Amy Clapp — whose science contributions to Salisbury Community School have been the stuff of legend during the past quarter-century — was recently named a winner of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest distinction for instruction in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or computer science.

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In a high school girls’ basketball game that was close throughout, visiting Mount Abraham ratcheted up the intensity of its man-to-man defense Tuesday evening to finally pull away from host Vergennes in the final few minutes and claim a 45-39 victory.

Oct 24, 2024 · Turns out, “awe” is intriguing to many, as evidenced by the couple hundred viewers who turned out for the opening reception on Sept. 13, of the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s new exhibit “An Invitation to Awe.” That’s not surprising to curator and Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture Katy Smith Abbott, who is likewise inspired by this broad topic.

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Jan 9, 2025 · Five seats in the Addison Central School District board will be up for grabs this March, and two of the incumbents with expiring terms have confirmed they won’t seek reelection. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! …

JEAN WHEELER ANDERSON FERRISBURGH — Jean Anderson 81, of Ferrisburgh died Dec. 18, 2024, after battling with dementia for many years. Jean passed away peacefully at home with her husband of 60 years, Nils Anderson, at her side.

The sight of more than 100 area citizens braving sub-freezing temperatures on Middlebury’s Town Green to protest the most egregious of the incoming president’s policies, while championing the work of famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, is a fitting image of what the next four years should bring: staunch opposition to Donald Trump’s second term as president.

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Apr 13, 2013 · Thursday, Jan. 30 American Red Cross blood donation in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Counseling Services of Addison Co., 109 Catamount Park. Give blood or platelets now to help protect the blood supply from the ongoing impact of severe winter weather and wildfires. Donors of all blood types — particularly type O negative […]