Saturday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland City Recreation & Parks will celebrate the 62nd year of the Rutland City Halloween Parade. Expect street closures around the downtown area beginning at 5:15 p.m. and re-opening at approximately 8:30 p.m.  There will be limited parking along the parade route on Wales Street, West Street, Strong…

Submitted Italian sculptor Alessandro Lombardo has completed work on the larger-than-life sculptureinspired by Batman, designed by Chinese artist Jiannan Wu, using a 10-ton block of marble donated by Vermont Quarries.  will be unveiled along the Rutland Halloween Parade route.      Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Noon—RUTLAND—A marble sculpture inspired by DC’s Batman and DC comic book…

                                           Bruce Grosbety     The Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Foundation announced the appointment of Bruce Grosbety as president of the Woodstock Inn & Resort, a AAA Four Diamond Resort and one of…

          Christopher Gomez   The Board of Directors for Heritage Family Credit Union announced the appointment of Christopher Gomez as the credit union’s next President/CEO on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Gomez will take over the reins from the current retiring president/CEO Matthew Levandowski, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. “The Board of Directors…

Dumb and Dumber, the left’s two worst ideas By Jules Older Editor’s note: Jules Older is a Vermonter turned New Zealander who works as an executive consultant, medical educator, crisis counselor and writer. Don’t let that headline fool you — I bat left. I know the 2020 election wasn’t rigged, I think abortion is a…

  Dear Editor, Recently I bought a few chrysanthemums and asters from a local hardware store, but as I was about to plant them, I wondered if they too had been laced with the neonicotinoids I’d so carefully avoided when buying my summer bedding flowers. Neonicotinoids are neurotoxic insecticides. They are systemic, permeate the entire…

The meat industry scares me Dear Editor, I have no fear of zombies, witches, or evil clowns lurking on Halloween. What really scares me is meat. This is the industry that deprives, mutilates, cages, then butchers billions of cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens — animals who feel joy, affection, sadness, and pain, as we do ……

  Dear Editor, I am horrified at the collective punishment now being meted out to the civilians of Gaza. This is not the right response to the atrocities committed by Hamas on Israeli civilians. It will only compound the horrible situation by victimizing even more civilians, and indeed victimizing an entire population.  Denying water, food…

  By the Vermont State Colleges Labor Task Force Editor’s note: the VSC Labor Task Force is a group formed in 2020 that fights to bring faculty and staff voices and research to the decision-making processes that have accompanied the formation and ongoing transformation of the Vermont State University system.  Recent announcements from the Vermont…

  Thousands of Vermonters will be reimbursed by the top three health insurance carriers in the state after a nearly two-year audit by the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) identified contraceptive medical services for policyholders were incorrectly covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT), MVP Health Care (MVP) and Cigna Healthcare (Cigna), according…

                                               Green Mountain Power     Green Mountain Power (GMP) launched its Zero Outages Initiative, Tuesday, Oct. 10. It’s the first utility in the country to commit to a comprehensive, data-driven plan that…

Veterans are invited to speak for up to 10 minutes each about what their service means to them at Vets Town Hall, a Vermont-based nonprofit that aims to increase understanding between veterans and civilians. Non-veterans are encouraged to attend and listen.     Vets Town Hall, a Vermont-based nonprofit that aims to increase understanding between…

  New Head Coach John Fisher takes the helm KILLINGTON—The Upper Valley Aquatic Club (UVAC) will launch its second winter swim season at Pico’s pool in Killington, starting on Monday, Nov. 6. With new Head Swim Coach John Fisher at the helm, the UVAC Killington swim team is set to welcome swimmers of all ages…

Courtesy Okemo Wendy Woodworth Neal, a coach and director of Okemo’s competition programs (1986 - 2002) and Head of School for Okemo Mountain School (2002-2010) will be inducted into the Vermont Alpine Racing Association (VARA) Hall of Fame on Oct. 28 at the Lake Morey Inn.     By Karen D. Lorentz Wendy Woodworth Neal,…

Courtesy Town of Killington Map shows the locations of Phase 1 municipal water and road projects planned as part of the Killington Forward projects.     Staff report Killington Forward infrastructure investments and construction have recently kicked off — the official ribbon and tree cutting was Oct. 4 with the annual Killington Update at Killington…