Said Covid Package Will Bring More Than $2.7 Billion To Vermonters Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, hailed House passage Wednesday of the American Rescue Plan, which will bring much-needed financial relief to Vermonters and help to Vermont communities.  The House passed the final version of the package that the Senate…

University of Vermont (UVM) Extension recently received a $68,438 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service to work with farmers interested in trying "solar corridors" in their corn silage fields. The project will be led by Dr. Heather Darby, a UVM Extension agronomist based in St. Albans and head of the…

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By John Pelletier All Vermont public school students are supposed to be taught personal finance, but I would bet that many parents would have a hard time finding a young person who has learned about credit scores, investing or compound interest. And there probably are even fewer students learning about personal finance during the pandemic,…

Dear Editor, With the recent regime change in Washington D.C.  the Democrats are in charge of the executive branch, the House and the Senate.  Quite rapidly, we are witnessing corporate America and Big Green Energy flooding social media and legacy news with advertisements pushing the virtues of  transitioning to battery operated transportation. The external costs…

Dear Editor, It was not my first choice to write this letter. I would have preferred to be able to handle the Bird Feeding Problem within the Telemark Village Association internally.  But, sometimes you have to take a stand on something you believe is truly unfair and unjust. My husband and I have been living…

Dear Editor, Some years ago, a baby girl of Asian-African decent was born in America. She was named “Kamala.” She had a rough life growing up as a third-class citizen in this land of “white supremecy.” People of color have always been classed as second- or third-rate citizens. As she grew older, she decided to…

Dear Editor, Planet America has coarsened over the past 50 years. Back then, President Nixon was embarrassed out of office when his late-night plumbers got caught poking around the other party’s national headquarters. Now, Trump brings howitzers into Congressional chambers in broad daylight and feels no remorse. Then, interest rates were limited by law to…

By Lt. Gov. Molly Gray Each March we have the opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month and to recognize the achievements of women in our communities and across the globe. Let us honor women this month by acting to address their economic wellbeing. The president and vice president paid tribute to…

By Sen. Alison Clarkson Town Meeting week certainly was different this year. While I missed the in-person visits, delicious food and touring around Windsor District, our virtual Zoom town informational meetings enabled me to participate in 10 gatherings. Without having to drive half an hour or 45 minutes between meetings, I was afforded the rare…

Restrictions on gatherings loosen again for vaccinated Vermonters By Polly Mikula Because of the increased supply and lower than expected enrollment in the 55+ group with high risk conditions (phase 5a), the state is opening up registration for 16+ with high risk conditions (5b) early, Governor Phil Scott announced Tuesday, March 9. Vermonters age 16+…

From the J-1 Visa program to full-time Vermonter, Seo finds success and happiness in Killington By Karen D. Lorentz “Quite honestly, I didn’t really know much about Killington or Vermont. I was trying to improve my English,” Soojeong “Soo” Seo explained of her first visit to the ski area. Having grown up in Daegu, South…

By Brett Yates In February, after two years of revision, the Rutland City Board of Aldermen voted in favor of a sweeping sign ordinance proposed by the planning commission, establishing district-by-district standards for commercial signage and limiting displays to a maximum of 75 square feet. But on March 1, the board hit a snag as…

By Victoria Gaither CrossFit RisingStar owner Robert DiTursi is on track to start his Sober Fitness Program in April in Rutland. The program is in conjunction with The Phoenix, a national program that uses fitness and wellness to help people through recovery. As part of The Phoenix, DiTursi raised $11,000 to pay for it. The program…

By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Phish guitarist and lead vocalist Trey Anastasio and his Divided Sky Foundation have bought an Okemo Mountain property they hope to convert into a treatment center for people facing alcoholism and drug addiction. “Like so many people in America and so many in Vermont, I became addicted to opiates,” the 14-years-sober frontman for…