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Sept. 13-29—SO. POMFRET—The ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival continues with its second show of the season, “The Fantasticks,” the longest running musical in history! Performances will be held Sept. 14-29 (with a special preview performance on Thursday, Sept. 13) at the Grange Theatre on Stage Road in South Pomfret. “The Fantasticks” is the longest-running musical in the…

By Marguerite Jill Dye My favorite thing in all the world at this time in my life is spending time with our 3-year-old grandson, Silas. “Papa” and I recently spent several days trying to keep up with and care for him. Some conversations with our favorite little guy surprised and amused us, like this: “I…

By Katy Savage WOODSTOCK—Over a bridge and up a long, private driveway, a 1700s farmhouse sits alone among hills of green grass. There are private mountain biking and hiking trails out the front door and a private swimming pond with beach to the side. This 186-acre property is special to Stacey Gerrish, who inherited it…

By Sue Durant KILLINGTON—On the “flats” of Killington, a small gray granite church and a couple of old red buildings nestle between the Ottauquechee River and a tree-filled mountainside. The scene looks like a postcard of an era gone by. On Mission Farm Road in front of the church, a bronze plaque identifies the site…

By Dave Hoffenberg KILLINGTON—On Sunday, Sept. 9, Moguls Sports Pub will host the fifth annual Pie in the Face for Chase charity benefit from 1-7 p.m. It’s time again to pie local celebrities and raise money for Chase William Kuehl and the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation (PMSF). Kuehl is one of only 1,500 children worldwide diagnosed…

By Curt Peterson BARNARD—About 35 people heard the evening of Aug. 29 that their town has three options for keeping their school open if the state Board of Education decides, as expected, to recommend forced merger of their district with the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District (WCMUUSD). The school district is not required…

By Katy Savage WOODSTOCK—James Steward sees the hospitality industry as a work of art—a theater with no script. “I love the interplay, the way the guests are constantly changing,” he said. “It’s refreshing itself all the time.” Steward, the director of the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey, purchased the 11-room Jackson House Inn…

By Karen D. Lorentz Okemo’s longest continuing employee, Executive Secretary and Administrative Office Manager Joyce Washburn, retired on Aug. 31 after 49 seasons. During that time, Washburn “has been one of the strongest contributors to the success of Okemo Mountain Resort,” stated Vice-President and General Manager Bruce Schmidt, who noted her “legacy of hard work,…

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Robert Howard Webb of Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Brooklyn, New York, died Aug. 23 of Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. Webb was born Oct. 17, 1934, to Kenneth and Susan Webb, founders of the Farm and Wilderness Camps in Plymouth, Vermont. He spent his childhood exploring the woods and trails of the Green Mountains, cultivating…

Sunday, Sept. 2, 12 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Chandler’s New World Festival will present a diverse array of the finest regional and international performers from the Celtic and French Canadian music and dance traditions on Labor Day Sunday, Sept. 2. Events go from noon-11 p.m. A stellar line-up headlined by Le Vent du Nord and Irish singer and guitarist…

Saturday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park are partnering to host Labor & Leisure Day on Saturday, Sept. 1. It’s a day to experience both the daily work routines – and fun – of life on a farm, while also enjoying leisure and recreational activities at the park. At Billings…