By Karen D. Lorentz “So what do you think of Okemo?” I asked 8-year-old Josh on a chairlift ride after lunch at the main base area. “Awesome.” “Why?” “It’s huge,” he replied. As our chair passed by Hot Dog Hill, he exclaimed, “There’s a Rainbow Box.” “What’s that?” “It’s a wavy box.” It was a…

By Brett Yates On March 8, the Mendon Select Board welcomed new member Valorie Taylor, who, with 128 ballots to her opponent’s 75, defeated Bryan Sell in a race for the seat on Town Meeting Day. Her first official vote, an “aye,” approved an addition to the evening’s agenda of a trio of items regarding…

On March 24, all members of the Mendon community are invited to kick off a process to set direction for a vibrant, prosperous, and dynamic future. This process will engage the entire community in reviewing challenges and opportunities facing the community, identifying top priorities for action, and developing concrete actions plans and connecting to resources…

Editor: This event has been rescheduled due to too much snow! Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m.—KILLINGTON—You are invited to Mission Farm for a hands-on morning class with teacher and consultant Lisa McCrory (Earthwise Farm and Forest). This class will focus on practical processes for listening to the land, responding to and learning about the…

Vermont ice conditions are deteriorating rapidly on lakes throughout the state because of recent warm weather, according to Col. Jason Batchelder, Vermont’s chief game warden. “While some of the best ice fishing of the season can come during mid-to-late March, the ice will be going fast,” said Batchelder.  “It is especially important to pay attention…

by Melinda Myers When your plant list is longer than the available gardening space it is time to expand your planting options. Create new gardening space by adding raised bed gardens, elevated planters, and containers wherever space allows. Convert the end of the drive or edge of the patio into raised bed gardens. Just use…

Thursday, March 18 at 5 p.m.—VIRTUAL—Since spring of 2020, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. has partnered with the Vermont Farm to Plate Network to host “Vermont Wild Kitchen,” a Facebook Live cooking show taking place on the third Thursday of each month.  March’s episode will feature Abenaki Chef Jessee Lawyer who will prepare traditional…

Fill your kitchen with the scent of fresh bread baking Wednesday, April 17 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Join Billings Farm & Museum’s Chef Emery for Basic Breadmaking, a live Zoom presentation, as part of the Billings Backyard Series. Ever thought making  a fresh loaf of bread was too much work or too intimidating? In the next Billings…

The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of a Bennington woman that occurred on U.S. Route 7 in Danby, Vermont March 15. Police responded at 5:42 p.m. to an emergency call of a possible vehicle crash with injury at 615 U.S. Route 7. Upon arrival on scene, troopers located the victim with critical injuries…

On March 12 , Governor Phil Scott announced updates to Covid-19 guidance for small multi-household gatherings and table seating at restaurants. Effective today, the changes allow two unvaccinated households to gather at a time, and permitting restaurants to seat multiple households together, but no more than six people can be seated at the same table.…

Today, March 12, Governor Phil Scott announced  new gathering guidance for people who are not vaccinated: Two unvaccinated people or households can now gather at a time. “You’re not limited to choose just one other household,” Scott said. “You can do so with multiple households, as long as it’s just one at any given time.”…

On March 10, 2021, at 3 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks were notified of a single snowmobile crash on VAST Trail RD 79, near Yale Road South, which are off Government Road, in the Town of Mount Holly. Through investigation it was determined Jody Catalano, 52, of Madison, Connecticut was…

In Vermont, Red Cross volunteers have helped nearly 350 people after home fires last year As people turn their clocks forward for daylight saving time this Sunday, the American Red Cross of Northern New England encourages everyone to also test their smoke alarms. In 2020, local Red Cross volunteers helped 347 people with urgent needs…

On March 11, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m. troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Preliminary investigation determined that an unknown vehicle was traveling west on US RT 4 in the Town of Mendon near the Killington Pico Motor Inn, when the vehicle struck…

On March 10, Heartland Developments informed Rutland Free Library (RFL) that it was no longer welcome as part of Heartland's planned development on the former CSJ campus, citing concerns that it would be used as a lever to slow down the Act 250 process. "The Library remains keenly interested in the property, should the Heartland…