Middlebury News

For some older residents of Middlebury, Vermont and college professors at Middlebury College, the recent disappearance of a college freshman is reminiscent of the earlier disappearance of a college student who was originally from Simsbury.

Originally prepared by Puritan Bostonian housewives on Saturday to be served both for dinner that night and the next day , authentic Boston baked beans are as rare in Boston today as the delectable steamed Boston brown bread once served with the beans.

Not that it has much to do with the real economy around here, but let's take a quick look at Harvard.

Stephen McNamara of any wrongdoing in connection with a Nov. 17 nighttime incident when he fired two shots at a Burlington man during an altercation in Bristol.

In addition to being fine music and a lot of fun, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's summer tour program offers those who have engaged with the classical repertoire opportunities to see how themes can weave together a diverse assortment of both popular and serious pieces.

A long-running dispute between a Burlington property owner longing for a view of Lake Champlain and the city Parks Department took a turn this spring when the owner's son was caught trying to limb the offending obstacle: A city-owned honey locust tree.

The Mettawee River Theatre Company has announced touring dates for its new outdoor production, Beyond the High Valley-A Quechua Story.

Used to be that if you wanted a green house, your choices were forest green, sage, mint julep or seafoam spray.

Maybe The Farmers Diner could only happen in Vermont, where robust, modern "localvore" principles coexist with old-fashioned American ag of the plaid-clad-farmer variety.

There's a transition happening at schools in Sudbury and Leicester - teachers are taking on new administrative roles.

You may have traveled halfway around the world, but if you pick the wrong day to show up at a Taiwanese tea garden longing for a sip of oolong, you could be out of luck.

This Martin J. Heade painting, which is owned by Carnegie-Stout Public Library, will go on display in Middlebury, Vt.

A local man was listed in critical condition Monday following a motor vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on the Shoreham-Whiting Road, according to Vermont State Police.

The Vermont Army National Guard says its medevac helicopters will be busy for the next week.

The Middlebury Community Farmers Market opens Saturday in the old Park Pharmacy, or Smucker Drug Store building, at 108 S. Main St.

Catamount Health could get more expensive for Vermonters later this year. Two of Vermont's private insurance companies are expected to ask state regulators this summer to increase the premium payments for the program, the first time an increase has been considered since it launched in late 2007.

The Opera Company of Middlebury, with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, presents Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville,' fully staged with orchestra, June 5, 9 and 11, at 8 p.m., and June 7 at 2 p.m. at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Beginning Saturday, June 13, and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 8, the Middlebury Language Schools International Film Festival will feature a major film in each of the following languages - Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew and Russian.

Jeff Tweedy, leader of the popular rock group Wilco, asked that ticket prices be kept at $25 for his solo show at Higher Ground in March.

A son, Joseph Patrick Vilardo, born to Joseph and Alicia Vilardo of Ticonderoga at the Vermont Children's Hospital in Burlington,Vt. It reads like most birth announcements, but the arrival of Joseph Patrick Vilardo was anything but routine.