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On-snow events return!

November 17, 2021
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,…

What is MAMAA?

November 17, 2021
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…

Vermont’s minimum wage to jump to $12.55 in 2022

November 17, 2021
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…

In Brandon, Paul Dame gathers Vermont GOP at ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ rally

November 17, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein BRANDON—About 150 people — some from hours away — weathered the cold and rain on the Brandon town green to support Paul Dame, the newly elected Vermont Republican party chair, and to protest the Biden presidency at Saturday’s “Let’s Go Brandon” rally. “Everybody here today, are you guys ready to make a…

Rockin’ the Region with comedian Kendall Farrell

November 17, 2021
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg If you want to bring humor into your Thanksgiving weekend, don’t miss the comedy show at the Woolen Mill Comedy Club in Bridgewater on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. The show stars Kendall Farrell as he preps for his biggest show to date, a headlining spot at Carolines on Broadway…

VTrans snowplows named by students

November 17, 2021
This fall schools from around Vermont came up with names for VTrans snowplows in their local maintenance district. From creative and clever, to cute and silly, here are the new names of VTrans plows that will be serving their communities this winter. Each school will be visited by their newly-named plow on Wednesday, Nov. 17…

Grace Congregational UCC presents Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ Dec. 5

November 17, 2021
Reserve your ticket today Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — The 2021 performance of Handel’s "Messiah" is on the horizon! Come listen to the Rutland Area Chorus and Festival Orchestra perform Part 1 and the Hallelujah Chorus, as well as "Ich freue mich in dir," BWV 133, by J.S.…

Otter Valley Walking Stick Theatre presents “The Addams Family”

November 17, 2021
Nov. 18-21 — BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School presents "The Addams Family," a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, featuring an original story. It’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable…

It takes gall(s) to make this ink

November 17, 2021
By Frank Kaczmarek What do the following items have in common: the Declaration of Independence, Da Vinci’s notebooks, Bach’s musical scores, Rembrandt’s drawings, Shakespeare’s plays, and the Magna Carta? Give up? These examples, along with countless other documents ranging from the historically important to the more mundane, were all recorded using iron gall ink, which…

Thanksgiving safety tips for pets

November 17, 2021
While you’re making preparations for upcoming holidays, RCHS would like to offer some tips on how to make them as safe and enjoyable as possible for your pets. Thanksgiving is all about the food, but not all people food is safe for pets. Keep their noses away from the mixing bowl while you get the…

Twirling in first snow

November 17, 2021
By Merisa Sherman The cocktail party twirls on around me as I gather up abandoned glasses throughout the Great Room. I duck under one person’s elbow, my right arm hopefully protecting the glasses on my cocktail tray from getting bumped. I feel like a panther, stealthily avoiding our lovely guests who are caught up in…

Thinking about gratitude and thanksgiving

November 17, 2021
By Matt Britt Late November isn’t just for stuffing and cranberry sauce — it’s intentionally a time to reflect on the blessings of the past year and share thanks. In the midst of all the uncertainty that so many of us have faced over the last two years, we at Rutland Young Professionals are also…

Wishes of yesteryear

November 17, 2021
By Mary Ellen Shaw A friend sent me an email recently that takes a look at what we wished for when we were younger and how those wishes are perceived today. Let me share some of them with you. If you are too young to relate to them you will see what you have to…

Ripton seeks educational equity

November 17, 2021
Dear Editor, In an Addison Independent article last week regarding Ripton’s withdrawal from the Addison Central School District, Oliver Olsen said: Other communities contemplating similar activity should view Ripton’s experience as a cautionary tale and should consider postponing any withdrawal actions. In effect, the chairman of the Vermont Board of Education warned Vermont citizens against…

The “new norm” is not a return to the past

November 17, 2021
What citizens, workers have learned in the pandemic and what it means By Kevin Ellis Editor’s note: Kevin Ellis, a partner in Ellis Mills, a communications consulting firm in Montpelier. We are not returning to normal. Almost two years since the start of the Covid pandemic. What have we learned? And what is to come?…