Vergennes Scouts BSA Troops 539 open to boys and girls

With Vergennes’ new Scouts BSA troop, girls can join the service, leadership, advancement, and adventure opportunities the boys have long enjoyed as part of Scouting America. 

Proposed changes in Vergennes zoning laws would conditionally allow retail uses in the city’s Historic Neighborhood District and residential uses in the Commercial District.

Vermont’s homelessness crisis is getting worse, according to a new report released by the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont. 

Vergennes and Panton residents continue to discuss the impact of a possible new boundary between the two communities.

Vergennes property tax rates for the current fiscal year dropped across the board.

Timothy Farr, 72, of Middlebury, was evaluated for sleeping outside in bad weather and arrested on an active warrant.

Castel’s Jerk Joint, which opened this past Friday at 15 Main St. in Vergennes, offers a range of Jamaican dishes and products.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced this week that it charged Damien DeJesus, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., with evidence tampering.

The acclaimed café and bakery is temporarily closed as it moves to 205 Main St in Vergennes.

Attendees can learn about heat pumps, solar panels, EVs, home weatherization, energy efficiency, and municipal energy retrofits at the upcoming Addison County Regional Energy Fair.

Vergennes police last week took two reports from city residents who were victimized by online scammers and in each case lost thousands of dollars. City police provided the residents with websites at which the victim could report what is a federal crime.  … (read more)

As a collegiate swimmer, my body is not designed for exercise on dry land. Doing strenuous activity while supporting my own body weight? No thank you!  Bee Ecekls, an intern at the Addison Independent, got into cycling this summer. This past spring, after … (read more)

VUHS students have painted a Vermont landscape mural on St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Discussion of a possible new boundary line between Panton and Vergennes raised questions about services, taxes, property values, and impact to residents.

Festivities include a street dance, live music, pancake breakfast, fun run, free horse and wagon rides, and a bubble pit for kids.