PBS and Apple team up to share family favorites Peanuts fans old and new will have more ways to watch Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang on their holiday adventures as Apple and PBS team up for special, ad-free broadcasts this year. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air on Vermont PBS and PBS KIDS on…

RUTLAND—Come Alive Outside and Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum invite you to name one of the four new turtles that reside in the museum’s new display. The four turtles were recently rehomed from the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine and now reside in a spacious aquarium in downtown Rutland’s Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum. All four yellow-bellied sliders…

Help spread the holiday spirit in Pittsford. String up the lights, set up the decorations! Decorate your home for the holidays and enter for a chance to win prizes in this drive by holiday lights decorating contest. Decor can include inflatables, lights, anything festive and fun! Register your home by Friday, Dec. 6 for 10…

LUDLOW—Due to Covid-19, Okemo Mountain School has decided to do a Virtual Trot it Off 5K this year. The run/walk will take place in a location of participants’ choosing over Thanksgiving weekend. Please complete your run between Thursday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 29. This running/walking race is perfect for the avid runner or the…

Grand prize winner may choose a $20,000 custom-designed solar array or to receive $10,000 cash The Paramount Theatre announced on Nov. 18 that with the support of Same Sun of Vermont, they are selling raffle tickets for a $20,000 custom designed solar array. Should the winner of the raffle opt instead for a cash grand…

The KPAA is so excited to be able to bring the Vermont Holiday Festival back in a new way! Although some things have changed, you will still have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to vote on your favorite trees. Each business will be decorating their individual trees and showcasing them either in their business,…

By Albert Lalonde When starting a retirement savings and investment plan, the rule of thumb is the earlier, the better. For young professionals, that can be easier said than done. High rent, student loan payments, and modest junior-level salaries make saving a challenge. And now in this unprecedented year come the dynamics adding economic uncertainty…

RCHS is excited about this year’s dinner card. With it, cardholders can visit a variety of participating Rutland County restaurants and purchase an entrée and their guest will receive an entree of the same or lesser value free. It’s a win for the restaurant, a win for the cardholder and a win for the animals…

Friday - Sunday, Nov. 27 – 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Learn about late 19th century Thanksgiving traditions as Billings Farm & Museum celebrates Thanksgiving Weekend, Friday - Sunday, Nov. 27 – 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discover how Thanksgiving was observed at the Billings Farm in the 1890s through holiday programs…

The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM), in partnership with the Vermont Comedy Club, is proud to present “Little State, Big Laughs: A Vermont Comedy Club Live Stream Event,” on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. via Vermont Tourism YouTube and Facebook channels. “Little State, Big Laughs” aims to highlight one aspect of Vermont’s…

The Longest Season in the East to Open with Woodward Killington Pop-Up Park, Multiple Lifts and Ample Terrain to Ensure Proper Physical Distancing; Opening Day Parking Reservations Available Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 a.m. Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, and part of POWDR, will kick off the…

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By Katie Jickling/VTDigger After Kathy Warren battled Covid-19 for more than three weeks in March, her fever dissipated and she was able to walk down the street in Montpelier without needing to rest. She thought she had beaten the virus. But in May, Warren, 57, was hit with another wave of illness, including a sore throat…

Dear Editor, The year 2020. What a year. The pandemic has forced all of us to look closely at our place in the world. Last year at this time, we only saw masks at the dentist or in the operating room. Today, a mask is part of our wardrobe. A year ago, we were shaking…

Dear Editor, A C-Span caller voiced her fear that Democrats would get rid of Medicare and Social Security.  An article about Black men who support Trump mentioned concerns that Biden would cut Medicare and Social Security.  I’ve heard the same in everyday conversations. That level of ignorance by people who care about these programs is…