News
See what’s on the ballot in your community this Town Meeting Day
February 26, 2026
From school budgets to selectboard seats, here’s what Addison County residents will be vot … (read more)
Sports
MUHS boys’ hockey hits streak with goals aplenty
February 26, 2026
The Tigers brought their record to 11-6-1 with a 7-2 win over St. Johnsbury on home ice th … (read more)
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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- Progressing nicely VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE stakeholders on Feb. 12 proudly led Preservation Trust of Vermont members on a tour of the 129-year-old performance hall, which is undergoing substantial renovations that are expected to wrap up next month. Here, visitors stand in front of the opera house stage, which is protected by plastic sheeting during the All Access Project renovations. Independent photos/Steve James
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- Winter pattern AFTER A COUPLE rounds of generous snowfalls, the branches of the Middlebury crabapple tree were nicely outlined this week in white stuff. Independent photo/John S. McCright
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- Fresh air CHILDREN ENGAGED IN a youth cross-country skiing program at Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton early this month converge on a little hillock on the edge of the big field, looking for a chance to enjoy a short downhill. Photo submitted by Derrick Cram
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- Progressing nicely VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE stakeholders on Feb. 12 proudly led Preservation Trust of Vermont members on a tour of the 129-year-old performance hall, which is undergoing substantial renovations that are expected to wrap up next month. Here, ; Friends of the Opera House President Gerianne Smart and Mike Louer of Naylor & Breen Builders stand in front of the opera house’s new, north-side elevator, which will improve accessibility to the performance space. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Progressing nicely VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE stakeholders on Feb. 12 proudly led Preservation Trust of Vermont members on a tour of the 129-year-old performance hall, which is undergoing substantial renovations that are expected to wrap up next month. Pictured are examples of fundraiser bricks that will help underwrite the project. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Progressing nicely VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE stakeholders on Feb. 12 proudly led Preservation Trust of Vermont members on a tour of the 129-year-old performance hall, which is undergoing substantial renovations that are expected to wrap up next month. Pictured are the group of Preservation Trust dignitaries on the steps of the Opera House (also city hall) entryway. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Performance space A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED lift, seen at the right of this photo, will soon connect the Vergennes Opera House dressing room with the main stage. It’s expected to make its debut on March 28, at the conclusion of the VOH’s All Access Project renovations. Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
Hamlet’s women take on tyranny in Middlebury Acting Company’s ‘A Room in the Castle’
February 26, 2026
Three women figure out how to be free in MACo’s new production of “A Room in the Castle” — … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: The sad state of the nation
February 26, 2026
“Americans who prefer a fact-based reality supported by a law-based society view the presi … (read more)
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