Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Vermont’s very own John Lackard is heading back to the Foundry stage March 11 at 6:30 p.m. to rock out with Joey Leone. A Green Mountain native, Lackard started his career in music after his father brought home a Boogie Woogie piano and records. This led to a passionate lifelong career…

Saturday, March 9, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Brandon Music will present the compelling  and enigmatic  singer-songwriter, Steve Hartmann from Jericho, Saturday, March 9. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Hartmann majored in piano and double majored in stage performance and song writing, Hartmann is known for his unique sound, pristine vocals and engaging stage presence that draws you in and…

Saturday, March 9, 6 p.m.—CHITTENDEN— The Chittenden Day committee is again hosting a community dinner on Saturday, March 9, at the North Chittenden Grange Hall at 3 Lower Middle Road. This dinner is the only fundraiser for the fireworks display on Chittenden Day in August. The meal is a hearty one with turkey, ham and all…

Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m. —WOODSTOCK— The leaves have fallen, and identifying the trees in your backyard can be challenging. Join this two-hour workshop to learn how to identify common Vermont trees and shrubs during the winter months, focusing on their twig, bud, needle, and bark characteristics. Jon Bouton, who has more than 40 years…

Friday, March 8, 5 p.m.—RUTLAND— The Chaffee Art Center invites the community to its “Pieces of the Past” Native American exhibit opening reception on Friday, March 8 from 5-8 p.m. The exhibit will feature a wide variety of items created by earlier generations and contemporary artists from the Abenaki and Mohawk people of the Champlain…

By Dom Cioffi I’ve just returned from a week vacation in the mountains of Colorado. My wife, son and I journeyed to Aspen where we stayed at a beautiful hotel at the base of the main mountain. In fact, the gondola that takes you to the top of the hill was literally a few steps…

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By Penny Inglee The food truck Creole Queens was in Rutland March 4 filming a television show for Food Network.

By Mac Domingus A rider tricks off of a wooden-beast statue in the Stash terrain park during Slash & Berm in 2018.

John F. Jack McDonald, “Jack Mac,” (born Feb. 4, 1958) died March 4 in his home. He  graduated from Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut in 1976, where he was the captain of his hockey team. McDonald graduated from Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire and worked for Chrysler Credit Corp in Springfield, Massachusetts, then the…

By Karen D. Lorentz “Man wasn’t meant to play with water in winter. It’s a difficult task,” said Dave Lacombe with an ironic smile and a sense of humor. It’s a point that Dave Lacombe liked to stress to snowmakers working for him 30 years ago. It still holds true today, he said, evincing a…

Staff report Gymnasts from Killington, Manchester, Proctor, Pittsford, the greater Rutland area and parts of New York state compete as part of the Cobra gymnastics team, based in Rutland. The team recently traveled to Williston and North Adams, Massachusetts, for competitions taking top podium spots at each. In Williston’s Green Mountain Invitational, Level 7 and…

The Department of Vermont Health Access announced recently that enrollment in Vermont’s individual health plans increased to 34,396 in January, up nearly 1 percent from the prior year. The number of subsidized members and unsubsidized members both increased relative to the prior year. Due to increased federal subsidies for those who qualify, the average subsidized…

By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger Lawmakers in the House Ways and Means Committee are looking at restoring a deduction on health expenses that was removed from the tax code last year. A proposal sponsored by Rep. Kate Webb, D-Shelburne, would restore the deduction, with the full amount that is deductible at the federal level allowed as a…

By Katy Savage Chester is one of nine communities getting new electric vehicle charging stations with the help of a $25,000 grant. Two charging stations, to be installed on Cobleigh Street in late summer, will be able to recharge four electrical vehicles at once. Chester Executive Assistant Julie Hance said that electrical vehicles and sustainability…