Cases hold steady at near record highs across the state By Ethan Weinstein As statewide case counts remain at or near record levels, reinstated mitigation measures may be coming. The state Legislature reconvened Monday, Nov. 22, passing a bill allowing cities and towns to pass their own mask mandates, which Governor Scott signed Tuesday. At…

Nov. 26-28 — WOODSTOCK — Discover how Thanksgiving was observed in the 1890s. Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend at Billings Farm & Museum from Nov. 26 through Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The special weekend will feature the traditional 1890 Farmhouse Thanksgiving table setting, holiday programs and activities. Share stories about your own family…

On Nov. 17, Governor Phil Scott directed the Agency of Human Services to implement a universal booster program for Covid-19 vaccinations and is strongly encouraging every Vermonter over the age of 18 to get a Covid booster shot. Anyone who has received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is eligible two months after their first dose.…

By Gary Salmon It has been a year since the passage of the new tree warden law and a year to try to interpret which changes are important and which are not. On Nov. 4, the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Council sponsored a webinar featuring Carl Andeer, staff attorney for the Vermont League of…

By Bill Schubart Robert Kennedy said in a 1968 speech at the University of Kansas: “Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages,…

By Brett Yates Boston real estate developer John Holland finally got some good news regarding his embattled plan to open a “farm-to-fork” restaurant at the former Conklin Farm on the outskirts of Woodstock. Less than a month after the Vermont Natural Resources Board’s District 3 Environmental Commission denied the project an Act 250 permit, the…

Saturday, Nov. 27 — STOWE — Businesses in Stowe are celebrating Small Business Saturday on Nov. 27. Now in its 12th year, Small Business Saturday continues to be an annual holiday shopping tradition the Saturday after Thanksgiving that’s part of a broader movement to “shop small” and keep dollars in the community.  With more than…

By Liz Dimarco Weinmann Welcome back, skiers! Whether this is your first visit, or you’ve visited often, you should consider the many advantages of living and working in the Rutland region — most of our towns are just a 20-minute drive from Killington! Since Covid has remade the world, residents of big cities like New…

By Brett Yates As of Nov. 22, Wolcott Meadow Road in Chittenden no longer exists. Or, at least, it’ll no longer appear on future town road maps. The Chittenden Select Board voted on Monday to decommission the Class 4 town highway, a dirt path used for snowmobiling and hiking. The surrounding privately owned land will…

By Meghan Brown On Nov. 8, National First-Generation College Celebration Day recognized first-generation students across the country. At CCV, 55% of students are the first in their family to attend college. The college prioritizes the success of these students as seen through our mission to support and challenge all students in meeting their educational goals.…

By Lola Duffort/VTDigger As soon as Gov. Scott told top lawmakers in a letter Monday afternoon, Nov. 15, that he would call them back into session and allow them to pass a measure clearing the way for time-limited municipal mask mandates, reactions started flooding in. According to Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint, D-Windham, legislative leaders…

By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — To say schools across the state are stressed is an understatement. That they are in crisis is a more accurate description, and one that school officials don’t shy away from. But in doing so, it’s not to say that academic progress is not being made for a vast majority of…

Skiers and snowboarders have no shortage of options to show their stuff this season By Brooke Geery Killington and other resorts in Vermont made the safe choice to cancel all but a few spring events last season — just another thing the pandemic took precedence over. But this season, thanks to vaccines and loosened restrictions,…

By Kevin Theissen Jim Cramer, host of "Mad Money" on CNBC, is credited for creating the popular FAANG acronym to identify some of the largest, most powerful companies in the world: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. Recently, changes in those companies are reflected in Cramer’s new acronym: MAMAA, which stands for Microsoft (replacing Netflix…

The Vermont Dept. of Labor has announced an increase to the state’s minimum wage. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, the state’s minimum wage will become $12.55 per hour. This is an increase of $0.80 from the current minimum wage of $11.75. This annual adjustment also impacts the minimum wage for tipped employees. The basic tipped wage…