over the past few decades have been closing their old-fashioned town dumps and sending their trash … (read more)

Hi, I’m Tilly. I was recently adopted from Homeward Bound and now live in Salisbury with my new humans Brian and Leah. I love to play with my toys — especially when my people are playing with me too! I also like to watch the birds and squirrels outside at … (read more)

RIPTON — Voters in three of the Addison Central School District’s seven member-towns support the notion that school board members should only be elected by their fellow townspeople, and that a local school should only be closed if a majority in its host c … (read more)

SALISBURY — Salisbury voters on Town Meeting Day approved all the articles on a busy warning, including their town and highway budgets, and a measure to eliminate the local office of town auditor. A proposal to allot $26,371.80 to the Brandon-Leicester-Sa … (read more)

SALISBURY — Salisbury voters on Town Meeting Day will be asked to eliminate the elected position of auditor, establish a new energy fund, and field two advisory referenda that seek to give residents a bigger say in the leadership and future of their local … (read more)

In January, the Salisbury selectboard voted unanimously to separate Salisbury’s payment to the Brandon-Leicester-Salisbury-Goshen-Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG) into Article 11 on the town meeting ballot. On Election Day, Tuesday, March 3 (Super … (read more)

SALISBURY — The continual loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitat, forest lands, agricultural lands, recreational lands, and diminishing ecosystem services, is happening at an alarming rate. Is it sustainable? Is it in the best interest of Vermonters? … (read more)

SALISBURY — Louise D. Ellwood, 94, died on Jan. 9, 2020, at home in Salisbury with her family at the bedside. The family wants to thank all the caring professionals at Elderly Services, Project Independence, Addison County Home Health and Hospice and the … (read more)

SALISBURY — Douglas W. Goodrich, son of Wilbur and Hazel (Douglas) Goodrich, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Shard Villa in Salisbury within one week of his 98th birthday. He was born on the family farm a half mile south of there, and lived in … (read more)

Cheryl Rose Kirby, 43, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 24, 1976, in Middlebury, Vt., to Linda and Randall Kirby. She graduated from MUHS in 1994. She is survived by her dau … (read more)

SALISBURY — Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Salisbury Community School performed Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on Dec. 5.  The students provided a lot of thoughtful reactions to their experience learning about and performing … (read more)