By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District policy committee experienced a “Robert Frost moment” Monday night, as deliberators found themselves at a divergence of “two roads,” trying to decide which one to follow. Committee member Kelly Welsh (Barnard) wondered if other issues, such as gender identification, social equity, economic status and religion,…

How tax incremental financing revitalized St. Albans: a model to follow By Polly Mikula St. Albans and Killington may not have a lot in common, as far as Vermont towns go. St. Albans is a city of about 7,000 (with the town of St. Albans hosting another 7,000 just outside the city boundaries) located just…

By Narain Batra Editor’s note: Narain Batra of Hartford is a professor of communications and diplomacy at Norwich University. He is the author of “The First Freedoms and America’s Culture of Innovation” and the forthcoming “India in A New Key.”  Major U.S. social media network companies — including Apple, Alphabet (Google), Facebook (now Meta), Microsoft…

Nearly $11,000 to benefit kids, food shelves Staff Report According to the town of Killington there is $10,869 still available in the Covid Relief Fund, which was originally seeded by a GoFundMe campaign and a donation of $60,000 from Killington Resort. Allocation for the fund balance was expected to be approved at the Select Board…

Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Blue grass is the ultimate good-time music so Brandon Music is delighted to welcome back Snake Mountain Bluegrass on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Always a firm favorite, Snake Mountain’s “toe-tapping tunes combine the best of modern and traditional bluegrass” (Seven Days) with harmonies and…

Saturday, Nov. 20—KILLINGTON— There’s a new restaurant in town and it’ll be opening for the first time this Saturday, Nov. 20 in Killington. The grand opening event will feature Gracie Grace & the Good Boys at 4 p.m. and Aldous Collins band at 7 p.m. Rivershed is located in the former Peppino’s restaurant (747 Killington…

The Dept. for Children and Families announced Nov. 12 that, to enhance predictability and stability for program participants, the adverse weather conditions policy for the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program will be applied for a 100-day period from Nov. 22, 2021, through March 1, 2022. The adverse weather conditions policy has historically been applied on…

By Ariadne Will A proposed solar power project has stalled as the parcel on which DG Vermont Solar, LLC is hoping to build a 2.2 megawatt project has been put up for sale. The land off Adams Road that the project hopes to develop was put up for sale by owner the day after Pittsford’s…

The Killington-Pico Rotary Club recently presented a check for $2,000 to Missy Karr of Parents and Educators Aligned for Killington Students (PEAKS) in support of the new playground for Killington Elementary School. Rotary Club President Janina Curtis worked with Missy Karr in preparing a grant application from Rotary District 7870. The grant for $1,000 was…

With Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season beginning Saturday, Nov. 13, officials at the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) are encouraging the public to use caution and to be visible and mindful of their surroundings in the coming weeks. Saturday marks the opening day of the white-tailed deer rifle hunt in Vermont, a lifelong tradition for…

By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger With Congress’s long-awaited passage of a $1 trillion nationwide infrastructure package, Vermont is set to receive about $2.2 billion to invest in roads, bridges, broadband, sewer systems and more. After months of negotiations, the U.S. House late Friday, Nov. 5, voted 228-206 to give final approval to the package meant to revitalize…

Dear Editor, The recent news that Vermont experienced 487 Covid cases on Thursday, Nov. 4, breaking the all-time record by more than 100 cases, was extremely disheartening even to the most optimistic Vermonters. Friday followed on its heels with 377 new cases and a 3.3% positivity rate. With more than 90% of eligible Vermonters vaccinated,…

Dear Editor, Here is a recap of the Nov. 1 Rutland Aldermen meeting, as it pertains to my request that the board take a fresh look at fluoridation of the city water supply. I believe this issue is important, as indicated by a significant turnout of people. All members of the public who spoke were…

By Shane Spence Editor's note: Shayne Spence was a candidate for the Vermont House in 2020, and is a justice of the peace in Johnson. The tripartisan legislative apportionment board voted this month to recommend a new map for legislative seats, which is required every 10 years following the census. Its new map would eliminate…

By Dom Cioffi I knew the first time I saw an Apple iPhone that it was going to change my life. I was one of the people who tuned in to that now-famous Jan. 9, 2007, Apple event where Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, claiming that it was a “revolutionary and magical product” that was…