By Walt Amses Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a resident of North Calais. As the current uptick of Covid comes into focus — likely more than reported since keeping track of infections became a political nonstarter — the initial fall season’s conspiracy theories are making their debut.  Weirdest so far is that these new…

  Changes to the program will include raising the percent of net uncovered damage to 30% and removing the $20,000 cap Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein announced, Sept. 20, forthcoming changes to the $20 million Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) formula, which will increase grant awards to flood…

  David G Bergh, EdD will take the helm of Vermont State University (VTSU) as the next interim president following the planned departure of current chief executive Michael Smith. The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced Dr Bergh’s appointment Friday, Sept. 22, following a special meeting. Dr. Bergh will lead Vermont…

  Vermonters and Vermonters with children who have been to a doctor’s office in the last six months are asked to keep an eye out for a survey about their experience, which is arriving in mailboxes this fall.  Every year, the Blueprint for Health and OneCare Vermont conduct a Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and…

   Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Vermont Magazine are encouraging writers to get their entries ready for one of the state’s top literary contests, the Vermont writer’s prize. Entries are due on Jan. 1. Winners are selected in prose and poetry, and each winner receives $1,250 and their works will be published in Vermont Magazine’s…

  By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is part one of three stories on preventing becoming a victim of fraud and what to do about it if it happens to you. Part two will address popular scams and part three compute/internet  scams. Every two seconds someone’s identity is stolen, giving criminals access to credit…

  Continuing a legacy of humanitarian work, Defender has announced the finalists of the 2023 Defender Service Awards. Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports has been selected as a finalist in the Outdoor Accessibility and Education Award, presented by Outside Interactive Inc.   In the third annual “Defender Service Awards,” which embraces the Defender inner spirit of heroism…

  Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) are giving $5 million in funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate onsite water or wastewater systems. This is the third round of funding for the program.  “Wells and septic systems can be costly to…

  Now that fall is here it will soon be time to look ahead to the 2024 legislative session, which starts on Jan. 3. To begin the preparation for the session and get input from district residents, “Dump & Donuts” office hours will take place this coming Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Chittenden transfer station…

  Vermont’s black bear population is estimated at 7,000 to 8,500 based on 2022 data, the most recent available, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department (VTF&W).  “It is important to look at the 2022 population estimate as part of the typical cycles of growth and decline in a bear population that is stable…

  By Curt Peterson  Hartland Select Board Tom Kennedy said the had extended the qualifying period for flood damage coverage to include the town’s July 21 road damage. Hartland had survived the July 17 deluge with little or no damage, but the subsequent storm four days later devastated roads and culverts. At the previous board…

  Around 5,000 people attended the event, tasting whoopie pies from 12 whoopie pie vendors. Here they watch Dream Maker Bakers assemble a 770-pound whoopie pie.    

  There will be a celebration of life for Marianne Adkins of Wilder (formerly of Killington), on Sept. 30 from 2-4 p.m. at the Sherburne Memorial Library. Join for light snacks and refreshments while we remember the life of Marianne Adkins.

  Caden Bear Cushing was born on Sept. 24 to Jen and Patrick Cushing. He weighs 8lb 6oz. “Bear” is the second generation to be born in Killington. Bear’s grandparents Patricia and Jeff Cushing came to Killington in the 1980s to ski and never left. They gave birth to Patrick who grew up in Killington.…

   Killington local Robby Joyce rode in the Pan-Mass Challenge’s (PMC) PMC Unpaved event this past weekend, a gravel bike-a-thon to raise money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) in Boston.  Joyce’s  journey with the PMC began in 2019 when the father of his close friend, Paul, was diagnosed with cancer.  After the diagnosis, Joyce and…