By Dan Smith Editor’s note: Dan Smith is the president and CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation. Since 1986, the Vermont Community Foundation has been a source of enduring philanthropy that supports the strength of Vermont communities. The ability to work over decades offers an important perspective on how conditions change over time.  Given that…

Celebrating a successful winter season, supporters and friends of Vermont’s ski industry joined the state’s Alpine and crosscountry ski areas at Killington Resort on June 7-8 for the Vermont Ski Areas Association’s 54th Annual Meeting. Despite initial weather challenges in the first half of the season, Vermont’s alpine ski areas reported 4.1 million skier visits—a 10% increase over the 2021-22…

  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and the Vermont Department of Public Service announced June 9 that $1 million in federal funding will soon come to Vermont to establish sustainable energy projects at elementary, middle, and high schools across the state — as well as municipal buildings such as public libraries and town halls.  The funds…

Aldona “Dawn” Pauline Krantz, age 94, passed away on June 3, 2023.  She was born the younger daughter on Nov. 20, 1928 in Newark, New Jersey to Joseph and Pauline Skema.  Krantz met her future husband, George “Ken” Krantz at the age of 15 at a NYF church-sponsored coffee house for youth. She graduated from…

The Rutland Area Robotics’ FRC Team 2370- IBOTS, based at the Stafford Technical Center, traveled to a prestigious offseason event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute June 3-4,called BattleCry @ WPI ‘23. The event was attended by 64 teams from all over the Northeast, including some from as far away as Pennsylvania and Ohio. The competition was…

“The Funny Moon: A Novel” by East Thetford resident and Middlebury College alumnus Chris Lincoln is available July 11.  For fans of Elinor Lipman and Jennifer Weiner, “The Funny Moon” is a literary romp about the challenges of marriage, self-discovery, and personal fulfillment with a New Age twist.  Set in a small New England college…

  By John Flowers, Addison Independent RIPTON — Salisbury’s Chip Piper successfully completed the almost unimaginable feat of running 135 miles — five consecutive marathons in five days — in the Infinitus race at Ripton’s Silver Towers camp, held May 23-27. But most importantly, his effort yielded pledges totaling approximately $30,000 that will be divided…

  The Fair Haven Free Library is taking part in this summer’s Good Citizen Challenge.  This challenge asks students to learn about their communities — and current events — and find ways to lend a hand. When students complete the challenge, they have a chance to win a $100 gift card to Phoenix Books and…

  By Curt Peterson Monday, June 12, will go down in Hartland history as a momentous occasion, as Nott’s Excavating, winner of the project bid, started unloading a considerable armada of heavy equipment for reconfiguring the intersection of Quechee Road and state Routes 5 and 12. It took a decade to get to this point.…

  By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger Dozens of social service providers that can help homeless people are gathering at the fairgrounds in Rutland city this week as the state continues to wind down its pandemic-era emergency housing program. Around 25 organizations have signed up to participate in the events Wednesday and Thursday, June 14-15, organized by the Rutland…

  By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger One morning this winter at the Expeditionary School at Black River, 10th grader Zach Taylor was trying to solve a computer problem. Ahead of an upcoming open house for parents at the Ludlow school, students in a physical science course were programming small beeping computers called Arduinos to perform simple functions. Taylor,…

  Local school district had second highest local purchasing percentage of local food at 26% The Agency of Education in partnership with The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets recognized five supervisory unions (SU/SDs) that have achieved the highest percentage levels of local purchasing through The Local Foods Incentive Grant program established in 2021. The efforts…

  By Katy Savage Months after a dozen Killington search and rescue members quit or were fired, claiming new Fire Chief Chris LaHart created a toxic work environment, several longtime firefighters have follow suit, citing similar issues. In total, 25 people have left the department — at least three said they were fired. They include…

  Chet Hagenbarth to become public works director overseeing TIF By Polly Mikula On Monday night, June 12, the Killington Select Board announced that current Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth would be stepping out of that role and into a new one as the public works director. “We need to move someone over into this position…

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