Megan James

Middlebury

Online Editor at Addison County Independent

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Articles

Expansion of Panton farm raises questions

1 week ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

NewsThe Panton Town Hall was packed this past Thursday, when over 60 residents gathered to voice concerns or show support for the Vorsteveld Farm, which has applied to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture for authorization to grow its operation. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers.
Ripton Elementary will close this fall

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Education Homepage Featured NewsRIPTON — The town of Ripton, for the first time in more than two centuries, will enter this fall without a local public school. The Addison Central School District board on Monday voted unanimously to shutter tiny Ripton Elementary School (RES) for the 2025-26 academic year while it sizes up the future of an RES that’s been decimated by declining enrollment.
Vergennes youth club halted by finances

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

NewsIt was a financial crisis that led the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes to announce on March 17 it would suspend the club’s operations after Friday, March 28. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers. For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
A new Midd venture offers soundbaths & kickboxing

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Business NewsLauren Bierman has never allowed herself to be boxed-in by convention when mapping out physical and mental health care for herself and others. That’s evident in her business Long Trail Psychiatry, through which Bierman blends psychotherapy, lifestyle modifications and mind-body techniques to help patients achieve balance and well-being.
Mad River storytellers ‘slam’ into relationships on April 5

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Arts & LeisureOn Saturday, April 5, the Valley Players Theater will present the 5th Annual Mad River Story Slam at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street (Rt. 100), Waitsfield. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and will be hosted by Valley Players board members Doug Bergstein and Susan Loynd. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers.
Six artists celebrate birds, patterns and spring imagery in new exhibit

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Arts & LeisureA new exhibit is coming to Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury on Merchants Row next week. “Flight Patterns,” a group exhibition featuring Susan Raber Bray, Ellen Granter, Holly Harrison, Liz Hoag, Eric Tardif, and Molly Doe Wensberg will open April 11 and be on view through May 11.
Legislative Review: House panel offers education path

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Education Op/EdOn Friday, Vermont’s House Committee on Education voted out its much anticipated “Education Transformation” bill, echoing but not copying many of the shared goals with Gov. Scott. The proposals contained in the bill are potentially sweeping changes to our current school system to be enacted on a deliberate and sustainable pace. It is a responsible and realistic plan.
Therapeutic care: Creating an environment of safety, resiliency and warmth for children

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Education NewsTherapeutic childcare is a deep dive into social emotional development with a lens on building resiliency, strengthening and developing executive functioning skills, and on healthy attachments. Every aspect of the routine is met with dependability, warmth and curiosity here at the Addison County Parent Child Center childcare and Playlab preschool. The culture at the APCC is one that is unique.
Infants learn during every part of their day

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Education NewsChildcare is essential, it’s been said and advocated for. Childcare is essential for working parents and the economy. But most importantly high-quality childcare is essential for a child’s development. So much brain development happens in those early years, yet it’s often forgotten that even infants are learning in every part of their days. There can be a stigma about childcare and babies, that there isn’t much learning happening and they are just playing. Well, they are playing.
New childcare spots opening in Addison County

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Education NewsADDISON COUNTY — Securing a childcare spot can still be a daunting proposition for new parents and recent transplants, as local centers are pretty much full and compiling waiting lists. But that could soon change. The recent launch of the Red Clover Children’s Center, a major expansion of the Otter Creek Child Center (OCCC), and planned growth at the Mary Johnson Children’s Center (MJCC) are justifying new hope and peace of mind for Addison County parents.