A new Covid recovery program aims to boost Hartford's local economy with “Hartford Dollars,” an incentive-based stimulus program that sells a discounted special “currency” to be spent at locally. Many small Upper Valley businesses have been devastated by the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. Vital Communities, the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce, and other…

Satruday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m.—QUECHEE—Join in on a family-friendly guided tour thats visits different fun, non-scary stations around the VINS Nature Center. You’ll be delighted by Lindsay and her Puppet Pals and treated to a tale or two by the storyteller Simon Brooks. Explore the power of wind at the science station and solve…

A spooktacular, physically distanced event! Sunday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum will host a family Halloween on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Children in costume receive free admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Children are invited to march in a costume parade. Parades will be held at…

Help spread some spooky Halloween cheer! Bring your decorated pumpkins (no candles, please) to Roger Clark Library in Pittsfield during the week of Oct. 26, and library ghouls will place them on the Village Green for all to enjoy! Call or email for details, 746-4067 or pittsfieldvtlibrary@gmail.com.

By Brooke Geery Wilson Castle, a 19th Century baronial estate, 2970 West Proctor Road in Proctor, is a historic home-turned-museum. The haunted property is ideal for this time of year, and accordingly, offers several opportunities to get in the spirit. In downtown Rutland, witness the Castle’s impressive jack-o-lantern display, illuminated nightly from 6-11 p.m. at…

Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7:15 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Paramount Theatre and the Vermont State Fair, two long-standing Rutland not-for-profit organizations, have announced that they are partnering on a fireworks show that will be free for the community on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7:15 p.m. at the historic fairgrounds located on South Main Street in Rutland. Boo-m! A…

Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m.—The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) will offer the Mental Illness and Recovery workshop for peers, family members, professionals, and community members who want to learn more about mental health and recovery. This workshop will be offered on Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. –3 p.m. via…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has joined the Eastern Woodcock Migration Research Cooperative, an international research collaboration developed to better understand the migratory ecology of the American woodcock along the Eastern seaboard through the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology. A total of 18 woodcock were captured and outfitted with GPS units in…

LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE—AVA Gallery and Art Center, located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, New Hampshire, is pleased to present the exhibit Charles Platt: A Commemorative Retrospective, on display from Oct. 23 through Nov. 27 in their named gallery spaces, Rebecca Lawrence Gallery, the Clifford B. West Gallery, the E.N. Wennberg Gallery and the Elizabeth…

Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. – WINDSOR – Families, caregivers, and health professionals are seeing the devastating mental health impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on youth. The isolation, worry, and uncertainty of the past six months, coupled with anxiety over the challenges of a new school year, are causing changes in behavior…

Residents and visitors to Rutland may have noticed “Rutland Art Ramble” signs on windows along the downtown streets of our familiar city beginning in August. These signs point to art exhibits designed to enliven, challenge and entertain. Those exhibitions ran through September. October launches a new arrangement of exhibits. Rutland Art Ramble is a collaboration…

Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW— In order to prepare for the Halloween season, FOLA will screen the classic comedy, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” in the Heald Auditorium of Ludlow Town Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. In keeping with the tradition of their comedy routines, the film will feature virtually every…

By Vermont Arts Council RUTLAND COUNTY—There’s still plenty of art and culture to discover across Vermont this fall with room for spatial distancing, indoors and out. Vermont autumns are a magical time to discover something new, as “nothing gold can stay.” Get out there and fortify your soul for the months ahead with art with…

By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Amanda Durand’s 3-year-old daughter was at child care for about an hour in September when a center worker called to say she had to go home. The toddler had a runny nose and “one green booger,” the West Rutland mom recalled. “I got lucky. I work from home, so I was able to…

Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout central Vermont. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. I-91 Hartland – Motorists will see lane reductions Northbound and Southbound, with reduced speeds enforced in the work zone for bridge replacement operations. Bethel – The bridge along VT 12…