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Multi-million-dollar project Town Hall Theater will 'glow like a beacon' in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY – The Town Hall Theater was a long time coming. Organizers including Douglas Anderson began talking in 1997 about turning the former Middlebury town hall into a space for the arts and other community events. The building finally welcomed the public in 2008, but the theater wasn’t perfect. “From the day we...
See history on display in Orwell this weekend
The Revolutionary War experience is brought to life at the annual “Soldiers Atop the Mount” living history weekend on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order...
Selectboard votes to fix Spear Street flood damage with culverts instead of bridge
Replacing the Spear Street bridge over Muddy Hollow Brook is proving to be at least as difficult, expensive and time consuming as predicted immediately after Hurricane Beryl washed it away in early July — if not more so. A selectboard discussion about construction options that had been planned to...
Willowell is bringing back Walden program
As another school year gets underway, the Willowell Foundation is celebrating the start of several new and familiar outdoor education offerings in store for local youth — including a revived version of the well-loved Walden Project. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order...
High School Huddle Camp Tour: Windsor Yellowjackets
WINDSOR, VT- The Windsor Yellowjackets enter the 2024 season having won three straight Division III championships. They’re optimistic a four-peat could be in their future. “We Are a team with a lot of success, so we always have a target on our back, and we love that,” said linebacker Joey Gaudette. “A lot of teams […]
WATCH: Rare Canada Lynx Spotted in Vermont Taking a Stroll Down the Road
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has confirmed that a Canada lynx was seen in Vermont for the first time in six years. A video taken by Gary Shattuck shows this rare wild cat that is native to most of New England but is endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally, casually walking down the side of a road in Rutland County.
Vermont’s Agricultural Hall of Fame inducts 2024 honorees at Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION — Over two dozen tables filled the Champlain Valley Fair’s beer tent yesterday for an event not involving the bar: the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This celebration saw podium speeches, photo opportunities for award recipients and a special classic luncheon of chicken, cooked...
Springfield police seize dirt bike, charge rider on public safety detail
SPRINGFIELD — On Aug. 23 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Springfield Police Officers confiscated a dirt bike while conducting an Anti-Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV)/Dirt Bike public safety operation, aimed at curtailing illegal street riding that endangers the community. The Springfield Police Department has been addressing ongoing complaints about illicit dirt bike and...
Michael Costa named next president, CEO of Gifford Health Care
RANDOLPH, Vt. (WCAX) - Gifford Health Care will welcome a new president and CEO in October. The Randolph hospital has named Michael Costa to replace Dan Bennett when he retires. Costa is currently the CEO of Northern Counties Health Care in St. Johnsbury, a role he’s held since 2019. He...
Tweak of Manchester law allows stores to fly ‘open’ flags
MANCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - A decades-long struggle between the town of Manchester and local businesses appears to be over, and “open” flags are now allowed to fly. “Everyone thought it was as ridiculous as we did, but it was like something that had been written in stone and nobody ever disputed it,” said Kerry Mackinnon, the owner of Vermont Kitchen Supply in Manchester.
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