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Vermont elects Welch, Balint while vote tallying continues for key national races

By Tony Sjodin | November 10, 2022

Vermont elected Democrat Peter Welch to the Senate with 66.8% of the vote and Democrat Becca Balint to the House of Representatives with 60.1% of the vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Vermont also re-elected Republican Governor Phil Scott, defeating Democrat Brenda Siegel, with approximately 68.9% ...

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Pandemic leads community newspapers to restructure

By Charlie Fisch | November 10, 2022

Some Vermont newspapers have been forced to make changes due to the pandemic and shifts in readership.

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Effects of CSAC wage raise ripple through agency

By Sam Lipin | November 10, 2022

Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) raised its pay rate this past May in an attempt to recruit and retain a greater number of employees to the organization. In April, they spent about $1.7 million to raise the wages, funded mostly by an 8% increase in Medicaid rates passed by the Vermont state ...

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New women’s clothing store, Middleton, opens in Middlebury

By Julia Pepper | November 10, 2022

A new women’s clothing store has recently opened in downtown Middlebury. Middleton, located at 66 Main Street, is co-owned by Elissa Kestner, owner and manager of Monelle Vermont — two boutique stores in Burlington and Shelburne — and Lisa Phelps, owner of Middlebury salon and spa Parlour.  ...

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Plans for a new bike “pump track” in Middlebury

By Emily Hogan | November 10, 2022

A new bike pump track is in the works to be sited at the Middlebury Recreation Park, located off Route 7 just south of the Middlebury town center.

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Senator Leahy retires, Welch and Malloy vie for Senate seat

By Audrey Peiker | November 3, 2022

Sen. Patrick Leahy has a 47-year history of representing Vermonters through his long-held seat in the U.S. Senate — a history which will come to an end during this upcoming midterm election. Current Vermont Representative Peter Welch appears to be the favorite to win Leahy’s vacant seat in next ...

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Political Action Committees (PAC) and Becca Balint’s Campaign for House, an explainer

By Rachel Lu | November 3, 2022

Since August, Vermont State Sen. Becca Balint’s (D-Windham) campaign has been under scrutiny for a $1 million contribution from the LGBTQ Victory Fund Federal PAC, which was later revealed to be a donation by a cryptocurrency mogul. The role of money became a central controversy in the Democratic ...

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Why Republican Gov. Phil Scott keeps winning in Vermont

By Maggie Reynolds | November 3, 2022

Vermont holds the record for the most consecutive victories for governors seeking reelection. Over the past half-century, all 18 of the state’s governors who have made bids for reelection were successful. 

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Burlington citizens to vote on $165 million bond to rebuild Burlington High School

By Julia Pepper | November 3, 2022

Burlington citizens will vote on Nov. 8 on a proposed $165 million taxpayer bond to support the demolition of the old Burlington High School and Technical Center buildings and build a new school. Since the discovery that the old building was contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Burlington ...

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Proposition 5 to add Reproductive Liberty Amendment to Vermont constitution

By Susanna Schatz | November 3, 2022

On election day, Vermont voters will decide whether or not to include Proposition 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, in the Vermont Constitution as the 22nd Article. The Reproductive Liberty Amendment would enshrine reproductive autonomy in the state constitution.

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Students, community members rally in support of Reproductive Liberty Amendment

October 27, 2022

More than 60 Middlebury students and residents rallied at Triangle Park on Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. to support the Reproductive Liberty Amendment — Proposition 5, Article 22 — to the Vermont Constitution. The rally was organized by the Middlebury College Democrats and the Addison County Democratic Committee ...

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ACORN opens brick and mortar Food Hub on Exchange Street

By Emily Hogan and Daniela Ortiz | October 27, 2022

The Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) opened its very own Food Hub on Exchange Street in Middlebury on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

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Trick or treaters gather in town centers to celebrate Halloween

By Charlie Keohane and Maggie Reynolds | October 27, 2022

For rural communities like Ripton, Bristol and Middlebury, Vt., town centers and more densely populated neighborhoods become a trick-or-treater’s paradise. Since many houses are farther apart, parents often direct their children to a central area where they can celebrate safely. Some rural communities ...

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Ripton votes yes to return to Addison Central School District

By Julia Pepper | October 13, 2022

The town of Ripton has decided to remain in the Addison Central School District (ACSD) after a vote at the end of September. After a January 2021 vote to withdraw followed by a year-and-a-half long struggle for the town to establish an independent school district, Ripton residents have now voted to ...

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