By Curt Peterson  Woodstock voters will decide on a $7,681,341 budget on Town Meeting Day, March 7. Major items in the budget include $2,254,023 for highways, $1,402,577 for ambulance department expenses, $622,430 for the fire department and $446,103 for police. One town budget item is $271,250, labeled “Select Board contingency.” This line item is intended…

Vermont State Police troopers and members of DMV Enforcement responded to a collision between an Amtrak train and a tractor trailer on Quarry Road near Route 14 in Sharon.  No injuries have been reported in the crash, which occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, when the train struck the tractor trailer’s trailer…

James L. Kohnowich died on Jan. 22, 2023. He was born in Saddle Brook, New Jersey on Dec. 23, 1948, to John and Julia (Thompson) Kohnowich. He is survived by his children Katie and John (Jenna); grandchildren Asher and Lilah; his sister Leslie (Jim) and nephews Jeff and Dave.  Jim, as he was known, found…

Michael Perry passed into the arms of Jesus Sunday evening Feb. 26 at the age of 77 after a long fight with cancer.  He was born in East Middlebury in 1946 to Pete and Rhoda (Goodro) Perry.  Both sides of his family have deep roots in the state. His maternal grandfather was Harry Goodro who,…

Monday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Head to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland this Monday to see the world famous Toto! Collectively Toto has over two billion streams worldwide on all streaming services. Just last year one of their biggest hits “Africa” went from being a Platinum single to being recently recertified 6X Platinum.  The band has…

By Alan Sculley, Last Word Features Not long ago – in 2019, to be exact – it looked like Toto’s long and successful run might have really come to an end. In the time leading up to the split, there were questions about the future involvement of founding member, keyboardist David Paich, and long-time keyboardist…

Friday, March 3 at 8 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The Chittenden Dammers snowmobile club will be holding a “Dam Good Raffle” with a grand prize is $5,000! Second prize is $750 and third prize is $250. Only 150 tickets will be sold. The drawing will be held in the barn at The Mountain Top Inn…

Saturday, March 4 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW— Head to Okemo Mountain Resort for Rockstar and Rails, a competition including insane fun, prizes, music, food and drinks under the lights at night. Event begins at 6 p.m. and ends around 9 p.m. at the Okemo Clock Tower Base & The Bull Restaurant and Bar. The Okemo…

Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—This month, Castleton University’s Film Festival returns with a series of films directed by and centering on women. The films feature themes of identity, womanhood, and coming of age from across the spectrum, each with a unique perspective. The Film Festival spans four days over the course of two weeks.…

Friday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m.—QUECHEE—Celebrate winter in Vermont! Explore the natural world as we hike the beautiful trails at the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences (VINS) Nature Center (149 Nature's Way off Route 4 east of Woodstock) and prowl for owls. Find out “Hooo’s” out there making raucous noises in the nighttime forest and…

Friday-Sunday, March 3-5—KILLINGTON—Killington Resort, Darkside Snowboards, and Burton are teaming up once again for the 9th annual Slash & Berm Banked Slalom. Snowboarders will gather at The Stash terrain park in Killington to take advantage of the natural terrain and all the creative elements the mountain has to offer for a great cause. This year’s event will benefit Ryan…

By Curt Peterson Hartland’s “BG’s”, officially became Three Corners Market, Inc. as new management took over on Jan. 1, and was immediately “closed for renovations” for six weeks. Residents say they never realized how important the store was until it wasn’t available. Bill Gaucher, now 65, left town on an “on the road” odyssey for…

By Dom Cioffi Recently, I had a friend tell me that I absolutely had to watch the Paramount series, “Yellowstone.” He raved about the storylines, the acting, and the overarching grandeur of the show. I acknowledged his passion and said I’d check it out. But I won’t. It’s not that I have anything against that…

By Merisa Sherman It’s scary, this new thing. This trail I have never been on before. For so many years of my life, this trail hasn’t changed and now, here it is, with a completely different pitch and angle from what Pres and Joe had created all those many years ago. The idea is the…

By Doug Facey In the midst of winter, the ice-covered lakes of New England seem quiet. It may, however, be a bit noisy below the ice. Winter into early spring is the spawning season for burbot, when males produce sounds to attract mates.  Burbot (Lota lota), also called cusk, lingcod, eelpout, and a few other…