By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont Like many things in nature, plants come in all shapes, sizes and growth tendencies. Some work best in an informal setting while others are ideal for a formal garden. Understanding the growth characteristics of plants can help you make the best choices for your garden aesthetic as…

Resort signs 2-year contract to host the women's ski world cup Thanksgiving weekend By Paul Holmes Mikaela Shiffrin takes a tight, aggressive line down Superstar to win the race. By Angelo Lynn The World Cup event at Killington Resort draws tens of thousands of spectators each day.   KILLINGTON— On June 10, Killington Resort and…

On Friday, June 4, Governor Phil Scott announced dozens of new walk-in clinics as the state works to make the Covid-19 vaccine easily accessible throughout Vermont. Scott previously announced that when 80% of Vermont’s eligible population (those age 12 and older) have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the state will enter…

By Brett Yates Spurred by complaints of dangerous target shooting in a residential area, the Mendon Select Board agreed unanimously in January that it would begin a process of drawing up and implementing a firearm discharge ordinance. But with summer almost in sight, the board — despite steady effort — doesn’t appear much closer to…

Gov. Phil Scott announced that vaccinating 80% of the state’s eligible population is new threshold, will be sooner than July 4   Governor Phil Scott announced at the Friday, May 21, press conference that when 80% of Vermont’s eligible population — those age 12 and older — have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the…

By Polly Mikula UPDATE May 16 at 8 a.m.: Fire continues to expand reaching closer to the top of the hillside (see video courtesy of Murry McGrath, Killington Rescue.) In the late afternoon on May 15 police and fire personnel were alerted to a forest fire off Route 4 in Killington. Smoke could be seen…

Appointments can be made starting Thursday, May 13   Vaccination registration will open to Vermonters ages 12 to 15 on Thursday morning, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s action late Wednesday authorizing use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for this age group. The Food & Drug Administration authorized this emergency use of the…

Governor Phil Scott announced April 30 that as of May 1, masks will only be required outdoors in situations where a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained. Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, said this change is based on science that shows the risk of transmission when outdoors is very small. “This is why, now when you’re…

Vermonters age 16, 17 and 18 can make their vaccine appointments starting Saturday (April 17) at 10 a.m.;  all Vermonters age 16 and up will be eligible on Monday, April 19, as was originally planned (but now at an earlier time — starting online at 6 a.m.), state officials announced at Friday’s press conference, April…

Bruce Bouchard reflects on 50 years in theatre By Polly Mikula In his last 12 years in the industry, Bruce Bouchard simultaneously elevated Rutland’s Paramount Theatre, while demystifying its elitism. Through his efforts, the number of events on the Paramount stage tripled and, though it was six figures in debt when he took the reins…

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By Karen D. Lorentz Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Kirsten Ericksen-Read’s future was pre-ordained when she was just 6 weeks old. That’s when her parents moved to Vermont so her father, a civil engineer, could work at Killington. “This was in 1969 when things were really moving along there. We drove to Vermont in a Caprice…

Dear Editor, The 2020 elections might turn out to be the most consequential of the 21st Century so far—both for Vermonters and for all Americans. On the national stage, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic downturn, a heated and unusual presidential election is drawing closer to its end. Whatever the outcome, there…

Dear Editor, I am asking you to vote for Alison Clarkson, who I have known many years, for another term in the Vermont Senate. She was initially elected to the Senate in 2016, and prior to that had served in the Vermont House from 2005. She served on the Board of the VT Natural Resources…

Dear Governor Scott, I am writing to urge you to leave the Republican party and run for re-election as an independent. You have publicly stated that you will not vote for Donald Trump in November, and while I respect that decision, it does nothing to address the underlying deficiencies with today’s GOP. For the first…