This Valentine’s Day the Vermont Teddy Bear Company came out with a limited edition “Fifty Shades of Grey” Bear. The teddy comes with grey fur, “smoldering eyes,” and dressed in a suit with a “satin tie.” It holds a mask in its right hand and mini-handcuffs in its left. “If you want ...
Angela Kubicke, a ninth-grade student at St. Johnsbury Academy, recently proposed that Vermont add a Latin motto to its current English motto and she may soon see her wish come true. Kubicke proposed to include the phrase “Stella quarta decima fulgeat,” which means “The 14th star shines bright,” ...
The Vergennes solar project just completed its first year of operation, but energy output results were not as great as its developers had hoped. In 2012, the city of Vergennes leased land by its wastewater treatment plant to Encore Redevelopment, which installed a solar array in that area with the ...
In light of a recent measles outbreak, which originated at Disneyland in December and has since grown to 102 cases in 14 states, the debate on child-vaccination laws in Vermont has been reignited. According to America’s Health Rankings, which is funded by the United Health Foundation, Vermont is ...
Ronald James Read passed away in June 2014 at the age of 92. Before his death, none of his Brattleboro neighbors knew that he was a millionaire. Read lived a very modest life. However, in his will he left $4.8 million to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and $1.2 million to the Brooks Memorial Library. Read ...
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Cursive Coffee posted on its Facebook page that it would be closing its doors as of Saturday, February 21. Located at 58 Main Street, this progressive espresso bar will shut down just eight months after it’s opening on Friday, June 13. Jim Osborn and Sam Clifton, who met working ...
On Dec. 17th, Governor Peter Shumlin announced that he was terminating his four-year quest to begin single-payer, government-run health care for residents of Vermont. In his press conference, Shumlin emphasized the economic risks that would have accompanied the single-payer plan. “The cost of that ...
Ask most Middlebury students for their favorite local restaurant in Middlebury, and you’d likely hear about Sabai Sabai, Flatbread Pizza, or Storm Cafe, to name a few. I’d like to buck that trend, and suggest that the place to eat in Middlebury is the truly underappreciated Noonie’s Deli. Noonie’s, ...
On Tuesday, January 6, the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana held a news conference, a day before the state legislative session was set to begin. Advocates for marijuana legalization believe that 2015 could be a year of unprecedented progress. The leader of the coalition, the Marijuana Policy ...
On Thursday morning, the Vermont Legislature voted on a secret ballot to decide which candidate in the 2014 Vermont Gubernatorial election would be named the governor of Vermont for the next two years. Democrat Peter Shumlin beat Republican Scott Milne with a final vote of 110-69 among the legislature. ...
The Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant shut down its operations at 1:04 p.m. on the 29th of December, and is no longer sending power to the New England electric grid. The 604-megawatt plant was responsible for producing 71 percent of all electricity produced and 35 percent of all electricity consumed ...
On Tuesday, January 13, about 45 people gathered in front of Mead Chapel for a “rejection rally” against the Keystone XL pipeline, joining over 130 rejection rallies nationwide. Encouraged by 350.org and 350 Massachusetts, rallies took place all across the country in the wake of Nebraska’s decision ...
Burlington is looking to undergo an approximately 200 million dollar project on its mall, Burlington Town Center. Mayor Miro Weinberger, Governor Peter Shumlin and the owner of Burlington mall as of December 2013, Don Sinex, revealed construction proposals on Nov 20th. The commencement of a process ...
The Vermont State Board of Education (SBE) has drafted a strategic five-year plan for education statewide, specifically addressing the unusually high cost per pupil in Vermont and the achievement gap. The board has approved a draft of the plan and is seeking public comment on the plan until Dec 4. ...
[video width="480" height="270" mp4="http://middleburycampus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-Romance-Products-All-MiddKids-Need-Mobile.mp4"][/video] As you walk through the pink saloon-style doors with “And things that buzz in the night” written overhead, you immediately find a display ...
On Oct. 30, a letter was delivered to the Vermont Governor’s administration and to political candidates advocating for the return of Vermont prisoners that are being held in out-of-state, private, for-profit prisons. Nearly thirty Vermont organizations, groups and businesses signed the document. ...
Lawmakers will recieve a report this January on marijuana in Vermont: potential market prices, distribution locations and the revenue that full legalization might provide. The study is not intended to advocate for legalization, rather, it will focus on these specific policy areas that must be addressed ...
Green Mountain Power (GMP), an electricity provider to three-quarters of Vermont residents, has recently been approved by federal energy regulators to upgrade its three hydro-electric dams along Otter Creek, in the towns of Proctor, New Haven and Weybridge. The project is expected to cost about $19 ...
The new and improved Middlebury Marquis opened just last week. In addition to two revamped movie theaters, the Marquis also opened Middlebury’s first Southwestern restaurant. At first we were skeptical of a Southwestern restaurant located inside a movie theater. You usually just don’t put the ...
While most states have elected governors and legislators who will begin their terms in 2015, the identity of Vermont’s future governor still remains in question and will be decided in a secret vote by the 180 person State Legislature in 2015. Election Day ended with incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin ...