By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes. Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory […]
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With grit and grace, she rose above
Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships. Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life […]
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Old Windsor farm gets a new life
Submitted Emily Macrae stand among marijuana plants at Sunkissed Farm. By Curt Peterson For some time now the buzz in Hartland and Windsor has been “What are all those huge tunnel barns across from […]
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VFFC makes progress to reopen Farmers Hall
Installation of new floor underway in Farmers Hall, part of the contamination cleanup process The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) is moving towards the reopening of Farmers Hall. “We are very excited to be installing the new floor,” […]
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New restaurant, Toasted Pecan, is now open in Pittsfield
Submitted Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair bought the former Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield. By Katy Savage About two years ago, Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair were sitting on a coach in their home in North Carolina […]
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Snowbowl debuts night skiing
By Steve James, Addison Independent About 1,000 people attended the Middlebury College Snowbowl kick-off party Friday, Dec. 15, to debut night skiing. Night skiing operations are now offered Wednesday-Friday, 4-9 p.m. By Angelo Lynn The Middlebury College Snowbowl debuted […]
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Ludlow businessman arrested in NYC for alleged fraudulent construction contracts scheme
By Katy Savage A Ludlow businessman was arrested Thursday, Dec. 14 in New York City on federal charges for unlawfully securing commercial construction contracts. Troy Caruso, 56, owner of multiple businesses in Ludlow and the CEO of a New […]
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Flood waters rise again
By Jerry LeBlond Aspirations for a white Christmas evaporated early this week when coastal storm rainfall and melting snowpack swelled the White River in Rochester flooding the fields surrounding Chantreafield Farm off River Brook Drive. Staff report Heavy rain […]
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Christmas tree farms grapple with a tight supply
By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Mike Isham wraps a freshly cut Christmas tree at the Isham Family Farm in Williston on Tuesday — the last day he was open for the season. By Babette Stolk/VTDigger Although the supply of locally […]
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KMS 16-year-old Ella Andrews named to 2024 U.S. Youth Olympic Freeski Team
Submitted KMS’s Ella Andrews makes U.S. Team roster. U.S. Ski and Snowboard recently selected the Freeski Slopestyle/Big Air Team to represent the United States at the next Winter Youth Olympic Games. Ella Andrews (from Killington, Vermont […]