By Curt Peterson Chris LaHart has been named the new chief of Killington Fire and Rescue, a new paid position. LaHart appeared at a Select Board meeting Nov. 14 from his current home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to introduce himself via Zoom. LaHart is retiring from the DOD Civil Service System in December with…

The Hub CoWorks opens downtown By Liz DiMarco Weinmann The region’s civic leaders, community advocates, business owners, nonprofit professionals, and others representing the innumerable talents of the Killington-Rutland community gathered Monday evening, Nov. 14, to celebrate the much-anticipated grand opening of The Hub CoWorks in downtown Rutland. For this former Manhattanite to compare the buzz…

By Nadie VanZandt Editor’s note: Nadie VanZandt is a UVM Extension master gardener from Panton. During the early months of the pandemic, gardening and other domestic hobbies saw an unprecedented revival. Trends come and go, but in gardening, one that seems here to stay is the no-dig, also called the no-till method. Touted by gardening…

By Tik Root/VTDigger When Rae Garcia moved to Burlington for work earlier this year, she knew she would be entering a frenzied housing rental market. But what she didn’t see coming was the deluge of application fees. “Every place has asked for one,” said Garcia, 42, explaining that the rental applications she submitted have ranged…

By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Hopefully you spent last weekend raking leaves and taking down the Halloween decorations, as temperatures hit unseasonably high levels with low- to mid-70s across central Vermont. It was the latest in a string of unseasonably warm days in Vermont over the past two weeks. On Oct. 26, Burlington reported a daily average…

Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.— CASTLETON—The Castleton Woman’s Club meeting Wednesday, Nov. 9 will feature a Vermont Humanities Council program titled “Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour’s Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables.” Science and history writer Rebecca Rupp will talk about the surprising history of common garden vegetables. She will…

Saturday, Nov. 12 — STATEWIDE — Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day regular deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 12 and ends Sunday, Nov. 27. A hunter may take one legal buck during this season if they did not already take one during the archery deer season. The definition of…

Saturday, Nov. 12 — RUTLAND — Hiram Lodge #101, F&AM in West Rutland will once again host it’s monthly pancake breakfast, opening early for hunters and the public on Saturday morning, Nov. 12 from 5-11 a.m. Hiram Lodge #101 will be open and ready to serve earlier birds, including hunters, at 5 a.m. (coffee will…

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reported, Nov. 4, that several important fall foods for wildlife are less abundant this year, following the bountiful 2021 fall season. Fish and Wildlife biologists survey oak and beech stands around the state each fall season to assess how plentiful these important foods are for wildlife. Last year both…

Study identifies the best and worst states for millennials across seven key factors Millennials have quickly become the leading generation of the United States over the past few years. This generation, born from 1981 to 1996, will become leaders in the workplace, and the biggest contributors to the economy. They will also continue to be…

By Curt Peterson The Killington hazard mitigation team made up of planning commission member Ricky Bowers, planning consultant Lisa Davis, Selectman Steve Finneron, Town Manager/Road Commissioner Chet Hagenbarth and Killington Fire and Rescue Chief/Emergency Director Gary Roth, voted to give preliminary approval to a revised town hazard mitigation plan (HMP), designed to be a risk-aware…

By Katy Savage Grace Congregational Church in Rutland has a new leader at the pulpit. Rev. Terry Hanley took over on Nov. 1 in place of husband-and-wife team Tracy and John Weatherhogg, who left the church about two years ago following 15 years of service. After having interim pastors, Grace started a nation-wide search for…

By Cheryl Mitchell Editor’s note: Cheryl Mitchell is president of Treleven, a retreat and learning program located on her family’s sheep farm in Addison County. She does freelance consulting on issues related to children, families, social policy and farm to community work. She can be reached at cheryl.w.mitchell@gmail.com. There is a lovely new project emerging…

By Andrea Knepper, UVM extension master gardener My grandmother had a green thumb. A self-taught gardener, she cultivated a bountiful garden every summer, tended a large variety of indoor plants and was always ready to experiment with and learn about new varieties. One of my favorite memories of her as a gardener relates to a…

Dear Editor, We’ve probably all have read about the use of cameras along some highways to measure the speed of vehicles, replacing the police stationed at various points with radar guns. Perhaps some of us have driven in the various states or foreign countries that utilize this technique. There seems to be an outcry in…