Nigerian visitor teaches kids about nature through art, science & fireflies

“Sometimes we are so possessive of the earth that we want to use up all of its offerings, but we should remember that we are all only on earth for a very short time. It’s not something that we own but something that we are renting for a very short while.”

Shoreham church to host talk on dying

The Shoreham Congregational Church will host an event about transitioning into the next phase of living on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 2-4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Letter to the editor: Shoreham selectboard weighs in on ACSD issues

For the third time, the Select Board of the Town of Shoreham has not received a response or even an acknowledgment of a letter sent to the Addison County School District Board of Directors.

New high-speed internet coming to 14 towns

The nonprofit internet provider Maple Broadband began work in early October stringing fiber-optic lines that will bring high-speed service to up to 1,400 underserved or unserved households in portions of Cornwall, Leicester, Middlebury, Orwell, Salisbury, … (read more)

Shoreham farm creates ag-focused camp for kids

To most, operating a large dairy farm and hosting a summer camp every week do not go hand in hand, but for the Daona Farm in Shoreham they did just that.

ACSD sets 2022 school bus routes for Middlebury-area towns plus Granville & Hancock

Look up the bus routes your child will take to school this fall.

Shoreham News for Aug. 18, 2022

SHOREHAM — Age Well Vermont will give at presentation at the Shoreham Congregational Church on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m. Age Well focuses on the lifestyle, happiness, and wellness of the elderly in Addison County and several other counties in Vermont. … (read more)

Strawberry festival to be held in Shoreham

The Shoreham Strawberry Festival is back. Hosted by the Shoreham Congregational Church, the festival will take place on Wednesday, June 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gazebo on the town green. 

Two finalists interviewed for Shoreham principal job

SHOREHAM — The search for a new Shoreham Elementary School principal is down to two finalists, one of whom needs little introduction to the Addison Central School District Community. The candidates are Middlebury Union Middle School Assistant Principal Ka … (read more)

Local girls take home hippology honors

BURLINGTON — May 15 was a busy, jam-packed day for the 44 horse-savvy 4-H’ers who took part in two competitions: horse judging and hippology. The day began at the Blackrose Morgan Farm in Colchester, where they judged Morgan geldings in hand, stock horse … (read more)

$15K grant will help restore Shoreham barn

The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have announced the 2022 Barn Preservation grant awardees.

Fort Ti ferry ownership resolved

Cornwall resident Jack Doyle has secured ownership of the historic Fort Ticonderoga Ferry and is targeting May 8 or 9 to return the ferry to service after a more than year-long hiatus.

Area 4-Hers participate in county’s Foods Day

At Addison County 4-H Foods Day, local 4-H’ers got to make their cake and eat it, too

Memoir focuses on one-room school in Shoreham

Sanford Rouse is at it again. In his recently released second memoir, the 93-year-old Brandon writer is taking readers back more than eight decades to the less complicated world he knew growing up in East Shoreham.

Shoreham news for Dec. 9

Due to the rise in COVID cases, the Shoreham Congregational Church has changed its plans for this year’s Christmas Eve service. An alternative service of prayer and meditation will replace the traditional Christmas Eve service. 

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