Sen. Leahy reflects on his life in politics

Patrick Leahy was the third-longest-serving U.S. senator, cast more than 17,000 votes, and served under nine presidents. Some of that history will be explored next Wednesday, May 22, at a free conversation with the man himself at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury.

A decade after launching the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in partnership with renowned movie director Jay Craven, Lloyd Komesar has announced plans to step back from his role as hands-on producer and turn over the reins of the growing, late-summer e … (read more)

Ferrisburgh has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant through the Vermont Agency of Transportation that will pay 80% of the cost to install a signalized crosswalk and 640 feet of new sidewalks at Route 7’s intersection with Little Chicago and Middlebrook … (read more)

Police Chief Jason Covey, with a huge assist from Middlebury PD Dispatcher Elizabeth Tracy, wants to make sure a greater percentage of welfare checks have a happy ending.

Bristol residents agree their community needs more housing, particularly single family homes and senior living options. However, there are several obstacles developers face in creating more housing and that residents face in finding it. 

After gathering community feedback and diving deeper into several questions related to district spending and operations, the Mount Abraham Unified School District Board has set a target for a third budget proposal, which district voters will field on June … (read more)

Towns in our area are reporting great participation in this year’s Green Up Day. In Lincoln, Katie Manaras reported that around 60 volunteers amassed around 100 bags of trash cleared from the sides of roads, including 11 tires and a bowling ball, of all t … (read more)

It appears increasingly likely the town will politely decline Satori’s generous offer. The reason: Satori’s cannabis operation emits an unmistakable, pungent smell that can linger.

Salisbury’s Chip Piper will have run more during the next 10 days than most of us will run in a year. And he’ll be doing it for an important cause.

A Bristol woman looking to learn more about Mount Abraham Unified School District finances has requested several documents from the district, and community members have raised funds to support her efforts. 

There have been no positive test results for avian flu in Vermont cows, State Veterinarian Kristin Haas assured members of the House Agriculture committee earlier this month.

The Stone Mill’s partnership with Dedalus is aging like fine wine. 

A former Bristol man has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison for conspiring with his mother to kill her husband, who was also his stepfather.

Bristol’s 7th Annual Human Powered Parade roll through town on Sautday, May 18, beginning at the Skatepark at 10 a.m. Human Powered Parade brings the many human powered possibilities to Bristol or a parade and party of all things that roll petroleum free.

Two Scouts from Troop 539 in Vergennes, Evan Ambrose of Ferrisburgh and Calder Rakowski of Vergennes received the official recognition of achieving the rank of Eagle Scout on Saturday March 30.