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Area educators recognized for outstanding work
From left, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Pipelines and Pathways manager Christy Betit with P3 Partner of the Year winners Sarah Grasso, Terry Davison Berger, Linda Alvarez, Erin Lovett-Sherman, and Heather Waryas.
PHOTOS: Getting to know Colchester’s latest solar farm installation on College Parkway
COLCHESTER — On Vermont Route 15 and College Parkway in Colchester, just past the Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery, is a construction crew working to build a 366-module solar panel array. This is the town’s third 150-kilowatt array of solar, and the third of Colchester’s farms installed and maintained by...
Essex author Jackson Ellis returns with thriller "Black Days"
ESSEX — What happens if you mix a crime drama, gothic thriller and literary fiction novel into one? You get “Black Days”, the upcoming release from local Essex author Jackson Ellis. “Black Days” is the story of a Vermonter named Daniel Fassett, who after crashing his car...
Farm aid: concert series hopes to keep it all in the family
WILMINGTON - On Friday, July 19, Adams Farm will kick off a concert series that will run through mid-October. The concerts, which will happen every other Friday, are a fundraiser to help Olivia Adams Mancivalano buy Adams Farm and keep it in the Adams family. Support local journalism. Access to...
Jay Craven: My new film digs into Vermont’s origin story
I’ll play my new film, “Lost Nation,” this Saturday at Middlebury Town Hall Theater, as a part of the film’s Vermont 50 Town Tour. It will screen here again on Aug. 10. JAY CRAVEN The film is a Revolutionary War-era action drama set in the early upstar …
Winnie is missing in Moretown
Winnie, a medium-size reddish-brown dog about 40 pounds has been missing in Moretown since about 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. Her humans are Brian and Teri Maher. While much smaller than a Rhodesian Ridgeback, she resembles one according to Brian Maher. She is a year and a half old and very skinny with every rib visible. She is half-pointer, he said.
Summervale stays on schedule, despite major flooding at the Intervale Center last week
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Despite going throughanother round of flooding last week, the Burlington Intervale Center was still able to host their popular Summervale event on Thursday for the community. All the proceeds from the night went to the Intervale Farmer Recovery Fund as farmers continue to bounce back from...
Consolidation has changed everything about Brattleboro’s banking landscape — except for one bank
Brattleboro Savings & Loan has managed to stay entirely local by putting down deep roots and prioritizing what’s good for the community, according to its leaders. Read the story on VTDigger here: Consolidation has changed everything about Brattleboro’s banking landscape — except for one bank.
Montpelier Floods the Streets with Art to mark anniversary of last summer's flood
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The streets of Montpelier were flooded with chalk art on Wednesday night. Montpelier Alive originally planned the event to be a citywide festival commemorating last summer's July flood; however, it was postponed due to heavy rain last week. "I'm hoping that they see color, that they...
Medical center selected for award
BENNINGTON - The Kendall Emergency Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award for demonstrating excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research performance. Support local journalism. Access to our full website, including e-edition archives, starts...
Local youth league team wins playoff nailbiter
Whitingham- JC Electric is making noise in the Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball Sandy Koufax League for players ages 13 to 15. This is the local team’s second year in the league, and on Monday they won a 1-0 nailbiter over Frontier in the league’s end-of-season tournament. Colton Corey...
Monkton to discuss biking/walking alternatives at Tuesday meeting
Monkton on Tuesday will hold ameeting for the Monkton Ridge Bike/Ped Scoping Study to present potential future pedestrian/bicycle facilities along the loop around Cedar Lake. 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.
Colchester-Milton Rotary promotes Flags for Heroes Project, in wake of Fourth of July parade
Colchester-Milton Rotarians handed out over 2,000 American flags to kids and families during this year’s Colchester Fourth of July parade. Our Flags for Heroes Project is a way for individuals and businesses to honor a special person in their lives. It may be a veteran, teacher, emergency responder or a family member who has passed away.
Superstar First Timers and Veterans Partake in Double Feature Victory Lane at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Veteran Terry Pearce brought the first of twin 25-lap features for the rk Miles Street Stocks to start the Superstars of Thunder Road Double Feature night. Thomas Peck sent his machine into the spin-cycle off turn two to bring out the opening event’s lone caution on lap 9 with Terry Pearce taking his first win of the season in the first feature he’s finished in 2024 followed by Ryan Foster and a hard-charging Dean Switser, Jr. on the podium.
Vermont man shot by police in Florida may be connected to a homicide investigation in St. Johnsbury, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Multiple authorities say that a Vermont man shot by police in Florida this week may be connected to a homicide investigation in Saint Johnsbury. According to our NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, Brenton A. Paquin of Newport allegedly pulled a gun on an officer when he approached him about a robbery investigation.
Shelburne's railroad art exhibition traces the impact of the rails on American society
SHELBURNE - Tom Denenberg, director and chief executive officer of the Shelburne Museum, was having lunch with a few fellow museum directors a couple of years go, brainstorming ideas for exhibitions. Previously, they had done a quilt show together, swapping exhibitions, and a show based on hunting and fishing, featuring sportsmen/artists like Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent. "We said, 'What's another broad-themed exhibition that pertains to all our communities?" Denenberg said. "We said, 'The railroad!'" ...
Rainbow Girls at Next Stage
Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of folk, roots, and Americana music by California-based trio Rainbow Girls at Next Stage on Thursday, August 15 at 7:00 pm. Children of Divorce open. Rainbow Girls are an eclectic folk trio hailing from the golden countryside just north of California’s...
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