Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m.—STOCKBRIDGE—Sarah King, singer-songwriter from Ripton, Vermont, will perform a special solo acoustic listening-room style performance at the Wild Fern in Stockbridge on Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. It's her first live performance of the year, and it’s kicking off her Women's History Month solo tour at select arts centers…

By Karen D. Lorentz Icebergs, oceans and ski-racing suits might seem an odd couple, but the recent World Championships provided a graphic reminder that climate change is real by having U.S. competitors clad in a speed suit featuring large chunks of icebergs sailing in the ocean. The design was based on a satellite photograph of…

To be a volunteer at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports is to embody tireless dedication, strong leadership and a big heart. To strive to empower athletes with disabilities is reflected through every highly-trained instructor. The most outstanding volunteers in 2022 were Alexander (Sandy) Kish, Dave Morse and Ellen Riley. Named 2022 Volunteers of the Year,…

By Ted Brady Editor’s note: Ted Brady is the executive director of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns   Vermont’s 247 cities and towns are on the front lines of Vermont’s housing crisis – responding to a record number of emergency calls at hotels filled with the housing insecure, re-evaluating their zoning laws to…

By Lindsey Stroud Editor’s note: Lindsey Stroud is director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s Consumer Center. Another legislative session and another bill has been introduced that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vapor products in Vermont. This isn’t the first time the Vermont Legislature has attempted to restrict adult access to tobacco and…

By Sarah Copeland Hanzas Editor’s note: Sarah Copeland Hanzas was elected secretary of state in 2022 after 18 years as a state legislator. She lives in Bradford with her family. As I begin my first term as Vermont’s 39th secretary of state, I am keenly aware of my role as chief elections officer for the…

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my support for the Article 5 TIF and the development of the Six Peaks Village in Killington. As a longtime visitor to the Killington area, now a permanent resident of the town and Resort employee, I feel that Killington is long overdue for improvements to our infrastructure. What…

Dear Editor, Today in Rutland we are facing challenges similar to those in almost every town and city across the country. This doesn't make it any less of our responsibility to address these issues, but it does give us the opportunity to consider solutions that have worked in other communities around the country. From drug…

Dear Editor, This Sunday, Feb. 19, my wife and I noticed some smoke coming from a tree on our neighbor's electricity right of way. A closer look showed a White Pine had snapped in half with the electric line caught in the hinge holding the two halves together. We called the Killington Fire Department when…

By Alison Clarkson So much is happening at the Statehouse. Bills are beginning to be passed out of committees at a rapid pace, a new set of pages have arrived, the Budget Adjustment Act is poised for a final vote in the Senate and will probably got to a conference committee, and the building is…

By Jim Harrison Last Thursday, Feb. 16, we had a joint assembly of the House and Senate for purposes of re-electing the Sergeant at Arms and electing three trustees to the UVM Board. I had the honor of seconding the nomination for Rep. Tristan Toleno (D-Brattleboro) for one of the trustee positions. I began my…

By Mary Ellen Shaw When I heard that Vermont State University plans to remove books from their library shelves and transition to digital books by July 1st it felt like a magic trick about to happen. Just say “Presto” and the paper books will suddenly disappear. Changes of that magnitude usually happen gradually. I have…

By Merisa Sherman Almost despairingly, I lifted my head. I could see the towers sticking up from the summit of Pico and they seemed so very small from so far away. I was worn out and frustrated, my skins sticking to the snow just enough to make each glide forward feel like a battle between…

By Susan Shea A few winters ago, I snowshoed along a trail that led below a series of cliffs with rows of huge, hanging icicles. These icicles were up to 40 feet long, with colors ranging from blue-green to yellowish-brown. In some spots, the icicles extended from clifftop to base, forming thick columns of ice.…

By D0m Cioffi My wife and I have an agreement that when either one of us travels by air, we always let the other one know when we take-off and land. I guess it’s one of those meaningless marital things that develops over the years, but we’ve always done it. Recently, I was about to…