WOODSTOCK—Kick off the summer with a visit to Billings Farm & Museum. Billings Farm & Museum looks forward to welcoming the public to the farm again, and will continue to provide an online connection to the farm, collections and educational resources at billingsfarm.org. There is much to see and experience at Billings Farm & Museum in…

By Brooke Geery Residents of Rutland have not had a local drive-in movie theater since the 1970s. On July 3, 2020, the classic movie format returned to the Marble Valley with a showing of the 1978 movie “Grease” at the Paramount Theatre’s new drive-in at the Vermont State Fairgrounds. The sold-out show welcomed 60 cars,…

Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout central Vermont this week. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Rutland and Windsor counties Bethel – The bridge replacement project along Route 12 continues this week. Travelers should expect to encounter gravel roadways, but few delays. Castleton – Ledge stabilization activities continue along Route…

Coronavirus pandemic requires additional precautions The Fourth of July is just ahead, a time when people typically enjoy the summer holiday with backyard cookouts, fireworks or water fun. This year, additional care is needed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The American Red Cross offers safety tips you can follow. “If your community is reopening,…

Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), and Department of Tax announced Wednesday, July 1, that the Vermont’s Economic Recovery Grant Program will launch on Monday, July 6. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first serve basis. The grant program first proposed by the administration and amended by the legislature utilizes…

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Friday, June 26 was the official start of the early voting period for the Vermont statewide primary elections, which takes place on Aug. 11. “Early voting, including no-excuse absentee voting by mail, provides critical access to the ballot box for voters unable to vote in-person at the polls on Election Day,” said Secretary of State Jim…

Dear Editor, In a recent opinion piece Windsor County State Senator Alison Clarkson, asks, “What kind of America do we want to be?” It is an important question. The causes that Senator Clarkson supports and how she votes is not the America or Vermont that I envision. It is not an America of compassion, liberty or equality. Alison…

Dear Editor, As I watched the Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Environmental and Social Justice sponsored by the Sierra Club on June 17 it became abundantly clear that Rebecca Holcombe should be the Democratic nominee to square off against Gov. Scott in November. On the one hand Holcombe was well versed, assertive, and yet humble in her style…

Vermont was a leader in the abolition of slavery By Bill Clark May 25, 2020, was Memorial Day. A day set aside to pause and remember and pay tribute to all the brave Americans who have given their lives over the years so that this great American democracy can continue to live on. A time…

Dear Editor, Remember how Democratic candidates told us again and again during the presidential primaries that Americans love their private health insurance, love their employer-sponsored plan, and it shouldn’t be taken away from them? Well, the “radical left” didn’t take away health insurance, and health care, from as many as 27 million Americans. Mass unemployment from…

Dear Editor, I’m running for governor to bring a much-needed outsider’s perspective to a fundamentally broken political system. We don’t need people with decades of state house experience. We don’t need people who are beholden to PACs, lobbyists or deep-pocketed influencers. We need people like you and me, who bring common sense solutions and real…

Dear Editor, When I talk to people who know I’m running for Rutland Town’s House seat (Rutland-4) in the Vermont Legislature, their initial responses are largely the same. “That’s great news,” they say. Then a pause. “But why run now? There’s the coronavirus pandemic, the economic fallout, the social justice issues. Nothing will be easy.”…

Dear Editor, As I pen this letter directed to the citizens of Rutland Town, the Legislature is still in session, working well past our normal adjournment date. For many weeks now, we have been working remotely from our homes. Due to the pandemic, “Zoom” and conference calls are a reality for all of your elected…

By Eric Booth and Paul Gambill Look at a particular artwork with others and personal opinions and positions arise; join in making an artwork with others and connections bloom. The state of our union is jumbled, tense with differing opinions and opposed positions—our strengths disoriented, our consciousness of unacceptable systemic oppressions rising. But the power…