The goal of the 40 or more programs offered by the Rural Development Division is to provide funding for land, equipment, working capital, infrastructure and training or technical assistance, according to a summary of programs on the Vermont USDA Rural Development website. The owners of Champlain Orchards, ...
Last Tuesday, Nov. 5 former Middlebury selectboard Chairman John Tenny announced a citizens’ petition drive regarding the future of the Middlebury Town Offices. The petition’s goal is to make sure that the 2014 Town Meeting Day ballot has a bond vote regarding the new buildings, which includes a ...
On Oct. 21, the Burlington City Council voted to approve several provisions of a new gun regulation in an effort to curb violence in Vermont. The three resolutions passed would allow police to seize firearms in households of suspected domestic abuse, require safe methods of gun storage such as trigger ...
In the middle of the town of Middlebury, along Main Street, sits a row of restaurants and bars all within 50 yards of each other: Two Brothers Tavern, Otter Creek Bakery, Samas Café and the Champagne and Sparkling Wine Bar. The Champagne and Sparkling Wine Bar catches the eye, and not just because ...
At first the decision looks simple — Middlebury’s town offices are outdated and something needs to be done. Renovation? Relocation? As it turns out, the problem is not so simple, nor is the solution. The town offices are currently located across the street from Alexander Twilight Hall and are, ...
Shacksbury Cider, the creation of Colin Davis ’03, David Dolginow ’09 and Michael Lee, is no Woodchuck Hard Cider, as they proudly proclaim. Rather, this new hard cider company in Shoreham, Vt. boasts something unique. Their brewing process harks back to America’s earliest settlers, when pioneers ...
After many months of planning, Erik Andrus and his barge, “Ceres,” are on their way to New York City with 12 tons of goods to sell along the way. Andrus, the owner and operator of the Bound Brook Farm and the Good Companion Bakery in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, conceived the idea of building a 39-foot ...
Less than a month after more than 500 Addison County residents raised concerns about Phase 1 of the proposed 43-mile pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury, Vermont Gas Systems announced its plans for the implementation of “Phase 2.” Phase 2 would extend the pipeline from Middlebury to the International ...
Whether you eat there once a week, or just enjoy a sub from time to time, we can all agree that Costello’s Market is a staple of Middlebury. Many students of the College frequent this Italian market in the Marble Works Many move in and out quickly, rushing to class or to a club meeting, just picking ...
Unbeknownst to many students at the College, there lies a world past Porter Hospital — a picturesque community of charmingly identical houses and apartments called Eastview. Within that community live Heather and Charles Robinson, two very proud College Alumni. I was greeted at Eastview last Wednesday ...
Climate change scares Fran Putnam, but it hasn’t paralyzed her. Instead, she leads the Weybridge Energy Coalition and has spearheaded the town’s latest energy related success – becoming the first town in Vermont to complete the Vermont Home Energy Challenge. The Challenge, which was prompted ...
John Wetzel, founder of Stone Leaf Teahouse in downtown Middlebury views tea as more than just a drink. Rather, it is a way of connecting people. “It’s history, it’s culture, it’s modern society,” Wetzel said. Wetzel had not truly tasted tea until he worked on a fishing boat after he graduated ...
On Oct. 1, the Vermont Health Exchanges, the first of many sweeping health care reforms designed to propel the state towards a single-payer system, took effect. Green Mountain Care, the state-run insurance pool, will work collectively to distribute and manage funds from members by conglomerating the ...
On every test and paper turned in by Middlebury College students, the honor code is scrawled across the bottom of the page. But outside of the Middlebury bubble, students may encounter a slightly different kind of honor code: ones that exist at meat and dairy farm roadside stalls in the local area. A ...
At a news conference at City Hall on Monday, Sept. 23, former Governor Madeline Kunin announced that Vermont will be joining a new initiative to support women wishing to seek elected positions in Vermont. As the only female governor in the history of Vermont, Kunin announced that Vermont is partnering ...
Walk through the farmer’s market in Marbleworks on Saturday morning or drive down Weybridge Street past the edge of campus, and it is easy to see that Middlebury College is nestled in a community where food and the land are integral parts of daily life. From dorm room windows, students see pastoral ...
The sixth annual Tour de Farms, which took place on Sept. 15, began on what seemed like an idyllic fall Sunday and ended in tragedy. During the cycling event, which the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) and the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) organized, an alleged drunk driver ...
For those just arriving as well as those preparing to leave in a few months, the fall at Middlebury is the perfect time to explore all that Vermont has to offer. Since the beginning of 2013 alone, over 2.2 million cars have passed into the state, many of them tourists coming to experience the very things ...
At a crowded hearing at Middlebury Union Middle School on Sept. 10, concerned citizens voiced their opposition to Vermont Gas’ proposed 43-mile pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury that would provide natural gas to Addison county. On Oct. 8., the selectboard will be voting on the circumstances that ...
This past June, the College revealed its new joint initiative with the town of Middlebury to fund the building of a new town recreation facility, as well as a new town hall. The project altogether is estimated to cost $7.5 million. The College will contribute $5.5 million, and the town of Middlebury ...