News in Brief: Vermont reports 1,667 cases over five-day holiday break
By Becca Amen | December 2, 2021Addison County reported 93 new cases on Nov. 29, marking an 80% increase in cases over the past 14 days as of Tuesday.
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Student-organized marathon raises over $2,600 for Hunger Free Vermont
By Charlie Keohane | December 2, 2021Sophomores Youness Cheboubi ’24 and Malick Thiam ’24 organized and ran in a marathon on Sunday, Nov. 21 that raised over $2,600 for Hunger Free Vermont, a local organization that fights food injustice and malnutrition.
Karen Duguay, executive director of Experience Middlebury, wins county chamber of commerce award
By Julia Pepper | December 2, 2021Karen Duguay, executive director of Experience Middlebury, was honored with the Buster Brush Citizen of the Year Award at the annual Addison County Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony on Oct. 28, for her essential contributions to Neighbors, Together (NT), a community action group that supported local ...
Local businesses open up for Midd Night Strolls around downtown Middlebury
By Jack Summersby and Charlie Keohane | December 2, 2021Take a “Midd Night Stroll” through downtown Middlebury on Dec. 2, 9 and 16 from 5–8 p.m., for an evening of extended shopping and events with promotions, prizes and new pop-ups.
Vermont apple orchards wind down following an unusually long fall season
By Emily Hogan | November 18, 2021The annual apple-picking season — one that ran particularly long this fall — is winding down at apple orchards across Vermont.
Juice Amour store reopens on Merchant’s Row
By Maggie Reynolds | November 18, 2021A local juice shop recently moved locations from Route 7 South to the centrally located Merchant’s Row in downtown Middlebury.
ACORN annual meeting
By Maya Heikkinen | November 18, 2021On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) hosted its annual meeting, where four women from across the Champlain Valley’s food system discussed food insecurity, food service work and activism within the local food system in a virtual panel moderated by Lindsey Berk, the ...
New Covid-19 vaccination site opens in Middlebury to increase vaccine accessibility
By Jacqueline Qiu | November 11, 2021 A new Covid-19 vaccination site has opened up to the community as part of a state and national effort to increase vaccine accessibility.
Ripton encouraged to reconsider withdrawal from ACSD, Addison again votes to stay in ANWSD
By Ben Wagner | November 11, 2021In 2020, the town of Ripton voted to withdraw from the Addison Central School District, with the Vermont State Board of Education (VSBE) approving that move in the summer of 2021. However, VSBE reversed this decision in September, issuing a directive requiring Ripton and other towns of the district ...
Vermont Agency of Transportation holds meeting to address disruptive truck traffic in Vergennes
By Emily Hogan | November 11, 2021Last Thursday, Nov. 4, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, in collaboration with the Regional Planning Commission, held a public meeting to discuss truck traffic in the town of Vergennes and the surrounding area.
Allegations of wage theft and labor misconduct persist at college-partnered dairy farm
By Jake Gaughan | November 4, 2021While the college's 2019 partnership with Goodrich Family Farm has been widely celebrated, former workers of the farm and activists say labor conditions are unacceptable.
Community Supper takes new form during the pandemic
By Manya Kula | November 4, 2021For the last 17 years, community supper at the Middlebury Congregational Church has reliably provided members of the local community with a home-cooked meal on Friday nights. When the pandemic started in March 2020, the church was forced to pause and re-envision community suppers.
Growing food for Addison County: The Knoll’s partnership with local nonprofit HOPE
By Maggie Reynolds | November 4, 2021For the past twelve years, The Knoll has been growing produce for a Middlebury-based nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of low-income Addison County residents. Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects, or HOPE, accepts donations from the Knoll and other local farms for their food shelf located at ...
The haunting histories of Middlebury’s most popular day hike
By Charlie Deichman-Caswell | October 28, 2021The heart of Addison County is fire-singed and beaten by the steel-toed boots of men, unaware of the clouds grimacing from above. We call it Snake Mountain. Locals call it cryptic, beautiful and home.
Get your spook on: a local guide to Halloweekend
By Julia Pepper | October 28, 2021Amidst the peaks of the mountains and turning leaves, Midd students bustle through rolling hills to class, practice and meals, but on Halloween and the days leading up to the holiday, what can Middlebury students do to celebrate?
A walking tour of the Middlebury Bridge & Rail Project
By Becca Amen and Florence Wu | October 14, 2021If you’re walking around the concrete of the new Triangle Park in downtown Middlebury, look down at the ground. You’ll be able to see two parallel diagonal lines on the sidewalk that reflect the shape of the new rail tunnel directly below.Last Wednesday, Bridge and Rail Project Community Liaison ...
Barbara Harding: I Bought A Bookstore and Quit My Job
By Florence Wu | October 14, 2021Otter Creek Used Books looks and smells exactly like what one would expect of a secondhand bookstore in rural Vermont. Hidden behind the main highway that cuts through the town, the store had a sign that announced the weekday hours and a cheeky “Sundays by chance.” Next door, a deli played jovial ...
Addison Central School District continues to take preventative measures against Covid-19
By Emily Hogan | October 14, 2021With a year and a half of instruction amid an ever-changing environment under their belt, the Addison Central School district is back to in-person classes for pre-K through twelfth grade. But according to Laurie Ballantine, administrative assistant at Cornwall Elementary School in Cornwall, Vt., policies ...
Middlebury testing and Covid-19 safety policies fall in line with other Vermont schools
By Charlotte Crutchlow | October 7, 2021While Middlebury is testing less than other NESCAC schools, the college’s Covid-19 prevention plan is comparable to other schools in Vermont. Vermont college students arrived in early September eager for the start of a new academic year. Following a year and a half of limited socializing and strict ...
Honey and Harvest at the Knoll
By Florence Wu | October 7, 2021For me, the solar panels mark the threshold between the campus and the Knoll, Middlebury’s organic farm. It’s the toll gate cutting off the retreat from the midterm craze. I walk past the dark, orderly panels and set my mind off of academics for the next few hours. During harvest season, you can ...