Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.—VIRTUAL—The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum will hold a free Virtual Red Bench discussion, “Nordic Skiing; A Look Forward.” Join in from the comfort of your home as longtime Olympic TV and stadium announcer Peter Graves moderates a diverse and expert panel complete with some of Nordic skiing’s most respected…

LUDLOW—The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) recently hosted its 11th annual golf tournament at the Crown Point Country Club (CPCC). Winners are: First place: Team Servpro. Adam Kobeski, Chris McIntosh, Derek Paul, Ryan Paul Second place: Team Real Log Homes/Timberpeg. Jerome Bastille, Jake Cole, Mike Heffernan, Mike Pollari Third place: Team Fortuna. Robert Fortuna, Zach Fortuna, Sean Kane, Zach Smith…

MIDDLEBURY—The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival [MNFF] is very pleased to announce that the MNFF Franklin Film Development Fund has completed a successful inaugural year of grant making. Begun in August 2019, the fund was created to stimulate the production of feature length narrative films through a script submission process. The process is open exclusively and…

Oct. 10-11 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—Chaffee Art Center’s 59th annual Art in the Park Fall Foliage Festival will take place Oct. 10-11 in Rutland’s Main Street Park at the Junction of Routes 4 and 7.  Juried fine artists, craftspeople, and specialty food producers will be featured.  Rounding out the festival are food vendors, live music, and…

Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout central Vermont. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. I-91 Hartland – Motorists will see lane reductions Northbound and Southbound, with reduced speeds enforced in the work zone for bridge replacement operations. Bethel – The bridge along VT 12…

  Friday Oct. 9-Monday, Oct. 12—WINDSOR—Join in for Harpoon’s Vermont OctoberFEAST: a German-inspired feast to celebrate Octoberfest. They will have the space decorated (inside and out), Oompah music playing on the speakers, German specials on the menu, and Octoberfest mug and beer specials! Food specials include: Pork schnitzel sandwich- Breaded and fried pork cutlet, Swiss…

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Dear Editor, While we debate the composition of our nation’s Supreme Court, there can be no debate about the supreme suffering taking place in our nation’s factory farms. Recent undercover investigations show male baby chicks suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground alive because they can’t lay eggs. Laying hens are packed into small wire…

Dear Editor, As a farmer, teacher, and proud member of the Rutland County community, I am voting for Senator Cheryl Hooker in the November election. Hooker is a positive and proactive Senator, who cares about people, businesses, the environment, and the health and sustainability of our community. She has worked to improve childcare, food security,…

Dear Editor, Two years ago I urged people to vote for Stephanie Jerome because of her stance on education. Today, I urge people once again to vote for Stephanie Jerome not because of what she might do for us but because of what she has already done. I’m constantly impressed by Representative Jerome. I’ve reached…

Dr. Michael Shank As a university professor, I’m constantly thinking about how to best equip my graduate students with life skills. I’m always taken aback when they struggle with how to communicate effectively, handle conflict constructively, think critically, or engage civically. Not only is a degree less valuable now, it’s also less applicable. Especially as…

 Lt. governor race is a toss-up, fewer than 50% of Vermonters eager to take a Covid-19 vaccine Republican Gov. Phil Scott is coasting to reelection and has become more popular than the three Democrats who serve in Vermont’s Congressional delegation, according to a new poll from VPR and Vermont PBS released today. Meanwhile, six weeks…

As it became clear that it would not be possible to operate its Scouts BSA resident camp safely this summer, Camp Director Clint Buxton, now unemployed, decided to turn a lifelong dream of a Long Trail through-hike into an opportunity to support the organization amid the pandemic. Nearly four weeks and 272 miles later, the…

Governor Phil Scott announced that Vermont has received $3.8 million in federal funding for suicide prevention. The five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support the implementation and evaluation of the state’s comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention in Vermont. The announcement coincided with the Sept. 10 observance of World Suicide…

Commission to maintain local renewable choices, net metering, but thousands of Vermont jobs threatened While Governor Phil Scott’s administration has been hesitant on renewable energy progress, 791 Vermonters filed comments with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on net metering, according to a news release by Renewable Energy Vermont, Sept. 23. Net metering is the state’s…