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Staff report The Barstow Unified School District passed by a large margin 307 to 77 on Town Meeting Day. "The BUU board worked hard to bring forth a responsible budget that puts the needs of students first, and the support of voters made it possible," Superintendent Kristen Hubert said in a statement. 

By Brooke Geery It was an exhilarating weekend of banked slalom action at The Beast as the ninth edition of Slash and Berm banked slalom took over the Stash terrain park. The Slash and Berm is held in partnership with the resort and our friends at Darkside Snowboards and Burton Snowboards with all proceeds benefiting…

By Aubrey Weaver Editor's note: Aubrey Weaver is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from familiar faces on a familiar policy last week: THC potency limits for cannabis concentrates.  A bill in the committee, S.72, would remove the current…

Staff report A Woodstock police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after he was arrested for drunk driving. Kaleb McIntire, 33, of Bridgewater, had been with the department since 2020. He was arrested for suspicion of DUI on March 2 after Vermont State Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Braley Hill Road…

By Katy Savage A second Act 250 hearing for the Base Camp at Bear Mountain housing development project lasted just 20 minutes and generated almost no questions on Tuesday, Feb. 28.  “We will make a decision as quickly as we possibly can,” Act 250 board member Devon Fuller said at the meeting. The applicants, Ottauquechee…

By Karen D. Lorentz Sixty-four years ago on President's Week, the Killington Ski Area was discovered by skiers, and they’ve flocked to the area ever since, making it the leader in Vermont and the East in skier visits. That four Pomalifts were running on Killington Mountain that first season was testament to the vision and…

By Katy Savage  About 80 Woodstock residents braved a foot of snow on Saturday, March 4 to attend Town Meeting at the Woodstock Town Hall.  Another 20 attended via Zoom.  Much of the discussion in the 2 ½ hours focused on eliminating the three elected lister positions and replacing them with auditors. The article ultimately…

Staff report Rutland city has a new mayor. Mike Doenges, who served as the Board of Aldermen president, beat incumbent Mayor David Allaire on Town Meeting Day, March 7 by 393 votes in unofficial results.  Allaire had been mayor since 2017. Doenges received 57% of the vote and voter turnout was about 25%.  Rutland city…

March 1-May 31—QUECHEE—Experience the beauty of owls through the artwork of painters Betsy Smith and Diana Clegg Brown. Betsy Smith’s artwork is a celebration of the amazing natural world around us, from distant galaxies to the fascinating wild creatures with whom we share our sacred Earth. Her preferred mediums are watercolors and acrylics, and she…

Saturday, March 11—BARNARD—Experience dinner plus over four hours of music, including New Orleans jazz & swing, roaring 20s dance swing & new world soul from the African diaspora at the Barnard Town Hall. Here’s this year’s musical line up: •5:30 p.m.  Michael Zsoldos & Ben Kogan (New Orleans jazz/swing) •7 p.m Speak Easy Prohibition Band:…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Bonnie Kirn Donahue is a UVM Extension master gardener and landscape designer from central Vermont. Winter in New England brings snow, ice and…salt. Salt can be a great asset in the winter for deicing roads and walkways. Salt prevents ice from forming by lowering the freezing point of water, creating safer…

Development of the town's water system set to begin this summer By Polly Mikula On Town Meeting Day, 75% of Killington voters approved Article 5, giving the town authorization to proceed with water and road infrastructure projects that will support a new Six Peaks development at the base of Snowshed and Ramshead and then extend…

Sunday, March 12, at 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Head to the second floor of the Snowshed Lodge in the ballroom from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday to sample a selection of special Vermont foods. The Ski Vermont Specialty Food Day Tour visits member ski areas with local Vermont food and beverage vendors. This pop-up farmers' market style event…

By Victoria Gaither With freshly fallen snow on the ground, it’s time to get out the snowshoes.  “Snowshoeing is good outdoor exercise,” said Heather Smith. Smith, who is visiting Killington with her family, isn’t into skiing, but snowshoeing is a different story.  “Killington area, you can hit different trails and difficulty ranges,” said the mother…