By Ashley DeLeon/VTDigger Almost 50,000 Vermonters are expected to receive new driver’s licenses after several newly printed cards were rejected by federal transportation scanning machines, according to the Vermont Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The error did not impact people’s ability to travel, a DMV official said, but it slowed down the process of passing through Transportation…

By Katherine Lazarus PITTSFORD — Vermont’s idyllic countryside has a way of enticing out-of-staters. Just ask Mason Jarboe, 27, and Kasey King, 32, who left their 70-hour work weeks and small apartment in New York City in September 2019 to move to Pittsford, Vermont, and open Rose Valley Farm. The couple were opera singers in…

By Curt Peterson Killington Town Planner Lisa Davis cited “four abandoned properties” the planning commission feels may have a negative effect on tourism if deterioration is allowed to continue. According to Davis, there has been a change in Section 430 of town zoning regulations clarifying the definition of “ .” This, she said, allows Killington…

8‐year‐old. Spayed female. Pit mix. Tan brindle. Sweet, lovable lady looking for her forever home. Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 • Tues. – Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org “I’m a 10-year-old neutered male. I'm looking for a warm and inviting family with whom I can…

By Virginia Dean Last Saturday was an unusually busy day for the village of Woodstock, with hundreds of visitors and locals descending on Elm Street to enjoy the 11th annual Taste of Woodstock — a festival of food, drink, live music, kids activities, dancing and shopping. Sponsored by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, The Daily…

FAIR HAVEN — Looking for something to do on a Friday night? Fair Haven has a variety of events scheduled now through the month of October for folks of all ages. The Fair Haven Street Market takes place every Friday 4-7 p.m. from now until Oct. 15 and is located at the south end of…

By Brooke Geery Things felt better-than-normal for Chaffee Art Center’s summer Art in the Park, held Aug. 14-15 at Main Street Park in Rutland. On Sunday morning, perfect temps and blue skies created a comfortable environment as customers buzzed around to live music performed by Dirty Read Hearts. Additional local music acts played all weekend…

WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 People’s Choice awards for its 35th annual quilt exhibition, held July 17 – Aug. 22, 2021. More than 10,000 visitors have viewed the exhibition to date and 1,100 ballots were cast for favorites in the large and small quilt categories.…

POULTNEY — Slate Valley Trails hosted the inaugural Slate Valley Epic Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, July 31. One hundred fifty racers from around the Northeast and beyond came to conquer the 38-mile course of over 5,000 feet of climbing. The weather blessed the event with a beautiful, sunny day — a rarity this summer in…

FAIR HAVEN — To help our neighbors meet some of the financial challenges due to the pandemic, Fair Haven Concerned’s food shelf has increased its hours. That has meant the increased need for volunteer help to staff both the food shelf and the thrift shop. The food shelf shifts are three hours long and are…

Wednesdays, 5 p.m. — MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — Roll onto Sundog Lane in Middletown Springs on Wednesdays, and one is greeted by pizza, wildflower arrangements, and live music, emerging like an oasis from the greenery. Naga Bakehouse’s "Pizza in the Meadow" runs every Wednesday. Known for its "Vermatzah," hand-made, artisan matzah, Naga Bakehouse serves a variety…

Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Gear up for autumn gardening! The Billings Backyard Series presents "Putting Your Garden to Bed" with Master Gardener Ben Pauly on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 10–11:30 a.m. After a great season of gardening, how can you set yourself up for success next year? Ben Pauly will…

Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven Concerts in the Park has seen some large crowds this summer and truly great performances by all our bands. There was even a Sunday afternoon concert by Enerjazz when the threat of storms cancelled their Thursday appearance. On Thursday, Aug. 19, we…

By Brooke Geery Comic readers, gamers and fans of "Star Wars" and other fantasy have a new reason to leave the house in Rutland, thanks to Jared Goodrich, 31, and his fiancé, Jenna Flood, 32. The couple has been stocking, assembling, and creating a destination shop on Woodstock Ave. in Rutland for over eight months.…

By Matt Britt After finding ways to adapt for nearly a year and a half, Rutland Young Professionals held an in-person mixer at the Lake Bomoseen Lodge and Taproom on July 27. To see the faces of more than 50 fellow young professionals together again was truly powerful. It’s likely that there were fewer hugs…