Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m.— VIRTUAL — Susanne Schmidt, comedic storyteller and producer of “The Moth StorySlam” in Burlington, is hosting a live evening of virtual stories from an outstanding line-up of Vermonters on Thursday, May 27, from 7-8 p.m. These deeply personal stories will share the common theme of “Connection and Community -…

By Cassandra Tyndall More often than not, it’s the attitude in which we enter a certain situation or go about performing a certain task can play a part in determining how we perceive the experience. Even the less joyous or more mundane aspects of life can feel a little bit better if we put on…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="194740" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1582852508329{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3BhbiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyaWNvbmlmeSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtaWNvbiUzRCUyMm1kaS16b2RpYWMtYXJpZXMlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWlubGluZSUzRCUyMmZhbHNlJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][vc_custom_heading text="Aries" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1568082984251{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] March 21 - April 20 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It’s quite possible you’ve reached a point where you may need to ask yourself the proverbial question, “Is this the hill I want to die on?” New facts, data or information may come to hand and…

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is now accepting applications for their Summer Readers Grant for Summer 2021. The grant includes a virtual storytelling presentation and brand new, high quality books for children to choose and take home at the event. An organization, program, or facility must meet these requirements to apply for CLiF’s Summer Readers program: Based…

Friday and Saturday, May 28-29 —KILLINGTON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club is holding a plant sale on Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 of Memorial Day weekend. The plant sale will be held in the parking lot of Killington Market between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on both days. The club will be offering hanging…

Saturday and Sunday, May 29-30—WEST HAVEN—Devil’s Bowl Speedway hosts a big, two-night Memorial Day Weekend event with the 12th Annual “Northeast Crate Nationals” on May 29-30. Sportsman Modifieds will have first-round time trials and qualifying heats on Saturday night starting at 7 p.m., along with qualifying races for all of Devil’s Bowl’s weekly classes. Second-round time…

By Kevin Theissen Some big news recently was the announcement from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that fully vaccinated Americans can resume normal activities without wearing masks or social distancing, except where required by law. People are more than ready to return to normal. Results from the latest Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus survey, conducted in early…

By Dom Cioffi I generally weigh myself on the scale in my bathroom once a week. And almost every time I step on it, the numbers register around the same spot. There’s some natural fluctuation up and down through the year, but only by a pound or two. I guess I’m lucky because it’s been…

UPDATE: Thursday, May 20: Killington ends skiing for the 2020-21 season. "After assessing the conditions and forecast, it's clear that the 2020-2021 winter season at Killington has come to an end after 170 operating days — the longest season in the East," the resort stated Thursday afternoon. "We will not reopen for skiing and riding…

UPDATE Wednesday May 19 at 4:40 p.m. — The Killington forest fire has started up again and appears to be burning more toward the west along the hillside north of Route 4 west of Goodro Lumber. Selectman Jim Haff who called the fire in to Fire Chief Gary Roth Wednesday afternoon, said it "looks like…

By Gabriel Johnson Editor’s note: Johnson is a Killington Mountain School student-athlete from Mendon.  Most people know that cycling can be good for your health, but did you know that it can also make you a more well-rounded and better athlete overall? Whether it be downhill mountain bike racing, free riding on local trails, road biking,…

By Nadie VanZandt, UVM Extension master gardener Community-organized sales of donated perennial plants are popular and profitable fundraisers for many garden clubs and organizations. Regrettably, they can become “super-spreader” events if care is not used to avoid spreading diseases, pests or invasive species. Basic hygiene and disease prevention strategies have been front and center in…

Vermont now allows the fully vaccinated to go maskless indoors and outdoors, state expects full reopening before July 4 target By Polly Mikula Vermont continues to lead the nation in vaccinations, state officials reiterated at the press conferences, Friday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 18.  “We continue to have the highest rates in the country…

Commencement held virtually Castleton University recognized the class of 2021 at its 234th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15. Over 400 members of the Castleton community tuned in from across the country and around the world to celebrate this year’s 417 graduates virtually. The ceremony featured video remarks from student speakers, Castleton’s president, chancellor of…

By Cheryl Cesario Editor’s note: Cheryl Cesario is a grazing specialist with University of Vermont Extension from Middlebury. She received a Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center grant to develop a pilot dairy grazing cohort group, which provides direct one-on-one technical assistance and farmer-to-farmer learning opportunities. The Clevelands are one of five farms participating in the project.…