By Merisa Sherman It’s chaos. Between the chairlift motors and the crowds, the noise is almost deafening. As we ski along, we are focused on the turns of all those with whom we are sharing the trail and attempting to anticipate their movements. In a split second, we must judge the downhill skier in front…

By Susan Shea Mornings are quiet now. Gone is the loud chorus of bird song outside my window that I awoke to in spring and summer. While we brave the cold, snow, and bitter winds of winter by donning extra layers or throwing another log on the fire, most of our summer birds have departed…

WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features “Moynihan,” a film about the seminal public intellectual and sociologist, policy specialist, ambassador and long serving Senator. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a moralist in a political world where morality — the urge to do good – is often overcome by the desire to do well. Over…

Upper Valley residents of all backgrounds welcome for training in citizen action Jan. 11-Feb. 14 — Promoting citizen-driven, community-level action is the goal of the Climate Change Leadership Academy (2CLA), which is accepting applications Jan. 11 through Feb. 14 for its 2021 session. 2CLA is a program of the Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup (UVAW), a group of…

BENNINGTON—From Jan. 7-15, critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars will host Writers Reading, an evening reading series during the MFA program’s winter residency, which is being conducted remotely this term. All readings are free, open to the public, and will take place virtually via Zoom. On Thursday, Jan. 7 at…

Final deer harvest numbers will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. (VTF&W) has already said the final tally will be around 18,000 deer, the second highest total since 2000. Those deer will provide approximately 3.6 million servings of local, nutritious venison. The archery season harvest, which…

The Mettawee School District Board conducts an online meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan.11, to finalize its work on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. The spending level agreed to at this meeting will be submitted to the residents of Pawlet and Rupert for approval in a vote scheduled for Tuesday, March 2. FY22…

By Curt Peterson Vermont Select Boards and School Boards are adapting meeting formats to Covid-19, and Windsor Central Unified Union School District is no exception. The 2021 Annual Meeting can’t be convened in one place as usual because of state anti-virus “gatherings” guidelines. But, board secretary Rayna Bishop pointed out, the 2021 district budget can’t…

White River Junction VA Healthcare System began Covid-19 vaccination with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine Dec. 21 following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for this vaccine. As the roll out continues, the teams deploying it are reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance on risk stratification. Since Dec. 21,…

Date Property Location Seller State Buyer State Cost Listed Value Trans. Value Jan-20 25 CEDAR DRIVE ANTONINO CT BROWN CT 567,500.00 616,800.00 567,500 Jan-20 829 ROUTE 100 SOUTH HOLCOMB RI FOX RI 90,600.00 181,200.00 90,600 Jan-20 291 PREEDOM HILL ROAD BLODGETT VT G&M VT 0.00 226,000.00 0 Jan-20 11 PLEASANT STREET BLODGETT VT G&M VT…

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It’s up to us By Michael J. Caduto It was one of our country’s most turbulent years. Demonstrations and riots demanding equality were staged nationwide. Gunshots rang out. World leaders threatened military force to control protesters while millions of sympathizers joined demonstrators on the front lines. A foreign war dragged on, seemingly with no end.…

How our disregard for nature is making us sick By Tom Rogers On a warm summer evening this past July, I arrived home feeling unusually worn down. I’d been exhausted all day, and I was soon overcome with waves of crippling chills, my fever spiked, and I spent the night sweating through my sheets. I…

Dear Editor, As one of the longest and most challenging years of our lives draws to a close — with the promise of a vaccine offset by the gravity of staggering infection rates and devastating loss of loved ones — I would like to take a moment to reflect on the amazing resilience of our…

Dear Editor, As 2020 comes to an end (and no one is sad to see it go), the Woodstock Area Relief Fund (WARF) is winding down Covid-19 relief activities. The fund was established as a short-term measure to get folks through these economic challenges until they could get back on their feet. It is the…