When our family moved to Rochester just over a year ago from Portland, Maine, (and before that from Jeffersonville, Vt.), we had some ideas for what to expect for ourselves, but not as clear an idea of what to expect for our now five-year-old daughter. Our hope was to be part of a welcoming community […]
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In an effort to better understand the systemic barriers and inequities that affect the quality of life for people in Middlebury, the town is hosting a series of community conversations this month, and we’re all invited. The conversations will take place in the evening hours in the Ilsley Library Community Meeting Room or the Middlebury
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Have you spotted local artist Matt Heywood’s beautiful new mural on the wall behind Middlebury’s new Amtrak platform? The painting in progress is a celebration of Vermont’s state flower, the red clover. Elsewhere in Middlebury, a different local artist, Michael Kin, has been getting to work beautifying an exterior wall of Mary Hogan Elementary School. You may have
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This Friday, April 29, a new group called the Middlebury Skatepark Coalition is inviting folks to meet up at Ilsley Library to help get the ball rolling on the creation of a new skatepark. The group currently has more than 50 members, according to Middlebury dad Ethan Murphy, one of the driving forces behind the
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This Saturday is going to be a big one in downtown Middlebury. Foolaroo, a free community-wide celebration, will feature world-class circus arts performers, live music, sidewalk sales, Middlebury Money giveaways, and free offerings and activities from Neighbors, Together. This event, produced by many partners, culminates the multi-year Middlebury rail-bridge construction project, and signals the rebirth
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Kerianne Severy has a vision, and she’s ready to actualize it. She recently formed a nonprofit with plans to open an indoor playspace right here in Middlebury. It’s called Vermont Children’s Museum. Severy is a math teacher at Middlebury Union High School and a mom to two little ones. “I found it challenging to find
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A new playground will soon be installed at the old Tot Lot site near the Courthouse in Middlebury! According to Middlebury Parks & Rec Superintendent Dustin Hunt, it was originally slated to be installed last fall, but the project ran into some pandemic-related delays in production and shipping. The grand opening is now scheduled for
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When Maria Graham hatched the idea to build an outdoor ice rink in Middlebury just in time for the February school break, it didn’t take long to rustle up community support. Within a week, Graham’s coworker Janet Lapiner, who is on the ACSD Community Partnership Council’s “Joy Committee” — yes, that’s a real thing —
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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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