By Curt Peterson Rutland Mayor David Allaire says Rutland has reduced drug-related crime in the last decade, and credits a “hub and spoke” strategy with the success. “Hubs” are outpatient treatment centers to which drug crime offenders are referred, Allaire said. Rutland Regional Medical Center’s West Ridge Center is one of several area hubs. Financial…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Scorpio Moon, that will turn Void-of-Course at 5:39 p.m. on Jan. 28 and remain in that mode until it enters Sagittarius at 9:33 a.m. on Tuesday morning. As I sit down to write this week’s column,…

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By Marguerite Jill Dye Virginia Woolf wrote an extended essay in 1929 entitled “A Room of One’s Own,” based on her lectures, that stressed the importance of a quiet place for a woman to write and think. Women were expected to carry out household duties unless they could afford servants, and education was for men.…

By Declan McCabe Come mid-January, when I’m acclimatized to Vermont’s winter, I enjoy an occasional stroll on the icy surface of Lake Champlain. I favor bays sheltered from the brunt of winter winds where the ice has had ample time to thicken. I pull microspikes on over my boots and off I go. There’s room…

By Kevin Theissen Every year the IRS releases its list of tax scams, spotlighting the myriad ways that people try to separate you from your money or reduce tax liability. Here are the “dirty dozen” that have regularly made the list in recent years. Identity theft Using your personal information, an identity thief can file…

Photo courtesy Edgewood Studios Laura James and Ryan Wesen by River St. bridge.

Photo courtesy Sweethearts & Heroes Sweethearts & Heroes co-founders and presenters from left Jason Spector, Rick Yarosh, and Tom Murphy.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.—RUTLAND— New England’s “King of Comedy,” Maine-born comedian Bob Marley, brings his stand-up comedy show on the road to the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. And he’s wicked good at it. Marley is a regular on late night TV shows including “The Tonight Show with Jimmy…

Saturday, Jan. 26 — Vermont’s sixth annual Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, Jan. 26. The day is geared toward giving new ice anglers an opportunity to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment, but any angler may ice fish on any waterbody open to ice fishing statewide without a fishing license that day. To celebrate, the…

Saturday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— The ninth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the documentary “ The Insult ” on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. In today’s Beirut,…

By Rik Champine A girl takes  aim during a paintball  biathlon at Mountain Top Inn & Resort.

Sunday, Jan. 27, 3 p.m.—RUTLAND— Join the Vermont Symphony Orchestra for Masterworks, Sunday, Jan. 27, 3 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Guest conductor James Feddeck makes his VSO debut with a program showcasing the versatility of VSO musicians. The concert opens with Haydn, then fast-forwards 150 years to Stravinsky’s chamber concerto, “Dumbarton Oaks.” Notoriously difficult…

Monday, Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON— Keyboardist Beau Sasser will join Joey Leone on stage at The Foundry at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28. Sasser will be the fourth special guest to jam out with Joey for The Foundry’s Monday Blues Night performances. Sasser’s early musical influences started with his grandmother’s piano playing. Hailing from Memphis,…

By Anne Galloway/VTDigger Frigid temperatures hurt turnout for the third annual Vermont Women’s March at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Saturday, Jan. 19. Still over 500 marched at the capital.