Starksboro News

As they straggled out of the fields, sweaty, tired and smiling this week, the crew looked more like day laborers than 25 teenagers from the Burlington school district.

Vermont State Police are looking for a man who tried to rob a convenience store in Addison County.

The number of homeless families is rising in Vermont. Just over 516 homeless families stayed in one of the 22 state-funded shelters in 2007, up from 429 in 2000, according to a report from the Vermont Housing ...

LOCATION: The Jerusalem Country Store located on Vermont Route 17 in the Town of Starksboro.

Vermont State Police are looking for a knife-wielding man whom they say tried to rob an Addison County convenience store Wednesday night but fled when the clerk refused to turn over any money.

A man wielding a knife tried to rob the Jerusalem Country Store in Starksboro Wednesday evening.

FERRISBURGH -- Robert H. and Cynthia K. Hoehl announce the engagement of their son, Peter Thaddeus Hoehl to Jessica Jean Crosby, daughter of Steven and Karen Crosby of Westford and Katherine Prince of Essex.

The Bristol Money Diggings: Around the year 1800, or so the story goes, an old Spaniard named DeGrau arrived at the foot of South Mountain to find the large quantity of silver that had been mined and hidden ...

Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, of Bennington died April 2, 2003, when the helicopter he was in crashed near Karbala.

By CYRUS LEVESQUE STARKSBORO - A nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting Vermont-made music hopes to revitalize the site of a former creamery that was once the hub of a lot of activity in Starkboro.

“This year, I am especially excited about he diversity of the residents' backgrounds and the depth and range of their work.”

The Burlington-based music resource Big Heavy World wants to know more about how Vermont musicians contribute to the state's culture and economy. via Burlington Free Press

Spring Rummage Sale Spring cleaning may not rank particularly high on most individuals' list of preferred ways to spend a gloriously warm April afternoon - but selling the fruits of such labor sure does. via The Middlebury Campus

“It seems so exciting and it's hard not to be a part of that.”

Multimedia : Buels Gore Meeting For the handful of people who reside in Buels Gore, there truly is no place like home. via Burlington Free Press

“We would drive up into the mountains and get tubs of snow”

Issue date: 3/20/08 Section: Local News Media Credit: Kelly Janis Dakin Farm president Sam Cutter Jr. via The Middlebury Campus

“Cold is always better than warm. The weather is favorable”

By CYRUS LEVESQUE ADDISON COUNTY - Sugaring season has begun, and while it's never easy to predict how the season will go, some Addison County sugarmakers say they expect a good season. via Addison Independent

“He's very focused. I really enjoy dancing with him because he's so good. And he'll help me out if there's a certain thing I can't do”

At the New England Ballet Conservatory some moves that are far noisier than ballet... like Irish step dancing. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“We've done lots of meals that accommodate special diets: gluten-free, locally grown or locally raised, vegetarian or vegan.”

In a world of picky eaters, local caterers figure out how to serve a crowd By Suzanne Podhaizer [02.20.08] - 19 reads Photo courtesy of Nomadic Chef These days, catering formal events can be like mediating the ... via Seven Days

“The conversation is changing. Housing is about communities. Architecture is really about keeping a building standing up and keeping the water out.”

Vendor displays at Efficiency Vermont's two-day conference at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington ranged from microprocessor-tweaked breaker boxes to chunks of salvaged marble. via Burlington Free Press

January 24, 2008 By CYRUS LEVESQUE BRISTOL - Negotiations over teacher contracts in the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union have reached a pivotal moment. via Addison Independent

Camp Kaleidoscope , founded by Common Ground Center in Starksboro, has been awarded $15,199 by the Doug Flutie Jr. via Burlington Free Press