What to do in mud season in Vermont
By Julia Pepper | April 18, 2024Mud season. Your sneakers are soaked, your clothes are spotted with dirt and the trees are somehow still barren.
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Addison County School District report sees rise in behavioral issues, sparking concern
By Ben Wagner | April 11, 2024The Addison Central School District (ACSD) experienced a number of behavioral incidents within the student population from August 2023 to March 2024, a March 25 report revealed.
State’s attorney Eva Vekos faces calls to resign under mounting scrutiny
By Cole Chaudhari | April 11, 2024Eva Vekos, the state’s attorney for Addison County, faces ongoing criticism and calls to resign from Vermont citizens, including ten of the 11 members of the Vermont legislature who represent Addison County. Vekos was charged with a DUI when she arrived at a crime scene intoxicated in January. The ...
Path of totality draws hundreds of thousands to Vermont
By Agnes Wang | April 11, 2024Middlebury and large swathes of northern Vermont experienced a total solar eclipse for seconds to minutes on Monday, April 8. To commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, communities and individuals across the state have undertaken extensive preparations for months or longer — Brandon, Vt., ...
Liv, Love, Local: Shacksbury Cider
By Olivia Mueller | April 11, 2024Since David Dolginow ’09 and Colin Davis ’03 founded Shacksbury Cider in 2013, they have been focused on crafting dry, easy-to-drink ciders that highlight the full, complex flavors of the apples from which they are made.
First units of new Middlebury affordable housing development expected to alleviate housing burden for staff
By Ben Wagner | April 4, 2024A new affordable housing project in Middlebury, planned as a collaboration between the college, Summit Properties and the town of Middlebury, is set to see its first units go on sale in May 2025.
A home in New York, a job in Vermont
By Katrina Schwarz | April 4, 2024Vermont’s high costs of leading lead many employees to make long commutes to work, often from New York State. Only 39.5% of staff members live within the town of Middlebury, according to data the college Human Resources department sent to The Campus. The same data highlights that 21.7% of staff live ...
Local construction company reaches major milestone for new first year residence hall
By Julia Pepper | April 4, 2024As college students start to roll out of bed and slowly trickle into morning classes, contractors from the local community are already hard at work on campus building the future of the college. Every Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., around 75 employees from Naylor & Breen, a construction ...
Persistent lack of childcare affects college staff as new childcare projects move forward
By Mandy Berghela and Emily Hogan | April 4, 2024College employees, including faculty and staff, highlight access to affordable childcare as a significant and pressing concern. Within the bounds of the town of Middlebury, childcare centers face long waitlists and struggle to balance adequate pay for center employees with affordable rates for parents. ...
Sustainable Kitchen buys Juice Amour
By Julia Pepper | March 14, 2024Juice Amour, a local juice bar that sells smoothies, acai bowls, and other healthy raw and organic foods, was acquired on March 6 by Sustainable Kitchen, a vegan, vegetarian and gluten free food-delivery service based in Lincoln, Vt. Juice Amour’s current storefront on Exchange Street in Middlebury ...
Town Meeting Day marked by historic victories, anger over school budgets
By Emily Hogan | March 14, 2024Vermont’s small-town character gives residents the unique opportunity to discuss key issues with their community through its annual tradition of Town Meeting Day. Vermonters gathered in their respective towns across the state to convene on topics like municipal and school budgets, as well as selectboard ...
Homeward Bound cares for Addison County animals, offers connection for student volunteers
By Susanna Schatz | March 14, 2024Homeward Bound is Addison Country’s only animal shelter, serving over 1,200 animals annually. The shelter’s mission is “to be a community-centered shelter that supports the human-animal bond through compassionate care, adoption, education, and advocacy,” according to its website. And volunteers, ...
Liv, Love, Local: Thistle and Honey
By Olivia Mueller | March 14, 2024Nikki Bowdish has provided the town of Middlebury with cakes, cookies and other treats from her home-based bakery, Thistle and Honey, since the fall of 2019. While Bowdish currently takes orders for pickup and local delivery in addition to custom cake services for weddings, she aspires to eventually ...
Shelburne, Vt.-based thrift store doubles as nonprofit, aims to strengthen community
By Agnes Wang | March 7, 2024Driving along Route 7 between Burlington and Middlebury, it is almost certain that passers-by will notice a quaint, two-story yellow building that houses Shelburne Charlotte Hinesburg Interfaith Projects, also known as SCHIP.
Putney-based moderator hosts Reproductive Rights talk at the Ilsley Public Library
By Izzy Ronda | March 7, 2024Meg Mott, a Putney, Vt. based town meeting moderator, is coming to Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library to speak about reproductive rights politics. The event, titled “How to Trust The People With Reproductive Rights,” will take place over the course of three separate days: March 9, March 16 and ...
Liv, Love, Local: Vergennes Laundry
By Olivia Mueller | March 7, 2024In the three years since its opening, Nadia Dole’s Vergennes Laundry, a wood-fired bakery and épicerie, has expanded its food menu and retail offerings as well as launched a dinner series, with future plans for community-based events.
“Up For Discussion”: a salon series at Town Hall Theater
By Katrina Schwarz | March 7, 2024In a modern twist on old-fashioned salons, the Up for Discussion lecture series, hosted by the Vermont Book Shop and taking place at Town Hall Theater, aims to create a space for open community conversation this spring. The series, originally an idea hatched by Vermont Book Shop owner Becky Dayton, ...
Graphic novel of one of the earliest lesbian couples in America draws from Henry Sheldon Museum archives
By Emily Hogan | February 29, 2024The most extensive documentation of same-sex couples in America lives right in the town of Middlebury at the Henry Sheldon Museum. The museum holds archives of the relationship between Sylvia Drake and Charity Bryant, one of the earliest documented lesbian couples, when they lived in Weybridge, Vt. ...
Liv, Love, Local: Specs Café
By Olivia Mueller | February 29, 2024Vermont resident and cocktail professional Sam Nelis is working to realize his full vision of the Specs Café: a café by day and cocktail bar by night, with an associated retail space for local beverages along with café and bar equipment. The Winooski, Vt. space opened as a café in December 2023, ...
Edgewater Gallery Hosts Musical Brunch
By Edith Mauch | February 22, 2024Music, art and food filled Edgewater Gallery in downtown Middlebury during its second Musical Brunch. The gallery hosted community members along with some current and upcoming artists on display at the gallery on Feb. 10 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Liz Lebeau sang at the event, accompanied on classical ...