Though limited, RVs could provide the best option for winter shelter By Ethan Weinstein Keith wasn’t home on Sept. 8 when two people, introducing themselves as friends of Simon Dennis, walked into his campsite off A Street in White River […]
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Celebrate Fall the Vermont way at the Southern Flannel Festival
Oct. 16-17 at 11 a.m. — BELLOWS FALLS — Celebrate fall in your favorite flannel this weekend at Rockingham Hill Farm, at the second-ever Southern Vermont Flannel Festival. Attended by nearly 2,000 people in Oct. 2019, the party returns after […]
SolarFest considers Brandon for its permanent home
By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The town of Brandon is one of a dozen communities throughout central and southern Vermont that is in the running as the permanent home of SolarFest, the renewable energy festival that has drawn thousands of […]
Vermont Wedding Association hosts 20th annual Killington bridal show
Sunday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. — KILLINGTON — 20th annual Killington Bridal Show is back at the Killington Grand Hotel at Killington Resort. Vermont Wedding Association (VWA) bridal shows have been voted the top bridal shows in the industry […]
Kids 0-9 lead the surge in state Covid cases
By Ethan Weinstein After a week of falling case counts, Vermont’s Covid tallies rose to near highs in the last seven days. Amidst the surge, Gov. Scott at his weekly press conference did not announce any changes to mitigation policies. […]
Price of racism?
Rutland Middle School forfeits soccer game after student’s racist slur By Ethan Weinstein When Woodstock Middle School’s boys soccer team took on Rutland, Sept. 29, what should have been another day on the pitch devolved into verbal abuse, culminating in […]
WCSD board divided on renaming objectives
Policy Committee Chair Lou Piconi resigned after Monday meeting By Curt Peterson The idea of renaming educational facilities or programs that have been named for individuals in recognition of their past service to students of the Windsor Central School District […]
‘Monkey wrench’: How the Delta variant caught Vermont off guard
By Mike Dougherty/VTDigger As the pace of vaccinations slowed this spring, some experts began floating a new vision of Covid-19’s future as endemic. Rather than focusing on herd immunity — the threshold at which enough people had been vaccinated or […]
Ravens mascot remains
Rutland school board adopts attorney’s report By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — After a contentious year debating the validity of the mascot for the city’s school system, it appears the new “Ravens” moniker will stick — for now. The board last […]
3rd grade students launch ‘Socktober’
By Lindsey Rogers CHITTENDEN —Ms. Leslie Ladabouche’s 3rd grade class at Barstow Memorial School in Chittenden is hosting a Socktober sock drive from Oct. 1-31. This year is the debut of the event, but Ms. Ladabouche plans to make it […]