A mental health services provider for Addison County raised its pay rate for employees on April 4. In an effort to make wages more competitive with other jobs in the community, Counseling Services of Addison County (CSAC) increased its wages to $17 per hour for direct entry staff, and between $51,000 ...
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Jack Clarner ’24 founds Equipme, an online rental marketplace for outdoor equipment
By Blaise Siefer | April 28, 2022A life-long Vermont resident, Jack Clarner ’24 grew up outdoors. When the sun was out, you could find Clarner surfing, sailing, mountain biking — you name it.
A guide to hiking Vermont in mud season
By Julia Pepper | April 28, 2022As temperatures rise in Middlebury, students and locals alike can be seen spending time outside and enjoying the sun, as long walks, icy plunges and hikes become more common. Although one might equate warmer temperatures with ideal hiking conditions, that’s not quite the case, because spring in Vermont ...
Pandemic isolation and social anxiety leads to increased participation in mentoring program for Addison County kids
By Maggie Reynolds | April 21, 2022A club that pairs Middlebury students with kids at Addison County schools has seen an uptick in participation as a result of increased mental and social struggles among local elementary schoolers, likely caused by the pandemic.
Alumni-founded Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream now available at Middlebury
By Emily Hogan | April 21, 2022When Middlebury alumni Becky Castle ’91 and her husband Bob Clark ’89 came back to Vermont in 2011, they knew they wanted to start out working in agriculture. And, as ice cream fanatics, Clark and Castle knew they wanted to create their own unique ice cream business that would incorporate the berries ...
As sugaring season comes to a close, sugarmakers reflect on syrup production over the years
By Julia Pepper | April 14, 2022The month of April marks the end of a standard sugarmaking season in Vermont — the weeks when Vermont’s maple syrup producers tap their trees, collect sap and process it for syrup.
HOPE expands reach with new mobile refrigerator
By Audrey Peiker | April 14, 2022Early in the morning of Saturday, April 9, an unknown individual, or potentially multiple individuals, poured urine outside of the Muslim Students Association’s (MSA) prayer space in Forest Hall while two members of the group were inside. The individual or one of the individuals returned shortly afterwards ...
Middlebury students spotlight startups in weekly newsletter “bulletpitch”
By Blaise Siefer | April 14, 2022It would be hard to find two students on campus who love entrepreneurship as much as Sam Segal ’23 and Brett Perlmutter ’24. Both students have started businesses at Middlebury and the two helped found MiddVentures, a club that fosters student entrepreneurship.
College museum, performing arts events and athletic games re-open to the public
By Julia Pepper | April 7, 2022Just as shifting Covid-19 policies have affected Middlebury College students, staff and faculty, they have also impacted visitors’ access to certain parts of the college. Recently, outside visitors, including families of students as well as local community members, have been allowed to attend sports ...
New Amtrak passenger train coming to Middlebury this July, increasing need for rail safety awareness
By Maya Heikkinen | April 7, 2022Starting in July, Middlebury will begin receiving service as a station on Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express train line, for the first time since passenger rail service ceased operating in the area in 1953. While the schedule hasn’t been finalized, a round trip — about seven and a half hours each way ...
Starksboro attempts to withdraw from the Mount Abraham School District
By Ben Wagner | April 7, 2022Starksboro is the latest Addison County town to attempt to withdraw from its school district. On March 16, the Starksboro branch of the statewide group Save Our Schools began circulating a petition to force a town-wide vote about withdrawing from the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD), according ...
Addison Central School District goes mask optional
By Charlie Keohane | April 7, 2022Beginning March 14, the Addison Central School District (ACSD) transitioned to “mask-optional” status following new Vermont state guidelines. In an email sent to the ACSD community, ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows thanked students and staff for helping keep the school safe over the past two years ...
V Smiley Preserves finds a Permanent Home in Minifactory
By Olivia Mueller | March 31, 2022This past weekend marked the long-awaited opening of Minifactory, the location of V Smiley Preserves, an award-winning jam business. The business, located at 16 Main Street in Bristol, Vermont, also includes a coffee shop and eatery.
The lives of Middlebury’s student firefighters
By Blaise Siefer | March 31, 2022The relationship between MFD and the college dates back to 1988, when Dillon Dimick ’92 joined the department as a probationary firefighter. Since then, 34 other students have volunteered at the department, with six students currently in the process of becoming full-time members: Emily Jones ’23, ...