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West side sidewalk project prep work begins this week

It was July 2011 when Waitsfield heard the results of a feasibility study on a west side village sidewalk from consultants at Lamoureax and Dickinson. That sidewalk finally got underway this week ...

The beacon of U.S. ski training culture is from The Valley: Meet Ellen Hall Adams

Ellen Adams, a Harwood Union High School (HUHS) alum from Waitsfield has been club development management director of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Club for the past five years. The U.S. Ski and ...

Improved river access for West Greenway proposed

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, in collaboration with Friends of the Mad River and the Mad River Path Association plans to improve access to the Mad River near the Mad River Path’s West Greenway, ...

E-bikes on public trails – what is allowed and what isn’t

The COVID-19 pandemic sent scores of people outside seeking the slopes, trails, swim holes and mountains for solace, recreation and relaxation. Local recreational sites saw and continue to see ...

Everyone Eats benefits local producers as well as restaurants

Vermont’s Everyone Eats program, which contracts with restaurants to provide meals to those in need, does more than help restaurants and the food insecure. It also helps local farmers and food ...

Waterbury Main Street construction schedule April 19-23

VTrans and the contractors are back to pick up where they left off in December. Items to complete over the next few months include: sidewalks, walkways, complete the installation of the new ...

Mad River Valley Planning District launches well-being survey

The Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) just launched the MRV Wellbeing Survey, a new MRVPD initiative to enhance the accessibility and relevance of the MRVPD Data Report, which shares ...