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LINCOLN — By a margin of more than 3 to 1, Lincoln voted Tuesday to withdraw from the Mount Abraham Unified School District. The vote count was 525-172 in favor of the measure.

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 7:32pm John McCright By:  John Flowers RIPTON — The Vermont State Board of Education (SBE) on Wednesday approved, by an 8-0 vote, Ripton’s request to withdraw from the Addison Central School District. The panel, by an identical vote, also agreed to the Addison Central School District’s request that it remain a school district and not revert to a supervisory union in wake of Ripton’s departure. The SBE’s decision means Ripton can move forwar...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Successful deer hunters who provided a tooth from the animal to...

RIPTON — Ripton’s bid to withdraw from the Addison Central School District will again take center stage before the Vermont State Board of Education (SBE) next Wednesday, May 19.

It’s getting easier for people to tour the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton.

Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:57pm meganj SEN. PATRICK LEAHY and his wife, Marcelle, joined Green Mountain National Forest officials, invited guests and friends of the Moosalamoo Association to dedicate the reopening of the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton with remarks at the Bread Loaf Barn and then by hiking its length on a blustery Tuesday morning. The trail has undergone a three-year, $650,000 overhaul, which made the entire 1.2 miles of the trail universally acces...

Take a second look at what’s going on around Addison County. In Vergennes, a senior living project is on track to be developed, and in Middlebury the Better Middlebury Partnership received 40 applicants for 5 grants of $20,000 each, plus up to $5,000 in other benefits, to locate businesses in the downtown. Of the applicants being considered 11 are in the restaurant/food/drink category; 14 are retail oriented; five are experiential; four are in the heath/beauty category and six fall into “of...

The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail made upgrades to enable more people to visit, including guests who use wheelchairs.

(Mad Bunny Records, digital) Based in their home state of Texas since 2010, husband-and-wife duo Burette and Gabrielle Douglas operated their group, the Cush, in Burlington for a decade during the aughts. Their newest LP, Riders in the Stardust Gold, is their first to be released via Mad Bunny Records, an imprint founded by singer-songwriter Ben Harper. After nearly 20 years of playing music together, the Cush are more locked in and cohesive than ever. Riders in the Stardust Gold is a s...

Updated on May 4, 2021 at 5:25 pm NBC Universal, Inc. A Vermont landmark that gives visitors an opportunity to connect outdoors with the work of an iconic poet is now able to welcome more visitors than ever before. The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton, the small Addison County town where the famous poet spent many summers teaching and writing, has seen dramatic upgrades to improve accessibility. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weath...