By Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener Intern, University of Vermont With the lengthening daylight and the many seed catalogs arriving in your mailbox, it’s hard to ignore the promise of spring. Are you planning to grow your own vegetable and flower transplants this year? You may find that shopping for grow lights for indoor gardening can…

A month-long virtual event with workshops, campus visits and more High school students and parents, whether you’re college-bound, training-bound or not sure, College & Career Pathways is the one-stop online resource and month-long virtual event. Throughout the month of March, Vermont Student Assistance Corp. will offer live virtual workshops, led by local experts, who give…

The pandemic may have cancelled most things, but not Bethel University. Bethel’s free community pop-up university is back with 30 free Zoom classes, meetup groups, and discussions this March. All are invited to browse and sign up for classes at bu-vt.org; classes will run from March 1–31. Bethel University is a unique community pop-up now…

Norwich University’s College of Liberal Arts presents the Tournées French Film Festival, featuring six French films with English subtitles screened over five weeks online; round-table discussions with Norwich professors will follow each film. The festival, making its Norwich University debut, is free and open to the public. Register here: bit.ly/2LLZNT1. Program director and assistant professor of French Dr. Sophia…

Vermonters filed 5,021 scam reports with the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) in 2020. The Social Security number phishing scam, which typically involves calls claiming that your Social Security number has been compromised, suspended, or linked to criminal activity, remained the most commonly reported scam for the second year in a row with 1,160…

The following questions were sent to every candidate on the Castleton Ballot by local members of the League of Women Voters of Vermont, a non-partisan organization dedicated to creating an informed electorate. Their responses, transcribed exactly as the candidates wrote them, follow. Town Meeting Day voting will be held at the Castleton Fire Hall on…

Town Meeting Day is one of Vermont's oldest and most treasured traditions. While most towns have cancelled in-person town meetings this year due to Covid-19, Bethel is pioneering a creative alternative. The Bethel Revitalization Initiative is hosting the world’s first virtual “UN-Town Meeting” on Town Meeting Day (Tuesday, March 2, from 5–6:30 p.m. on Zoom).…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFtWNrRCuE&feature=youtu.be Rutland Young Professionals sat down with Justine Ruhlin, Assistant Principal of Rutland Intermediate School, and Ted Plemenos, Director of Finance, to learn more about the Rutland City Public Schools proposed budget. Rutland City Public Schools provides K-12 educational programs for about 1,900 students, including 220 students who are enrolled at Stafford Technical Center. The…

Supply at Walgreens allows for people in this age group to get vaccinated a few days before that phase opens statewide on March 1 Starting today, Vermonters age 65 and older can make an appointment at Walgreens to get their Covid-19 vaccination. This is in advance of the statewide clinics for this age group that…

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Dear Editor, When Woodstock Area Relief Fund Covid-19 (WARF) was formed the last spring, we never imagined this type of extended hardship. So we’re grateful for several recent generous donations that mean funds are still available. WARF provides grants of up to $1,000 to residents of the Windsor County Supervisory Union. We’re aware that many…

Dear Editor, I would like to take the time to thank all our customers for 40 years of loyalty, support, and most of all their friendship. Thank you for sharing your stories and laughter. These memories we will forever hold in our hearts and we will cherish them always.  Sincerely, Ron and Toni Ciccone, Rutland

Dear Editor, Tom Vilsack’s nomination as secretary of agriculture does not belong within Joe Biden’s progressive agenda. Vilsack has served as governor of Iowa, secretary of agriculture under President Obama, and chief lobbyist for the dairy industry. His candidacy is opposed by a vast coalition of small and minority farmers, as well as consumer, labor,…

Dear Editor, I, “Champlain” Mike-Michel Messier have been a taxpayer/ratepayer and an active participant in Rutland Real Estate and Community for 40 years. I attended Rutland Elementary, MSJ, UVM (BS), St. Michael’s (MSA); CCV and Castleton. I have the intellect, skills, ability, desire, temperament, and work experience to be the next Rutland City Assessor. I…

Dear Editor, Since late January, there have been 22 avalanche deaths in America across 16 incidents in nine states, including a death in New Hampshire. It’s been one of the most deadly periods in recorded history. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see people get killed doing something they love. It makes these deaths very hard…