Two new pizza restaurants are coming to Killington. The Nite Spot, LLC, owned by Moguls owner Sal Salmeri and Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza, owned by Donald Billings, who owns the Roots restaurant in Rutland and  Crux and the Mountain Merchant in Killington, are opening ahead of the Killington World Cup over Thanksgiving weekend. Both owners…

By Curt Peterson Oliver Szott calls his company Barnard Newspapers. Oliver is 13 years old and he’s been supplying newspapers since August 2018 when he recognized and seized an opportunity created by changes in the newspaper distribution businesses. In 2018, Barnard General Store, the only place within miles that patrons could purchase the Boston Globe,…

Okemo is planning to open Nov. 22 with the biggest opening day in Okemo’s history. As many as 25 trails and four lifts will be open, which is more terrain than any other opening day.  There will be a  First Chair celebration along with a deejay, breakfast on the go and commemorative T-shirts to the…

Vermonters can enroll in or change their health insurance plans through Vermont Health Connect, the state’s health insurance marketplace. During open enrollment, new customers can sign up for health and dental insurance plans for the coming year (coverage begins on Jan. 1, 2020) and existing customers can change their current plans. Open enrollment begins on…

St. James Episcopal Church of Woodstock has called the Reverend Amy Spagna as its new full-time rector. Spagna is a priest from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.  She has served at Christ Church in Westerly, Rhode Island and Trinity Episcopal Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Spagna received a Master of Sacred Theology from The School of…

I never had a tree house as a child and was not exposed to the view from a tree canopy until tree stands entered my life. The look of a forest is completely changed when one is actually in the forest canopy and to go from the land of the root flare and tree trunk…

If I were a rich man We should all look at jury duty as an honorable civic exercise that plays an integral role in our nation’s democratic process. However, it almost always feels like an insufferable burden. That was the case for me last week when I was required to show up bright and early…

By Mark Bushnell Editor’s note: Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and historian. He is the author of “Hidden History of Vermont” and “It Happened in Vermont.” This column was published in VTDigger Nov. 10. Lucy Martin wasn’t mincing words. Her marriage was failing and she wanted the world to know why. Her husband, she wrote in…

Everyone loves a winner. If an investment is successful, most people naturally want to stick with it. But is that the best approach? It may sound counter intuitive, but it may be possible to have too much of a good thing. Over time, the performance of different investments can shift a portfolio’s intent — and…

The Outside Story by Susie Spikol I fall in love easy. I’ve been mad about river otters and star-nosed moles, and of course the venomous short-tailed shrew. But my first love was a creature that is almost mythical, a shadow lingering on the edges of time. There wasn’t much of it, merely bones, teeth, scraps…

by Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of an almost full Taurus Moon. Every week I think about how I want to spin this introduction way in advance. It’s usually the case that I draw inspiration from things that I learn in my conversations with my clients. This last week…

Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW—FOLA’s November event is the recent Broadway adaptation of the 1942 film, “Holiday Inn.” The musical production will be screened on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Heald Auditorium of the Ludlow Town hall. The Bing Crosby Fred Astaire movie is a favorite Christmas movie, even though this…

Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.—CHITTENDEN—Contrary to the image that most Dutch people resisted the Nazis, only a small percentage actively participated—many of them women delivering messages or smuggling children to safety. Award-winning author Mary Fillmore will explore how people decided to resist, what they actually did, and what the results were. Fillmore is a…

Sunday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m.—PAWLET—The Pawlet Public Library hosts a community potluck dinner and newcomer panel discussion on Sunday 5-7 p.m. The program is part of the library’s community conversations and potluck dinner series designed to bring the community together to share their experiences and what they have in common. During the panel discussion,…

Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.—RANDOLPH—Believing that anything is possible, believing that magic can be found anywhere, and above all believing in oneself, are all lessons to be found in ArtsPower National Touring Theatre’s new musical version of the beloved children’s classic “The Little Engine That Could™ Earns Her Whistle.” Taking its storyline from the beloved children’s…