Saturday and Sunday—May 27-28 —BRIDGEWATER—The Bridgewater Mill Marketplace, in the center of Bridgewater is host to Vermont Spring Artist’s Open Studio.   Open Studio will be free and open to the public, on the first and second floors of the Bridgewater Mill. Dates are May 27 and 28, 2023. Open hours are: Saturday and Sunday 10…

Saturday and Sunday, Mary 27-28—STATEWIDE—The 31st year of Vermont Spring Open Studio Weekend will be held during Saturday and Sunday  May 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to plan a tour that brings them through the small towns of Vermont to studios where they can…

Now that Jupiter is in Taurus, things just, well, feel different. The urge to pull inwards, to slow down and to reassess ones’ big picture perspectives invite new philosophies and beliefs. To be honest, we also had the chance to do this to a similar degree while Jupiter was in Pisces. The problem with that…

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   The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up.   Most deer fawns are born in late May and the first and second weeks of June, according to Vermont deer biologist Nick Fortin.   Fortin says it is…

  By Fred Thys/VTDigger The Senate on Thursday, May 11, by a unanimous voice vote, approved a bill, H.270, that opens the door to developing new strains of cannabis and makes some changes in the cannabis medical system. The bill would create a new “cannabis propagation cultivator” license allowing the establishment of cannabis nurseries in…

Vermont nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and the Congressional delegation announced May 10 that Vermont has been awarded $6.2 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help address homelessness across the state.  Vermont has the second highest rate of homelessness in the nation, according to the 2022 HUD Annual Homelessness Assessment Report. Awarded through HUD’s…

  I had an inkling that something big was happening, so when the truck pulled up and the guys got out, I ran outside to investigate. It was Christmastime circa 1980 and my father had been working with one of his buddies to secure a used pinball machine to house in our basement playroom. And…

 While planting the vegetable garden last May, I heard a repeated bird song emanating from the adjacent raspberry patch: “Pleased, pleased, pleased to MEETCHA.” Finally, the small songster perched near the tip of a raspberry cane, its tail cocked. The bird’s yellow crown, black mask, olive back with black streaks, and white breast with rusty…

  For 25 years beginning in 1975 the month of May meant the beginning of camping season for my husband, Peter, and me. We had a permanent site at Belview Campground in Barton, Vermont. Crystal Lake was so close that we just walked through a field and we were there. I was reminded of my…

Stars, They twinkle, They shine, When it is dark, Late at night, You’ll see something, Something quite beautiful, An endless skyway of stars, You could be a star, Beautiful as a team, Beautiful by yourself, You can shine, Beautiful and bright, Be yourself, You do you, A star is beautiful and so are you.

  This week brings a new astrological landscape which is set to shift priorities, plans and dreams. The question begs, what does abundance mean to you? How do you define wealth? Have you even taken the time to figure out what kind of life you actually want to lead? Are you living with meaning and…

  Editor’s note: This is a transcript of closing remarks Gov. Phil Scott delivered to the Senate on May 12.   When I addressed you at the start of the session, I said – thanks to billions in federal aid, and the fiscal discipline we’d practiced for three years leading up to the pandemic –…

  By Gov. Phil Scott Editor’s note: On May 4, Gov. Phil Scott returned without signature and vetoed S.5 and sent the following letter to the General Assembly. As governor, I believe we must make Vermont more affordable by helping Vermonters keep more of what they earn, while we simultaneously make transformative, strategic investments in…

  Dear Editor, The Supreme Court has a serious ethics problem, and the latest revelations about Clarence Thomas should be alarming to every American. For 20 years, Thomas has accepted high-end, luxury, all-expense-paid vacations around the world from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. And he never disclosed any of it to the public. What’s more, he…