By Lola Duffort/VTDigger The Vermont State Colleges System’s three residential schools will require students to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before coming on campus this fall, regardless of whether federal regulators have granted full approval for the shots. College officials at Castleton University, Vermont Technical College and Northern Vermont University had earlier announced that they would require student…

By Katy Savage After 34 years in Woodstock's village center, Mountain Creamery has a new location. The popular homemade ice cream shop and restaurant moved from Central Street to West Woodstock — about 5 miles up the road — on July 4. “It was time for us to move on and so we moved here,”…

By Neil P. Allen BRANDON—On Monday, July 26, the Brandon Select Board unanimously voted to release a statement regarding a complaint against Brandon Town Manager David Atherton for acting unprofessionally. The issue arose when Atherton requested to see bodycam footage following a complaint that an Addison County Sheriff Department deputy had acted intimidating during a…

By Virginia Dean WOODSTOCK—For the past three decades, Woodstock residents Charlet and Peter Davenport have hosted the multi-artist event, “Sculpture Fest,” on their farm on Prosper Road. Displays of individual works of art are sprinkled all over their hillside, and community members and visitors are encouraged to come see the works. The tour is free…

By Katherine Lazarus & Angelo Lynn BRANDON — After 17 years of long days in the kitchen and seven-day work weeks, Chef Robert Barral and Line Barral have opted to list their marquee restaurant, bakery and associated building for sale. Chef Robert, who just turned 68 last week, and Line, 65, said the business is…

Dear editor, Recently I had the opportunity to tour the newly repurposed Cortina Inn, the beautiful property that my wife Breda and I owned for 33 years, which is now under the management of a family that is now offering a new kind of hospitality — perhaps the most essential kind. Long known for Sunday…

By Brooke Geery “Second Sight or the Way Of Holiness” premiered to a packed house on Turs- day, July 29, for a three-day run inside the Caldwell family’s barn in Pittsfield. The play, written by Rutland native Ryan Mangan, melds Vermont history and spirituality to tell the story of the Eddys, a real Vermont family…

Hi! My name’s Roman, and I’m a 10-month-old neutered male. It was a strange experience being so young and out on my own, but thankfully a sweet citizen found me and brought me to Lucy Mackenzie. I am adjusting well to a new life that is full of safety and security — it’s pretty groovy!…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg "ii-V-I" are jazz changes and chords but it’s also the name of the new jazz trio playing at the Foundry every Sunday from 5-9 p.m. If you like jazz, I highly recommend them. They’ve been there about a month now and the staff and patrons have given good reviews. Kent Baker,…

By Dom Cioffi I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a musician say that watching the Beatles' performance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, is what inspired them to start playing an instrument. I have watched countless documentaries on famous bands and musicians and a ridiculous number admit…

 How too much stress for too long can make you sick By Sandra Dee Owens Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of The Funologist's story "The garage years."Part 1 was printed in the July 7 issue of the Mountain Times. Look for Part 3 of this series in the first edition of September. “And I…

Friday, Aug. 6-Sunday, Aug. 8—BARNARD—BarnArts presents “Fiddler on the Roof” this weekend at the Barnard Town Hall. This is the 10th celebration year of BarnArts Summer Youth Theater program, which teaches music theater to 30 youth over a 3-week program each summer. As part of the celebration, BarnArts will be performing the full script instead…

By Gary Salmon In early July I got a call from two members of the Northam Church concerned about the role a tree might play during the summer season on Sunday mornings. This sugar maple had been planted several years earlier, perhaps a little close to the church, but seemed to like it there and…

By Brooke Geery Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Rutland Youth Theatre’s (RYT) traveling summer production of “Macbeth” has enabled local student thespians to get back in front of an audience in a safe, outdoor manner this summer. As is tradition, the performances of Shakespeare’s tragedy are free and open to the public, and have been hosted…

Aug. 6-7 — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Science is excited to announce the 2021 Incredible Insect Festival! New this year, VINS invites everyone to join for both virtual and in-person events. On Friday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m., VINS will be hosting a virtual webinar just for VINS Members, “Growing Up as…