Community effort aims to restore historic Thetford Village Store

‘Anti-homelessness landscaping’ in Middlebury raises questions over approaches to rural encampments

Middlebury officials installed rocks and fencing near the Cross Street Bridge this summer to prevent unhoused residents from camping there, sparking debate over public safety versus the lack of available shelter resources.

Opinion: The Upper Valley’s listserv superstar effort

Get ready Upper Valley listserv subscribers. There are more than 22,000 of you, and you likely have heard by now that your town discussion list will soon be moved to a new hosting platform and stewarded by a new organization known as UVLists.org. As soon as its nonprofit status is approved, this will be the […]

Newport Opera House will screen rare Billy B. Van films

The Newport Opera House is scheduled to host a screening of two silent films by locally famous resident Billy B. Van, including one recently rediscovered in Japan.

David Conway Robbins

<html><head></head><body>David Conway Robbins<br /><br />Woodstock, VT - David Conway Robbins (DC) passed away suddenly on October 17, 2026, at the age of 50. He was optimistic about starting a new path for his life, but it was not to be. He was loved ...

Hartford board chair’s substitute job raises conflict-of-interest questions

At the Hartford School Board meeting last Wednesday, board member Colin Butler motioned to discuss Chair Nancy Russell's participation in the annual Vermont School Board Association meeting and her role as a district substitute teacher despite local charter restrictions.