By Deborah J. Benoit, UVM extension master gardener    There are countless things that can go right or wrong in a garden. Some of them are obvious: too much or too little water, diseases, pests and critters that nibble on our plants. Other things that can make or break your gardening efforts are less obvious. It’s those little…

The General Fund, Transportation Fund and Education Fund all exceeded their monthly consensus cash flow targets, corresponding to the annual fiscal 2024 consensus forecast update as adopted by the emergency board at its January 2024 meeting. Revenue collections for the month of January 2024 receipts were a combined $362.4 million, exceeding the $324.4 million monthly…

By Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Travel Inn in Rutland was one of at least 75 motels in Vermont where state agencies housed people who would otherwise be homeless.   The Dept. for Children and Families (DCF) has announced the successful continuation of sheltering all Vermonters currently in a motel and eligible for the General Assistance (GA)…

  Colleges and universities can now participate in the Vermont Campus Voting Challenge, a new nonpartisan initiative announced Jan. 25 by Vermont’s Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, in partnership with the nonpartisan nonprofit “All In” Campus Democracy Challenge. All higher education institutions in Vermont are invited to be a part of the challenge. Participating…

By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Courtesy UVM The new logo (above) will replace the steeple logo from the ‘90s. “Going forward, UVM will unify its brand message under a refined V logomark outlined by a shield,” wrote the University of Vermont’s strategic communications division. Image courtesy University of Vermont The University of Vermont will abandon its iconic Old…

By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Above: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley spoke in South Burlington on March 3.   By Emma Cotton and Paul Heintz/VTDigger Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first state in the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday — and it happened in Vermont.  Haley defeated former President Donald Trump by the slimmest of…

By Curt Peterson The approximately 200 attendees at the Hartland Town Meeting Tuesday, March 5, approved all nine pertinent Articles on the warning. Select Board chair Phil Hobbie told the Mountain Times, “I think things went surprisingly well. John Broker-Campbell, who’s been our town manager for just five weeks did a wonderful job.” Many said…

By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court on Friday, March 1, upheld contempt sanctions imposed on Daniel Banyai, owner of the former Pawlet weapons training facility Slate Ridge.  The court heard oral arguments in the appeal in January. Banyai, who faces an ongoing arrest warrant for failing to comply with orders to remove unpermitted structures on his property,…

Brennan Bigelow, age 33, of Rutland, Vermont, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 80 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced on Feb. 29, 2024. Bigelow previously pleaded guilty to two robberies and,…

By Glenn Heitsmith Klara Lendic, Rotary exchange student from Croatia, described what her native country is like to members of the Ludlow Rotary Club. The Ludlow Rotary Club was treated to a lively overview of Croatia’s history, language, culture and geography by a Rotary Youth Exchange Student Klara Lendic at their recent meeting.    Lendic spoke…

Submitted The Grafton Village Cheese Company (GVCC), a subsidiary of The Windham Foundation, recently announced the move of its retail store and cut and wrap operation from Brattleboro to the Okemo Valley. A long-time fixture at 400 Linden St. in Brattleboro, the company lost its lease when the building was sold to Retreat Farm in…

By Catherine Morrissey, Community News Service Editor’s note: Catherine Morissey reported this story on assignment from The Herald of Randolph. 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. Floyd Van Alstyne has just as many stories and anecdotes as…

By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Submitted   The latest data from the shows a small decrease in projected education spending and affirms previously anecdotal evidence on the major factors causing a projected increase in education property taxes. Health care costs, construction, special education, disappearing federal money and increased salaries are all contributing significantly to a projected $230…

Articles, municipal budget pass, Haff re-elected By Polly Mikula Whether to authorize cannabis retailers to operate in a defined business district on Killington Road passed by the smallest margin, just 21 votes (265 for to 244 against) on Town Meeting Day, March 5. Voters also approved a budget of $7,021,304 — up $419,050 over last year,…

Follows other area districts in region Submitted Staff report A number of area school districts made a last-minute decision to pull school budget articles from the Town Meeting Day ballot. The Mount Ascutney School Board removed a 2023-24 budget proposal from an approved Town Meeting warning on Feb. 12. Strafford school officials followed three days…