The Addison County Parent/Child Center has done incredible work in our community for 40 years. To celebrate the anniversary, they are holding an online auction (through December 13) — and looking back at the families they got to know over the years. This piece about a former PCC participant was contributed by Kathryn Torres. It […]
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This Thanksgiving, I wondered whether Californians discuss their lawns the way that Vermonters discuss their heat. When our family had recently moved to Vermont, my husband and I noticed that a certain topic never failed to arouse interest and strong opinions during gatherings with Vermonters. (This was back in the days when there were gatherings.)
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Are you planning to ski or snowboard this year? The Middlebury Snow Bowl opens December 9. And it will look a bit different this year. One change: The Snow Bowl ski shop is hosting scheduled fittings for folks who want to lease equipment. The first is this Thursday at the college’s Kirk Alumni Center (at
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Thanks to the Better Middlebury Partnership, the Otter Creek falls in Middlebury will be illuminated with colorful lights every night through the month of December. And there’s a pretty sweet Christmas tree in Riverfront Park in the Marble Works. Wondering what else is on tap for Very Merry Middebury this year? Check out some more
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Brandon will be the home of the very first and largest “Reverse Parade” in New England on Sunday, Dec. 20, 5-6 p.m. In response to the COVID crisis, the folks at the Brandon Recreation Department, the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, the Brandon Free Public Library and the Brandon Area Toy Project have developed an event
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This summer, when Addison County Schools announced their plans to reopen with a hybrid of remote and in-person learning, Willowell Foundation Administrative Director Tasha Ball started getting a lot of email. “Parents were looking to us to pull something together for their children’s days off,” Ball told the Independent in a phone interview last month. Willowell, which
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Want to make sure every kid in our community has a special holiday this year? Here’s one way: Every December, HOPE runs a free Holiday Shop, where low income parents can select toys, games, and books for their children. If not for this program, many local children would receive few, if any, gifts at the
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Erin Dufault has been a high school counselor for 17 years, but nothing in her career could have prepared her for this pandemic moment. Now in her fourth year at Mount Abraham Union High School — which, like the other middle and high schools in our area, has embraced a hybrid model of remote and
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