Submitted Erica Hurd April 18, 1968 – March 6, 2024 It is with great sadness we share the passing of Erica Hurd at home with family at her side. Erica bravely fought the most aggressive type of breast cancer for three years. Her participation in research studies brings hope for a better future. Erica was…

The Cobra Gymnastics team of Rutland captured two team titles and a record breaking 40 individual titles this weekend at the 2024 Vermont State Championships, March 16-17.   The Rutland Recreation Dept. hosted the championships for the second time in its history — 378 athletes from ten Vermont gymnastics schools competed. The event is run by…

Courtesy Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce The Mojo Cafe, a beloved locally owned modern Mex-Orleans restaurant in Ludlow, recently celebrated its grand re-opening. The rebuilding after the 2023 flood required them to find a new location, and they have now opened their doors at 145 Main St., Ludlow. The team has been working diligently…

  By Curt Peterson Phil Hobbie, Tom Kennedy and Jim Riley were elected as Hartland Select Board chair, vice-chair and clerk, respectively, and began a discussion about long-planned renovations of Damon Hall and the Rec Center in Hartland Three Corners. A motion to move forward on drainage issues for both sites was approved. Town Manager…

Courtesy of The Dorset Equine Rescue Venita, a Dorset Equine Rescue horse who arrived in 2023 through a law enforcement seizure is now fully rehabilitated and was just adopted into a loving forever home. It’s a pivotal moment in the history of The Dorset Equine Rescue. For nearly 12 years the organization has been saving abused and neglected horses,…

The Greater Killington Women’s Club (formerly known as the Sherburne Women’s Club) sponsors two annual $1,000 awards which are given to graduating high school seniors from the towns of Killington or Pittsfield. The application deadline for the Community Service Award is Friday, April 15. The Pat Zack Community Service Award is named in honor of…

By Melanie Gulde Alastair Huntley with cases of Narcan that he distributed to Ludlow Rotary club members. The impact of drug addiction and its related overdose problem was the subject of a recent Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC).  Alastair Huntley, AmeriCorps alumnus and a harm reduction advocate, spoke to the members pf the LRC about the…

  By Holly Sullivan, Community News Service Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. Feeling cooped up after incessant Zoom meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic, Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, D-Westminster, started going on woodland walks…

  The pilot program will return over $150,000 to over 250 nonprofit organizations in Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced a pilot partnership to reunite Vermont nonprofit organizations with their unclaimed property. Using the Secretary of State’s database to verify current addresses, checks will be sent to over…

By now many of you have heard that our Legislative colleague, Senator Dick McCormack has decided to retire. He made that announcement, March 5. I want to thank him for his decades of impressive public service. He has been a terrific and much appreciated teammate in the Senate. Whether you have agreed or disagreed with…

During announcements on the House floor two weeks ago, I got up and simply said “March is here.” Undoubtably my colleagues knew that I was simply reminding them that the annual State House March Madness friendly basketball competition was coming up soon. While it may not have been my intent to draw attention to another…

  Middle and high school educators in Vermont interested in honing their personal finance teaching skills, or newcomers to the field, can attend a free, online, asynchronous course offered by the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College. This graduate-level course, which has been recognized by the White House, will give Vermont educators who complete…

  By Holly Sullivan, Community News Service  Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. The Senate Committee on Education is revising a bill that aims to improve Vermont’s literacy rate — a number that’s been…

By Dan Smith Editor’s note: Dan Smith is the president & CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation. What if young men in America and Vermont attended college or continued their training at the same rate as the state’s young women? What if boys and men did not commit suicide or die from overdose at rates…

  S.213 helps proactively protect our communities before the next flood By Kathy Urffer Editor’s note: Kathy Urffer, of Brattleboro, is the river steward for Connecticut River Conservancy in Vermont. As river steward for Connecticut River Conservancy, I can’t stop thinking about rivers. Since the 2011 Tropical Storm Irene, as an organization we have been racing…