By Polly Mikula Finding an open seat in the conference room of Killington’s Public Safety Building Monday night, Jan. 30, was a bit of a challenge as about 30 residents joined the public hearing in-person with another 50 attending via Zoom.  “That’s about 10% of the town’s registered voters,” said Selectman Jim Haff. “That’s a…

Staff report Barstow Memorial School Principal David St. Germain of Pittsford died over the weekend. Superintendent Kristen Hubert announced his death on Jan. 30 in an email to the school community.  “The news came as a shock to me and other administrators,” Hubert said. “We express our sympathy and condolences to his family.”   St.…

By Katy Savage When rockets launched from the Gaza Strip of Palestine into Israel and violence escalated in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Mary Sobel was stunned by the amount of people who spoke in favor of Palestine. Celebrities like Bella and Gigi Hadid, Palestinian descendants, posted their support on Instagram. It seemed to Sobel like…

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By Mary Ellen Shaw Although “Dancing with the Rutland Stars” is over for this season, I think that when we watched it the “dancer” in all of us came to life! I was talking to friends about how we were introduced to dancing. The experiences varied. Some of us learned how to dance in elementary…

By Merisa Sherman When they were married, a woman told her husband that they could share anything and everything in their lives just so long as he promised never to look in one  particular drawer. Of course,  the man began to imagine all kinds of things being stored in this drawer: from notes from a…

By Dom Cioffi It’s common for my teenage son to call me and announce that he’s having a few friends over to the house. I usually ask thve number and then remind him that I expect his visitors to respect our home and rules. Minutes later, my space is generally overwhelmed with boys.  When my…

Mammals and birds are endotherms, which means they generate their own body heat through relatively high metabolic rates. That high metabolism requires energy, which these animals garner from food. We typically think of endotherms as warm-blooded; however, some of them are not warm all of the time. Most active birds and mammals maintain relatively high…

It’s been a slow start to 2023, but that begins to change this week. Fresh from a New Moon, the upcoming days bring progress and potential, as well as insight into what’s to come. Mars finally makes a move from where he’s been stagnant the past few weeks. You can expect a return to energy,…

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Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m.—KILLINGTON—First Stop Board Barn, 8474 U.S. Route 4 in Killington. Free. Last Frontier Heli Ski will present an informational meeting and movie night at First Stop Board Barn this Saturday at 5 p.m. Whether heli skiing or boarding is on your bucket list, or you’ve tried to explain the unmatched…

Saturday, Jan. 28 — KILLINGTON—Help kick off another great season of Killington’s Peace Park in style! Come for the smooth transitions, stay for the live music, swag giveaways, and free food courtesy of Mountain Dew. Find us on rider’s left of Peace Park and grab a free meal and some Mountain Dew merchandise while supplies…

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—The Sons of the American Legion (SAL) of Castleton American Legion Post 50 is sponsoring a fundraiser on Saturday at 7 p.m. at 378 Route 4A in Castleton. Direct from Branson, Missouri, Matthew Boyce and his Suspicious Minds band will be performing in concert. Boyce is a Saratoga, New York,…

Free virtual screening available this week Monday-Friday, Jan. 23-27—VIRTUAL—Through the riveting stories of five rural communities, Right to Harm exposes the devastating public health impact factory farming has on many disadvantaged citizens throughout the U.S.  Filmed across the country, the documentary chronicles the failures of state agencies to regulate industrial animal agriculture. Known formally as…

Ice Fishing Festival to be held at Silver Lake State park  Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m.—BARNARD—Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, Jan. 28. Free Ice Fishing Day is held annually on the last Saturday in January. The day is geared toward giving new ice anglers an opportunity to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment,…