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Bluegrass/classical music mash-up at Phantom Theater this weekend
To the benefit of Central Vermont residents, Miranda Henne, a Boston-based, internationally-touring, classically-trained cellist has fallen in love with the Mad River Valley. She has returned to Phantom Theater annually for the past half dozen years, each time bringing with her a few hand-picked musical compatriots from a seemingly bottomless pool of staggeringly talented friends and acquaintances. This year’s performances, taking place Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31, will feature Ellie Miller on fiddle and Greg Liszt on banjo, both of whom previously performed with Henne at the Phantom barn, and both of whom are formidable bluegrass players.
Ratti-Bicknell to lead Tiger boys’ soccer
The new boys’ soccer coach at Middlebury Union High School knows his away around the Lake Division, the league in which the Tigers compete during the regular season. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters covering local news, we need your help! For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
Colegrove Park Recognized as Top 10 School Statewide in Attendance
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Boston Celtics gave gold to Colegrove Park Elementary School on Friday for scoring in the top 10 schools for attendance statewide. The school saw its chronic absenteeism numbers drop by 11 percent last year. Tim Connor, assistant director for the Department of Elementary and...
Tenants must leave after Revere apartment building is condemned
Following a tense meeting, the Revere Department of Public Health deemed the 13-story Water’s Edge high-rise unlivable. Over 40 families are being forced out of their homes at the Water’s Edge apartment building in Revere after the city condemned it at a Board of Health hearing Thursday evening.
Feds crack down on Boston-based gangs amid re-emergence of ’80s ‘most feared’ gang
Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed a pair of sweeping indictments charging 19 people they say are part of two Boston-based gangs with a variety of drug and financial fraud crimes. In separate indictments, acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua S. Levy’s office filed charges against 10 people accused of being...
Dr. Stephen Leffler: Working together to address Vermont’s health care challenges
To support our vital work, on Aug. 28 we presented to our regulator, the Green Mountain Care Board, our commercial rate increase request of 7.91% for FY25, which begins on Oct. 1. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dr. Stephen Leffler: Working together to address Vermont’s health care challenges.
To stay open, Windham Elementary fought for independence. It closed anyway
On a cold, gray Saturday in March, about a third of all the people living in Windham crammed into the town’s more than 220-year-old white clapboard meetinghouse. One item in particular had driven turnout on this Town Meeting Day: a ballot article that would permanently shutter Windham’s tiny elementary school. It was the third time in three years that the question would be posed to Windham’s 500 residents.
Rutland’s Paramount Theatre to embark on $6M expansion
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - Rutland’s Paramount Theatre is undergoing some major expansions. The $6 million project will expand the historic theater into the neighboring Richarson Building on Center Street, adding extra lobby, concession, and private event space. Theater executive director Eric Mallette says the hope is to bring in...
Bristol skatepark eyed for makeover
Community members in Bristol are moving forward with efforts to revamp the town’s skatepark and make the recreation area more accessible and inclusive for all users. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters covering local news, we need your help! For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
After two major floods, one Plainfield couple is wondering what comes next
Karen Meisner and Pär Winzell live in a home situated along the Winooski River in Plainfield. They experienced catastrophic flooding in July of 2023. This summer, they were nearly finished with cleanup, and then they were hit hard again. The Winooski became a lake around their home, and their kitchen filled with mud.
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...
'Enough Is Enough': Revere Condemns 'Rat-Infested' High-Rise Apartment Building
Authorities in Revere shuttered a 13-story-tall apartment building this week after spending years trying to get the owner to bring it up to code. The city's Board of Health voted on Thursday, Aug. 29, to condemn the Water's Edge Apartments at 364 Ocean Avenue, forcing out dozens of residents. …
Mosquitoes positive for WNV found in Greenfield and Wales
GREENFIELD/WALES, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The two latest western Mass communities with mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus are Greenfield and Wales. We traveled to greenfield on Friday and local leaders we spoke with said that while West Nile is only a moderate concern in our area right now, community members still need to take precautions.
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