Staying in Print in the Digital Age: The Role of An Independent Newspaper from VT to Alaska
By ARIADNE WILL
March 21, 2019
Filed under Local
Thad Poulson and Angelo Lynn live 3,000 miles apart and have never met. As owners and publishers of independent newspapers, however, the two have experienced the recent decline in newspaper prosperity together. “Until maybe ten years ago, we had no financial worries — we were on top of the world...
Cold Brews, Hot Takes: The Campus Guide to Local Breweries
By KENSHIN CHO
March 21, 2019
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Last Thursday, I turned 21. Being in Vermont, I decided to celebrate the occasion not by throwing a Busch-fueled dorm room pregame, but with a local, authentic drinking experience: a craft brewery tour. When I looked for places to visit, though, I found a lack of guidance. The Vermont Brewers Asso...
Hundreds Strike for National Climate Action at Town Park
March 21, 2019
Filed under Local
MIDDLEBURY - Hundreds gathered at College Park in downtown Middlebury last Friday, March 15, to strike against government inaction on climate change. Middlebury Union High School students and college students alike walked out of class at noon, flocking to the Town Green. They were met by members of Add...
Southern Vermont College Falls to State’s Declining Enrollments
March 21, 2019
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Within only two months of Green Mountain College’s announcement that it will close after this academic year, Southern Vermont College (SVC) has followed suit. Located in Bennington, VT, the private, liberal arts college announced on March 4 that it too would shut down this summer, to the shock and s...
Local Habitat for Humanity Collaborates with Students to Design for Seymour St. Build
By WILL KELLEY
March 21, 2019
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MIDDLEBURY - The culmination of semesters of work, years of planning and months of administrative coordination will finally be realized in the coming weeks as construction crews break ground on the newest Habitat for Humanity (HfH) build site in Addison County. Two new houses will be constructed at 5...
Governor Scott Addresses Local Issues at Legislative Breakfast
By BENJY RENTON
March 21, 2019
Filed under Local
MIDDLEBURY — While the scrambled eggs were hot, the topics of discussion were even hotter at the Addison County Governor’s Breakfast. A group of around 40 residents and college students gathered in the Middlebury American Legion early on Monday, March 18 for breakfast with Governor Phil Scott and va...
The “Ayes” Have It: Results of Town Meeting Day
March 14, 2019
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MIDDLEBURY - As the town poured into the Middlebury Union High School auditorium at 7 p.m. last Monday night for the annual Town Meeting, energy was high. Some brought their knitting, some brought brownie-wielding toddlers and all brought their own perspectives to add to the night’s nearly three hour discourse. Joining towns across Vermont in a tradition over 200 yea...
Town Rallies for a Bowling Alley: A Community’s Cry for Fun and One Man’s Plan to Revitalize Downtown Middlebury
March 14, 2019
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MIDDLEBURY – “The idea is this: get the building. Gut the thing. Because it’s hot garbage inside,” said Scott Gemignani, owner of Tinker and Smithy Game Store. Gemignani explained his plan to bring new life to downtown Middlebury as he set up shop for the day, pausing to gesticulate excitedly. His plan includes the construction of a classic, all-ag...
Addison Central Teens Offers Support and Compassion
March 14, 2019
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MIDDLEBURY — Tranquility is perhaps the last word that one would think to associate with a teen center. However, before the kids arrive at 3 p.m., tranquility is exactly what one might experience at Addison Central Teens. Located at the Recreation Park near Mary Hogan Elementary School in Middlebury, t...
Burlington School Project Tackles Regional Food Insecurity for Student Youth
By Nora Peachin
March 14, 2019
Filed under Local
Replacing the usual microgreens and honey-ginger soy elixir of Burlington restaurant Butch + Babe’s menu on Wednesday, Feb. 27, was an unlikely selection; Vermont meatloaf and veggie tots. The school lunch-inspired dinner, called the Love School Lunch dinner, was held as a fundraiser for the Burling...
Former College Employee Opens BBQ Joint en Route to Snow Bowl
March 7, 2019
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EAST MIDDLEBURY — When Chef Paul Dow left his job working for Middlebury College dining after 20 years to open his own barbecue restaurant, he wasn’t expecting to fill a student niche. Paul’s Deli and BBQ, officially open as of Feb. 11, is nestled in East Middlebury where restaurants are sp...
