Four new members join the ACSD board, one incumbent re-elected

Addison Central School District voters on Tuesday filled five seats on the ACSD’s 13-member governing board, with four of those spots decided in hotly contested elections.

ACSD candidates voice their views

The Independent posed five questions to each of the nine ACSD board candidates involved in contested races.

MiniBury: What to do when you’re stuck at home

Local schools are now closed, until at least April 6, to contain the spread of COVID-19. Libraries are closed. Restaurants are closed. Many parents are scrambling for childcare, or scrambling to suddenly homeschool their children, or just scrambling to st … (read more)

Reading is a fun ride for Ilsley’s Tricia Allen

MIDDLEBURY — Children’s librarians wear many hats. They are storytellers, teachers, mentors, performers, listeners, event planners. Ilsley Public Library’s Tricia Allen wears many literal hats, too. Every Thursday through the summer she dresses up in a ho … (read more)

Video: Tricia’s Book Bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plU19WiCWys MIDDLEBURY — Each Thursday through the summer, Ilsley Public Library’s Children’s Librarian loads up her bike with books to give away and rides — in costume — to the free summer lunch at Middlebury’s rec park. E … (read more)