By Bonnie Kirn Donahue As I look out at my perennial garden this time of year, it looks...tired. The Rudbeckia fulgida (black-eyed Susan) is at its prime, but just about everything else has gone past. The weeds were difficult to contend with this year, even with proper mulching in the spring. Even my showstopper plants seemed to…

By Cassandra Tyndall Among many things, astrology is the study of light. As planets traverse through the sky, they reveal different levels of light, depending on which part of the cycle they’re in. It’s no different to the way the Moon waxes into brightness, and then recedes into darkness. This week, the Sun and Jupiter…

By Dom Cioffi I joined Facebook early on – within a couple years of its launch. College kids were the early adopters, but after a year or two, savvy adults were starting to connect as well. I was cautiously curious when I first heard about Facebook. I’ve never been an early adopter of any media…

By Dr. Glen Molette Fall season officially begins Sept. 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems more stable in our part of the country. For our neighbors in California they…

Agency of Commerce & Community Development landlords and property owners that have vacant, unused rental properties may be eligible to receive up to a $30,000 grant per rental unit to fix up and renovate rental units and get them ready for use again. Grants are available from the Dept. of Housing and Community Development utilizing CARES…

On Sept. 12, state police received a 911 call from a residence on Henwood Hill Road in Westminster, reporting that an unknown male unlawfully entered their home “covered in blood” and holding a small child. The homeowners stated that the unknown male left the property on foot after he found out the police were called.…

By Rachel Mirus The September before my daughter was born, my husband and I went for our last pre-baby hike around Camel’s Hump. We stopped for a snack on the ridgeline, and as we sat munching granola bars we were surprised to see a monarch butterfly flap past, battling the turbulence at this higher elevation.…

By Merisa Sherman As silly as it sounds, in my household the changing of the leaves brings thoughts of the first snow and conversations on when exactly that might potentially happen. Maybe it’s more thoughts of the first frost but it does still involve internal discussions of whether that frost could be potentially skiable in…

By Dr. Michael Shank Storytelling. It’s the one thing that has the potential to cut through the political noise and allow us to see each other in a new way. It’s why we love films, books, and television series so much. We’re drawn to stories. And as our country becomes even more hyper-partisan, storytelling may…

By David P Carroll We live in a scary World today It’s different than Before No more hugs kissing Our happiness gone away Like never before The virus has taken our Loved ones away Families suffering Like never before The fear of the unknown Has arrived The worry of what will happen Tomorrow to you…

Nationwide cocktail fundraiser has raised over $63,000 for bee protection since 2017 Caledonia Spirits, the Vermont-based distiller that uses raw northern honey to make its flagship spirits Barr Hill Gin, Tom Cat Gin, and Barr Hill Vodka, announced that its popular “Bee’s Knees Week” initiative will have a new look in 2020. Held every September,…

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland County’s food hub, is celebrating its 6th annual Harvest Festival Dinner with a locally sourced, take out meal on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the VFFC, 251 West St. in Rutland. Chefs Abbie Sweeney and “Sugar Bob” Hausslein will source…

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.—POULTNEY— The Poultney Historical Society will team up with Slate Valley Trails to host a free lecture titled “Of Wheelmen, the New Woman, and Good Roads: Bicycling in Vermont, 1880-1920” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. on the lawn in front of the East Poultney School house. Esteemed historian…

Jackson Hole-based Teton Gravity Research is stoked to announce the TGR Killington Outpost, a new retail footprint in Killington. Vermont is very near and dear to their hearts, as it is where the Jones brothers learned to ski. Working with the team that runs the TGR Stoke Mobile on the East Coast, they are opening…

BENNINGTON—Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students nationwide for its 2020-2021 Young Writers Awards. This annual competition, which accepts entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is free to enter and open to all high school students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. A first-, second-, and third-place winner is selected in…