Area farms fare well despite wet weather

Local growers say they fared better during last week’s storms than in 2023 and, in general, have been less affected by extreme weather this growing season.

The Addison Central School District Board on Tuesday endorsed the hiring of three new principals to lead the Bridport, Cornwall and Shoreham elementary schools.

Some folks don’t pick a career until they’re long-done with schooling. Tracy Longchamp made her decision while attending elementary school.

School district leaders have screened all the applicants for coming principal vacancies at three elementary schools; students, their families and school staff can meet the candidates this week.

Laurie Patton writes: I have no words to describe my gratitude for and joy about Middlebury, and who we have become together in the world.

The Ticonderoga Ferry has dutifully whisked travelers across Lake Chaplain since 1759. A new power line is causing headaches.

JEAN ELEANOR STAGG SHOREHAM — Jean Eleanor Stagg, a native of Hague, N.Y., and a resident of Shoreham, Vt., passed away on March 24, 2024, at the age of 85. Growing up in Hague, Jean always enjoyed swimming in Lake George. She also loved to go out dancing … (read more)

Matthew Brankman, principal of Bridport Central and Shoreham Elementary schools, will step down at the end of this academic year.

Celebrate the arrival of spring by coming to Pi Day at the Shoreham Congregational Church on Thursday, March 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.

A former long-term Middlebury College information technology specialist was sentenced on Feb. 22 to almost seven years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography in a sophisticated and significant child sexual abuse material case.

What is Restorative Justice?  It is an item found on the ballot at many town meetings in Addison County, one of a list of local organizations asking for funds. But what does it do and whom does it help?

The Shoreham Congregational Church will host a free presentation by Age Well Vermont at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Fellowship Hall.

Five years after Governors Shinji Hirai and Phil Scott signed a Sister State Agreement between Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and Vermont, Governor Hirai returned on Oct. 18 to celebrate five years of Sister State relations.

The Shoreham Congregational Church will host a free presentation on Medicare fraud called “Prevent, Detect, Report,” on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. 

SHOREHAM — Celebrate Labor Day Weekend by coming to Breakfast at the Shoreham Congregational Church on Saturday Sept. 2, from 8 to 10 a.m. Feast on plain or blueberry pancakes or French toast with Vermont maple syrup, sausages, home fries, quiches, and be … (read more)