Starting June 26, venues can fill to 50% capacity or 75 indoor, 150 outdoor By Polly Mikula As state data and expanded testing and tracing capacity continue to support reopening, Governor Phil Scott on Friday, June 19, announced the state will raise occupancy limits for event venues, arts, culture and entertainment venues, as well as restaurants.…

Vermont Rotary Clubs across the state have teamed up to donate fresh Vermont yogurt and butter to the Vermont Foodbank. Ten Vermont rotary clubs joined forces to raise over $10,000 dollars, adding significant financial support to the effort already in place to recover Vermont milk. In collaboration with Dairy Farmers of America, Commonwealth Dairy LLC…

There’s nothing cuter than kittens and puppies... until it’s time to find homes for them. Let the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) help! Our program is simple and free: If you’re a Rutland County resident, you can bring your mom cat or dog and her kittens or puppies to us at no charge. In exchange, the Humane…

By Merisa Sherman It’s so dry, that even underneath the protective straw, I can see cracks in the asparagus bed soil. The pansies on the western side of the garden are making their final push before their foregone surrender while the grass is a prickly brown that cuts your feet. The wildflowers are shirking their…

By Dom Cioffi I just did something crazy. Well, initially I thought it was crazy, but then I changed my mind. I just flew on an airplane. Given the last few months of Covid and quarantine, flying seems like the absolute last thing that any rational human being would want to do. But life dictated…

By Kevin Theissen As coronavirus restrictions ease and businesses reopen, the American economy should gain steam. Data released in May and June, including employment, payroll, and manufacturing numbers, suggested the economy may have hit bottom in April. The stock market, which reflects what investors think will happen in the future, appears confident the economy will…

By Michael J. Caduto There’s a story about an early tourist from New York City who stopped his horse and buggy to watch a farmer harvesting a spring crop of rocks from his land. The farmer was loading rocks onto a sledge drawn by oxen. The stranger called him over and asked, “Where did all…

By Cassandra Tyndall Days on the other side of the solstice often feel different, the skies are very quiet this week. That said, you might notice a shift in the quality of relationships as cosmic lovers, Venus and Mars change expression. Firstly, Venus ends her 44-day reversal through the sign of Gemini, an event that…

RUTLAND— The Chaffee Art Center, your center for creativity, is now open with a new exhibit, Expanding Your Senses Through The Arts.  The exhibit features two individual artists with work by Colleen Wilcox and Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. in first floor galleries, as well as Chaffee juried artist members art displayed throughout the first and…

KILLINGTON— Dream Maker Bakers has announced it will fully reopen for service on July 3. They have been hard at work rebuilding the team, as well as adding volleyball, horseshoes and badminton facilities behind their Route 4 locations. “Perhaps you would like to dip your feet into the river at our sandy shallow beach area…

Vermont Congressional delegation announces two-month extension of Farmers To Families Food Box program, now lasts through summer U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders, along with U.S. Representative Peter Welch announced Wednesday, June 17, that two Vermont-based entities, the Abbey Group and Willing Hands, have secured extended contracts through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

It sure doesn’t look like a negroni, but this simple recipe is a fun twist on the classic. It’s an excellent summer sipper. Ingredients: 1.5 oz gin .75 oz blanc vermouth .75 oz Suze (French bitters) lemon garnish Preparation: Combine gin, blanc vermouth and suze in a mixing glass, and add ice. Stir until well…

Thursday, June 25 at 2 p.m.—Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College that empowers students and community leaders around the country to reduce plastic pollution, and Green Ivy Schools, invite kids ages 7-13 to participate in a Virtual Act-Athon on June 25 at 2 p.m.. To participate, students can register at actionnetwork.org/forms/act-athon. This…

Here is a list of road construction projects happening in the area. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. Rutland and Windsor Counties Bethel – Bridge replacement activities along VT 12. Motorists should expect some gravel roadway with increased in-road activity on the job site. Moderate delays. Bristol – A paving…

Friday, June 26—On June 26, Come Alive Outside will be kicking off the summer with a 100 miles, 100 days walking challenge with the goal of getting 10,000 Vermonters to walk 1 mile a day for 100 days!  The program is free and open to everyone. Over the past two years, over 2,000 people have…