By Xander Landen/VTDigger Voters in Burlington, Brattleboro, Montpelier, Winooski and at least 15 other Vermont municipalities voted Tuesday to approve retail marijuana sales on Town Meeting Day. Bennington, Middlebury, Vergennes, Randolph, Waterbury, Berlin, Danby, Danville, Salisbury, Brownington, Waitsfield, Brandon, Pawlet, Barton, […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured
Local cousins vie for Miss Vermont titles
By Brooke Geery Jamisyn Baker and Olivia Suker are cousins with more in common than just a bloodline. In a few months, the girls will compete together in the Miss Vermont USA/Teen Pageant, happening June 5-6 at Spruce Peak Performing […]
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C. Michael Bell appreciates reconnecting to outdoor recreation with guest services job
By Karen D. Lorentz Having grown up next to Mt. Ascutney, where he learned to ski at age 3 and snowboard at 15, C. Michael Bell was part of the first wave of skiers to try riding. “At that time […]
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Digital Surgeons: Fixing technology to save money and waste
By Ryan Boeke When trying to open a business during the middle of a pandemic, Digital Surgeons owner Jacob Vincent knew that it would not be an easy challenge. Opening a technology store was something he had always wanted to […]
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Wedding, event planners frustrated with state’s silence on guidance
Absent a predictable forecast, events begin to cancel By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Wedding planner Jaclyn Watson has 15 weddings booked this summer in Vermont, three of them expected to cost more than half a million dollars. Two […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured
Teachers, child care workers prioritized for vaccine
By Polly Mikula Gov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday, March 2, that school staff, child care workers and more public safety officials will now be eligible along with Vermonters with high-risk conditions to receive the Covid-19 vaccine starting next week. “We […]
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Killington single-family house sold for $2.65 million, setting new record
Demand for luxury homes + low inventory + price appreciation = sellers’ market By Karen D. Lorentz A stunning trailside five-bedroom, five-bath, three-level contemporary house set on an almost one-acre lot has set a new record for single-family-home sale price […]
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Mayoral candidates speak candidly in RYP forum
By Julia Purdy Six of the seven mayoral candidates for Rutland city went before the public Feb. 10 in a virtual forum led by the Rutland Young Professionals and livestreamed on Facebook. Kimberly Rupe, president of the RYP board, explained […]
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VSC trustees endorse consolidation
Castleton University to combine with NVU and VTC, CCV to remain separate, all campuses to stay open Staff report On Monday, Feb. 22, the Vermont State College System board of trustees voted unanimously to move forward with the proposal outlined […]
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Meet Rich McCoy
Taking the entrepreneurial passion route to the ski life By Karen D. Lorentz Growing up in a family of seven boys and one girl, Pico’s Director of Operations and Killington’s Director of Summer Operations Rich McCoy will tell you it […]