Oct. 16-17 at 11 a.m. — BELLOWS FALLS — Celebrate fall in your favorite flannel this weekend at Rockingham Hill Farm, at the second-ever Southern Vermont Flannel Festival. Attended by nearly 2,000 people in Oct. 2019, the party returns after a year off with a two-day schedule packed full of fun for the whole family.…

By Mark Bushnell/VTDigger Vermont Republicans might want to add a name to their pantheon of heroes. The already-enshrined notables are many and varied; they include Erastus Fairbanks, the Civil War governor who is said to have told Lincoln that Vermont would do its full duty for the Union; members of the Fletcher and Proctor families,…

By Kevin O’Connor / VT Digger Creating an affordable statewide high-speed broadband and cellular access plan would appear to be a feat of a lifetime. So, what if one also wanted to reduce poverty, racism and climate change, improve Vermont’s economy, environment and education system, and strengthen its public trust, civility and democratic decision-making? “We…

By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The town of Brandon is one of a dozen communities throughout central and southern Vermont that is in the running as the permanent home of SolarFest, the renewable energy festival that has drawn thousands of people annually for the past 25 years. The festival is known for its high-energy musical…

After 30 years Jim Avery will say goodbye to Otter Valley By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — At a school board meeting Tuesday night chock full of budget preparations, concerns of Covid cases at school and impending testing program to keep students in school and healthy as much as possible, plus a shortage of available teachers,…

Tickets benefit the Killington World Cup Foundation KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced that tickets for the 2021 HomeLight Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at killington.com. Taking place Nov. 27-28, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will once again bring the women’s giant slalom and slalom races to Vermont…

By Dom Cioffi When my son was born, I had many dreams and aspirations for him, but two things stood out: the first was the hope that he would play sports — more specifically, basketball; the second was the hope that he would play an instrument — more specifically, the guitar. I’ll admit, both aspirations…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Police say they believe they have recovered the remains of a Weathersfield woman who had been missing since July. The Weathersfield Police Dept. had been leading the investigation into the disappearance of 50-year-old Tonia Bushway. As part of the investigation, Weathersfield police on Wednesday, Oct. 6 sought help from the State…

By Vicki Ward Editor's note: This commentary is by Vicki Ward of Barnard, who holds a master’s degree in family nursing and a post-master’s certificate in psychiatric and mental health nursing. This piece was published in VTDigger Oct. 8. I once thought Vermont OneCare was a functional fox guarding the henhouse when Dartmouth-Hitchcock and UVM…

By Nadie VanZandt, extension master gardener, University of Vermont Has your apple tree looked poorly all summer and produced little or no fruit this fall? Although the summer’s abundant rainfall may have caused stress due to overwatering, there are other reasons why your apple tree failed to thrive. These include nutrient deficiency, an unfavorable growing…

Though vehicles can’t function without them, tires are something few drivers think about until something goes wrong. A roadside flat tire or a tire rotation recommendation from a mechanic during a routine oil change appointment may be the only time many drivers give much thought to their tires. That no doubt leads to some confusion…

By Katy Savage The Woodstock Economic Development Commission wants to make Christmas a month-long event in Woodstock. The commissioners discussed making Woodstock a go-to “Christmas town” in 2022 at their meeting on Oct. 7, with the Wassail Parade at the center. The existing weekend-long Wassail event draws thousands of visitors. The Wassail Parade, a Currier…

FAIR HAVEN — Members of the Fair Haven Historical Society are happy to report that their new book, "Fair Haven Memories II," has been picked up at the printer's and is ready. The book, which is nearly double in size from our last book, took several years to put together. There are basically three sections…

Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE), the innovative Covid-19 response program that provides meal assistance to Vermonters while supporting local restaurants, farmers, and food producers, has received an extension to continue through December of this year. Program managers had anticipated that meals would end on Sept. 30, but with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),…

Cody Ahonen, 28, of Mt. Holly, was arrested by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Sept. 20, following the death of his girlfriend, Brittany Bouthiette, by gunshot to the head in a parked vehicle in Killington Sept. 15, according to a press release from the U.S. Dept. of Justice for…