Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. — POULTNEY — Poultney Fire Department, a 125-year-old department of Poultney citizen volunteers, has been selected to receive the 2014 Poultney Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. The public is cordially invited to join the Chamber in honoring Poultney Fire Department’s present and past member volunteers at a public reception to be held…

Nov. 1 & 2 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will feature Wagon Ride Weekends each Saturday and Sunday in Nov., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., beginning Nov. 1 and 2.  Board the farm wagon pulled by a team of draft horses for a brisk ride around the farm. Rides will be…

Sunday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. — Join Maura Clancy, of Red Barn Baskets, for a one day basket making workshop at the Compass Music and Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. No experience is necessary. Just in time for the holidays, participants will make their own versatile market basket. Use it…

Monday, Nov. 3 & Tuesday, Nov. 4 — ROCHESTER — The Rochester School PTO’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Family and Consumer Science room on Monday, Nov. 3 from 3 - 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. There will be an online component for those unable to attend. The online book…

Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The GMP College Connections lecture series is hosting its next energy discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Energy Innovation Center, 68-70 Merchants Row in Downtown Rutland. The free public event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last approximately an hour. Light refreshments will be served. College of St. Joseph’s…

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By Dom Cioffi If you’re a parent and your son or daughter plays a sport, there’s a good chance that you’re going to find yourself involved in practice at some point.  I had already been coaching for years when my son began to enter the world of child athletics. He determined that baseball and basketball…

Look who’s turning 20: it’s Moguls Sports Pub. Come wish them a happy anniversary this weekend as they celebrate 20 years in Killington. Moguls has always been about the locals and building friendships in the community and that’s how they want to celebrate; with their friends. I, DJ Dave will kick off the festivities on…

Dear Editor, As a real estate broker in the area, I am concerned about the soft market we have struggled with throughout the state, outside of Chittenden County. It is my belief that issues relating to real estate values are rooted in job losses and high tax rates. Since 2010 the state of Vermont has…

Dear Editor, I have Huntington’s. It is a neurologic disorder that attacks my brain. I was just informed of this while going to nursing school. My mother had Huntington’s and when school started to become stressful I would notice symptoms arise. The neurologist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center told me I could not continue with…

Dear Editor, Francis Legayada, and voters, I would like to take this opportunity to directly respond to the content of your letter to the editor last week. You report that I “kowtowed” to party leadership voting to raise your taxes multiple times. In 2013, the proposed tax revenue bill received a “no” vote from me,…

Dear Editor, As the only woman candidate running for state representative from Rutland City, I am writing in support of electing and sending Sherri Durgin Campbell to Montpelier to represent the interests of the Rutland community. Sherri Durgin Campbell knows well the plight of women and will be better able to shine the light on…

Dear Editor, After a visit with Job Tate, candidate for Vt. House of Reps (Mendon, Chittenden, Killington, Bridgewater) I am convinced that he would serve the district very well. Tate has an infant son and is very concerned about the things this young child will be facing with Vermont on its current path. Tate is a veteran,…

Dear Editor, An interesting kerfuffle popped up in the comment section of VermontDigger.com’s recent article, “Feliciano claims Shumlin wants to take over Medicare” (see reprinted article, this issue). First, some thought the way the headline was phrased cast doubt on the “claim.” However, Act 48 as passed–which Shumlin signed and his party and the Progressives…

Editor’s note: this question and answer segment was compiled by the St. Albans Messenger, a sister paper to The Mountain Times. It is republished here with their permissions. If you could summarize your accomplishments as governor into four bullet points what would they be? Growing jobs and economic opportunity – We’ve created thousands of new…