WINDSOR—During the current pandemic, our community’s youth need adult mentors more than ever.  Schools are closed, support services are less accessible, families are isolated, and households are suffering financial stress beyond anything they have previously known.  In the midst of this crisis, children are in an emotional whirlwind and many have nowhere to turn for…

Bee rescue available in Mt. Holly MounT HOLLY—Warmer weather can cause honeybee colonies to form swarms and go looking for a new home.  If you see a mass of honeybees hanging somewhere in the open like on your house, a tree or shrub, or anyplace else, this might be a swarm.  They are not aggressive…

Saturday, May 30 at 12:30 p.m.—BRIDGEWATER—The Vermont Volunteer Services for Animals (VVSA) Humane Society is offering a drive-up-and-poke rabies clinic on Saturday, May 30, rain or shine, in the parking lot of the Bridgewater Mill Mall, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The cost is $12 per shot. Animals will stay in the car. Check in…

Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW— While Covid-19 has changed much in our regular lifestyle, FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) has decided that it would not stop it from presenting a planned musical concert featuring Susan Haefner and her guest, Lisa Brigantino. So, on Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m., FOLA presents “An Evening with Susan Haefner”…

Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—Are you an employer with a job opening that a graduating high school senior might fill? The Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board (RRWIB) and the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce are collaborating to bring you a virtual platform to tell those seniors about your available position.  Here’s how it will work. Visit  rutlandvermontvt.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/4938 to…

Saturday, May 30—VERMONT—Vermont is believed to have the oldest statewide yearly clean up event in the country and will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Green Up Day with various events leading up to Saturday, May 30, 2020. In celebration of 50 years of success and 50 more to come, Green Up Vermont is introducing…

The executive committee of Church of Our Saviour at Mission Farm is pleased to announce that the Rev. Lisa Ransom has accepted the appointment of vicar, effective May 24, 2020. Ransom has been engaged in ministry for 20-plus years. She was ordained into the priesthood in 1996. She earned a master of divinity at Yale…

Governor Phil Scott issued the following statement on Memorial Day, Monday. “From the earliest days of the Revolution to the Civil War; to two conflicts that would envelop the world; to Korea, Vietnam and the Global War on Terror, Vermonters have answered our nation’s call to service. They’ve put their lives on the line to…

Governor Phil Scott today (May 22) announced the resumption of additional business operations, including outdoor seating at restaurants and bars, hair salons and barber shops and some additional health services. “I believe these steps forward will be welcome news for many and because Vermonters are being smart to stay safe, our data continues to show…

Thomas George Rabeck, affectionately known as “Beck” unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Born in Fairview, New Jersey, Dec. 11, 1945, the son of Rudy and Mary Rabeck, he attended Cliffside Park High School where he played basketball. While growing up, Tom Rabeck, his family and childhood friends spent time during the year…

Emergency relief packages aim to help the most impacted sectors On Wednesday, May 20, Governor Phil Scott announced a $400 million economic relief and recovery package, using funds from the $1.25 billion the state received from the Federal CARES Act. The two-phase proposal, which is expected to be the first of multiple packages necessary to fully recover,…

By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger New rules for dining establishments issued by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development Wednesday will allow restaurants to seat customers for dining outdoors beginning Friday, May 22, but they must follow protocols aimed to encourage physical distancing among other guidelines. Customers must make reservations or call ahead before going out to…

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The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, began to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in Vermont on Friday, May 8. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering…

Dear Editor, Over the last several weeks, Vermonters have been thinking a lot about food—where it comes from, who harvests it, how far it travels, what it costs and how much is available. I was not one of those kids who grew up wondering where her food came from. My brothers and I were born…