By Merisa Sherman There’s a bench on Kent Pond, where I like to go and sit. It’s not the world’s most comfortable or beautiful bench, just some old 2x4s bolted together and cemented into the ground. But it’s there just the same, beckoning one to come and sit and stare out across the water and out toward…

Editors Note: This Daily Bread visit was taken prior to the Governor’s mandate to temporarily close the state’s eat-in restaurants. Favorite Dish of the night? The Flannels Harvest Salad. It has kale, quinoa, dried fruits, apples, maple smoked cheddar with spiced vinaigrette: Great flavor and large enough to share! It’s a regular menu item. What…

Vermont is now reporting 123 confirmed cases, 8 deaths. Here are the CDC's most recent #s for the coronavirus in Vermont  

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By Noreen McGill Ever wonder what happened to that lost sock? I might know. My great uncle Ed’s farm in Chaplin, Connecticut, was our family farm. My mother’s great grandparents, Big Nannie and Grandpa, came from Ireland to farm and work in the Willimantic Textile Mills and for the railroad. For me, the farm was…

Crafts, activities and virtual tours available WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum is offering options for local families and for folks farther away who want to explore our farm and museum. Visit billingsfarm.org/billings-farm-at-home where you will find “Bag of Fun” activities and crafts to download as well as virtual visits with our farm animals. Watch “Introduction to Milking” and…

FAIR HAVEN— Now that spring is in sight, the plans for the May 23 Memorial Day Parade are moving along. Parade organizers welcome new and old parade participants from floats to bicycles.  They hope to see organizations, sports teams, clubs and groups who want to showcase what they are passionate in. Traditionally students have been the…

By Brooke Geery With life upended for everyone in the world, it’s important to stay positive and look for whatever rays of sunshine may come. Things may not be perfect, but they’re definitely going to get better eventually. In the meantime, be thankful for what you have. Here are 10 bright sides, or silver linings,…

Staff report Now you can have an alcoholic beverage with your takeout meal. Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order Thursday, March 19, that allows restaurants to provide “to-go” orders of cocktails, beer and wine. Restaurants can also deliver those drinks. The order also allows licensed retail stores to deliver beer, wine and liquor (including cocktails). The…

By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger BRANDON — Faced with the loss of their standard food deliveries from New York City as a result of COVID-19, the owners of Li’s Chinese decided to cook the ingredients they did have and give the meals away for free Tuesday before closing their restaurant altogether. “Lunch is on us today!” the…

Local businesses that benefit from events and the recreational opportunities here in central Vermont, are a big part of the Mountain Times. Our pages are typically chock-full of photos and news related to the ongoings throughout our region — many of which happen at Killington, Pico and Okemo Mountains this time of year. However, due to…

Dear Editor, I’m trying to make sense of the recent VPR-Vermont PBS 2020 poll done in conjunction with Castleton University.  I’m not having much luck. A strong majority, 74%, favored raising the minimum wage. A majority, 56%, favored the family leave bill even if it meant a tax increase. But, the poll said, if the election were held today…

Dear editor, Today I received a thin envelope from Census 2020 in my mailbox. It instructed me to respond by internet. It took me all of three minutes (I do live alone). This is the first time the Decennial (10-year) Census has been able to take responses by internet. It can be done the next…

By Marc Sherman We are facing an unprecedented catastrophe. Whether you believe the threat is real and upon us or you think it’s a hoax, the reality is people are suffering very real illness and very personal challenges. For my business, Stowe Mercantile, we have closed following the governor’s proclamation for food service businesses. We unfortunately…

By Art Woolf We are in the first weeks of what will probably be the fastest and largest employment decline in Vermont’s history. The economy will be in much worse shape than I imagined just a week ago. Today there are 314,000 jobs in Vermont. By May, we will have lost 28,000 of them. That’s more than 8%…