Starksboro Meeting House gets upgrades

STARKSBORO — After decades of infrequent use, the 180-year-old Starksboro Village Meeting House is re-emerging as a central community space. All it needs now is for people to come and make use of it. “Our big goal is to get more people involved in the building,” Meeting House trustee Keegan Tierney said in a recent interview. There may be some confusion about just what the building is, and for whom it’s being renovated, he acknowledged. “It’s a public building,” he said. “It’s dressed up as a church, but it … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Ilsley Library Board of Trustees on Monday voted to drop a $9.6-million renovation-and-expansion plan for the historic library building at 75 Main St. and instead explore other designs to address the institution’s space, configuration and … (read more)

BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Health Network announced this month that it is taking steps to ensure financial stability in the coming years, as economic forces challenge health care providers in Vermont and around the country. Each UVM Health Net … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Visitors to Middlebury’s Memorial Sports Center have developed a new perspective of the blossoming, community-driven recreation facility at 296 Buttolph Drive. That new perspective comes from now being able to view the hockey action from a wa … (read more)