The Farmers to Family food box program has been extended through the end of the year! Starting Nov. 16, Farm to Family food boxes will be available at multiple daily food distributions throughout the state. To register and see the dates and locations, please visit humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help or call 802-476-0316 for assistance. Each reservation will receive…

All employers must apply for grants by Friday Staff report Walmart has come under fire for failing to apply for the state of Vermont’s frontline employees hazard grant pay, a program which provides grants of $1,200 and $2,000 to workers who put themselves at risk, particularly in the early days of the pandemic. Many Walmart…

Throughout October, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) hosted drive-thru and walk-in flu clinics in the Upper Valley. This year, VNH partnered with nursing students from Castleton University to deliver the vaccine. This hands-on training proved to be helpful for the Castleton University nursing students. A current nursing student at CU,…

As Covid-19 cases rise, quarantine required for out-of-state travel and visitors To slow the spread of Covid-19 as cases and hospitalizations rise in Vermont and throughout the nation, Vermont will temporarily require a 14-day quarantine for all non-essential travel, increase compliance checks and expand testing to find the virus earlier and contain it faster. The latest…

***Update, 12:05 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020*** Colby Bowen was taken into custody on 11/6/20 without incident when he turned himself in at the Springfield Police Department on a warrant that was issued for his arrest on charges associated with this investigation. Bowen will appear in Windsor Superior Court on 11/9/20 at 1:30 PM.  …

Budget Article (Rutland City) “ARTICLE 1: Shall general obligation bonds or notes for the City of Rutland in an amount not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,450,000) subject to reduction from available state and federal grants-in-aid, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of acquiring former College of St.…

By Katy Savage Rutland County Incumbent Rutland County Sens. Brian Collamore (R) and Cheryl Hooker (D) have won re-election along with newcomer Republican Josh Terenzini in a close race. Terenzini, 33, has been on the Rutland Town Selectboard since 2015. He not only beat out challengers, but also earned 818 more votes than Hooker. Terenzini…

Incumbent democrats lose two seats: Rutland-Bennington and Rutland-2 Addison-Rutland District (1 seat) Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Whiting Ruth Bernstein (D) Terry Norris (i) (Independent) Richard Lenchus (Independent) Rutland-Bennington District  (1 seat) Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells and that portion of the town of Tinmouth • Sally Achey (R) — 1,417 • Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (i) (D/P) — 1,385 Rutland-1 District (1…

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By Leo Pond The Supreme Court case titled Roe v. Wade was decided on Jan. 22, 1973, the primary holding in summary was that a person may choose to have an abortion until a fetus becomes viable, based on the right to privacy contained in the “due process” clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Viability means…

Dear Editor, A huge thank you does not cover how grateful I am as a Pittsford community member.  On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Pittsford Community came together to create a safe, fun, amazing drive-through Trunk or Treat!  The amount of smiles (under their masks) and thank yous from the children and adults was wonderful. Without…

Dear Editor, Trader Don’s is closing down and moving itself, with his family companies lock, stock and barrel to a foreign destination within a fortnight after the Nov. 3 presidential election. Saving money, and the pursuit of law and justice, far from American courts, the Trader’s tumble has caused early trading on Wall Street to…

Dear Editor, Friends of Veterans would like to thank all our donors, sponsors and players who made our annual golf fundraiser at the Baker Hill Golf Club a tremendous success. This fundraiser along with the many grants we receive will allow us the opportunity to make this challenging year the fourth consecutive year of providing…

Dear  Editor, I’m sure Senators Bernie Sanders and Pat Leahy say they care about animal welfare. But if this were true, they would support federal funding for cultured-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering animals. As things currently stand, we slaughter over a trillion aquatic and land…

Dear Editor, The definition of “Old School" is usually used approvingly to refer to someone or something that is old-fashioned or “traditional.” What are old school values? Old school values attract parents. They stand for discipline, respect for authority, academic achievement for its own sake, scholarship, goodness and common decency.  This is what has been…