On Saturday, April 5, an estimated 400 people gathered in downtown Vergennes along Main Street outside City Park as part of the approximately 1,300 nationwide Hands Off! protests against the Trump administration. Beginning around noon, the protest lasted roughly two hours through wind and rain. At its ...
After 25 years of local skaters practicing their flips and kicks turns in a skatepark with simple wooden and metal features, the town of Bristol, Vt. is fundraising to start construction on a new and improved 12,000-square-foot concrete skatepark.
Recent cuts to the Department of Education by the Trump administration have shaken local school districts across the country, reaching Addison County schools that have faced declining student enrollment and currently rely on federal funding for a variety of purposes. Superintendents of local school ...
In a move to consolidate land and timber rights, the Vermont State Department of Fish and Wildlife has sought to acquire a large parcel of land on Snake Mountain to open for public use and recreational purposes. Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area currently spans the mountain ridge along the town ...
As real Vermonters know all too well, spring comes in two waves: First, “false spring,” tempting those who don’t know better than to put their winter clothes back in storage. But then — as we were reminded this past weekend — a few inches of snow extinguishes those hopes. During this waiting ...
To celebrate its students’ broad range of instrumental and vocal talent, the Middlebury Community Music Center (MCMC) hosted Bloom and Grow, a pay-what-you-can benefit concert, on Friday, March 28. Proceeds from the concert supported the non-profit’s student scholarship fund, improving accessibility ...
For the past five years, the Vergennes Opera House has been working on the All Access Project, which aims to make the historic building accessible to everyone. The project was originally planned to address the absence of an elevator, but its scope has since expanded to include additional accessibility ...
Approximately 125 Middlebury residents gathered for their annual town meeting on Monday, March 3, where they voted in favor of a $14,548,535 budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Of this year’s 10 articles, four were voted on directly in the meeting and the other six were voted on in a ballot election ...
Vermonters are known for being welcoming, but not to everyone — and if there is one thing they are protective of, it’s their ski mountains. When Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at Sugarbush Ski Resort in the Mad River Valley with his family for a ski vacation this past weekend, he was met by over ...
Little Seed Coffee Roasters hosted a tournament style Latte Art Throwdown on Feb. 28 to raise money, in tandem with other local businesses, for the Middlebury Skatepark Project.
Nestled in Middlebury’s Marble Works District, Otter Creek Used Books prioritizes the old-fashioned, brick-and-mortar shopping experience. The bookstore receives book donations from all over Vermont, with donors driving from as far away as Burlington to drop books off in Middlebury. After each ...
The Town Hall Theater will host the first Middlebury Rave on Friday, March 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight, featuring global music, visual projections, dancing and a bar. The event aims to create an immersive, high-energy experience for attendees, blending electronic music with a dynamic visual atmosphere. ...
While The Arcadian, a modern Italian restaurant in Middlebury known for its handmade pasta, no longer operates full-time, it makes a special guest appearance — popping up, you might say, — for two evenings a month in Haymaker Bun Co.’s space on 7 Bakery Lane, where the two businesses formerly ...
The new wing of the Town Hall Theater (THT) in Middlebury is the result of an over $8 million fundraising project including a $1 million gift from Middlebury College, a $500,000 grant from the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, a $60,000 Better Places grant and several additional smaller ...
On Sunday, Feb. 23, Champlain Orchards welcomed community members to take part in the Blessing of the Trees, also known as Wassailing. Wassailing is a traditional ceremony in which participants bless an orchard to protect its crop, ward off evil spirits and promote growth. Although the practice originates ...
On Monday, Feb. 17 demonstrators across all 50 states rallied for a National Day of Protest under the banner of what organizers from the grassroots movement 50501 called “Not My Presidents Day”. Middlebury’s local protest drew 150 people at the Court Square Upper Green and was organized by Indivisible/Middlebury, ...
This March, Middlebury will welcome the Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community (BLMZC) as they fully consolidate in a new location at 76 Court Street. BLMZC is an organization that distinguishes itself from other Vermont Zen communities based on its mission to practice community-engaged Buddhism.
On Monday, Feb. 3, Stonecrop Meadows broke ground, marking the inception of a significant construction project intended to address the housing crisis in Addison County and Vermont at large. The building will add 254 new homes to the town, providing more affordable and livable options for individuals ...
FLŌRA, the cannabis store on Park Street in downtown Middlebury, has filed a lawsuit against the Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) over cannabis advertisement regulations it claims are unconstitutional. In the suit filed in Addison Superior Court on Dec. 9, 2024, FLŌRA argued that Vermont businesses ...
In early December, two parents at Middlebury’s Mary Hogan Elementary School filed a complaint against the school regarding the implementation of gender-related materials and books used in the kindergarten curriculum. The initial complaint has sparked fierce debate at recent school board meetings and ...