John McCright

Elvira McGovern Flight, known as Vera, died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2024, after living a long and productive life. She was 94 years old and lived at Eastview in Middlebury. She was born in 1930 in Connecticut, where her life's adventures began.

It was a certified big game for the Vergennes and Mount Abraham high school boys’ basketball teams on Friday, with both teams jockeying for better position in this week’s playoffs.

MIDDLEBURY — Gunnar Urang passed away on Feb. 19, 2025, in Middlebury, Vt., just shy of his 96th birthday. Gunnar was born in 1929 on Staten Island, N.Y. His parents, Olai and Anna, were Norwegian immigrants. After earning a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, Gunnar taught Literature at the College of Wooster in Ohio […]

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Norma Hurlburt Leduc, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Norma passed away unexpectedly on February 11, 2025, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va. Norma was born in Salisbury, Vt., on November 13, 1954, to […]

ORWELL — Arthur Joseph Bell, 69, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, surrounded by his family at his home in Orwell. He was born is Southington, Conn., June 13, 1955, the son of Edward V. and Helen (Burke) Bell. At the age of 16 he and his family moved to Vermont, where he spent the […]

BRANDON — Theresa “Tess” Arlene Ryan, age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, surrounded by her loving family in “The Estuary” at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. She was the beloved wife of Allen Gordon “AG” Ryan (d. March 18, 2017), mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many. Tess was born […]

Trans healthcare panel at Middlebury College highlights local impact of Trump executive orders on real human beings.

FERRISBURGH — Mary K. Kerr of Ferrisburgh, Vt., passed away quietly in her sleep on March 3, 2025, in her home on Lake Champlain that she fondly referred to as “the most beautiful place in the world.” She was one day shy of her 92nd birthday. Her family was with her. Born Mary Sonja Krabbe […]

MIDDLEBURY — Joyce Turner Sargent, 88, of Middlebury, passed away with strength and peace on Monday, March 10, 2025. Joyce was born in Middlebury, Vt., on January 4, 1937, to Leon and Pauline (Baker) Turner. Joyce was the fourth child of six children. Joyce married and divorced Charles Sargent of Bristol with whom she had […]

I carefully checked household expense receipts. I double checked the numbers on my W-2. I gathered my bank forms, then I thought, DOGE is dismantling the IRS, so who is left to process my tax filing?