By Marguerite Jill Dye “Papa” and I were thrilled to spend several days caring for our three-year-old grandson, Silas. But it made me aware of how recent minor health challenges affected my energy keeping up with him. It made me consider how important it is to attain the best health and longevity we can. So, in…

By Dom Cioffi Back in college, one of my roommates was in a band that became fairly popular around campus. They played gigs throughout our four-year tenure and enjoyed a loyal following among students. By default, I became a roadie, helping to carry amps and equipment to get things going while also tearing down after…

Friday, Aug. 31, 5 p.m.—BRANDON—The Brandon Artists Guild (BAG) announces a show of new paintings by Leicester artist Ashley Wolff.  The exhibit, Reinventing the View, runs Aug. 31-Nov. 5.  The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening reception Friday, Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. Wolff has built a devoted following with her colorful…

Friday, Aug. 31, 5:30 p.m.—SOUTH POMFRET—Suicide Six Ski Area and ArtisTree Community Arts Center bid a celebratory farewell to summer with an outdoor bluegrass festival at the ski area’s base lodge on Friday, Aug. 31. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with free lift rides available for concertgoers until 6:15 p.m. Musical performances kick off with the festival opener…

The deadline to apply for an antlerless deer permit to be used during Vermont’s December 1-9 muzzleloader deer season is Thursday, Aug. 29. Antlerless deer hunting permit applications are on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website (vtfishandwildlife.com), and printed applications are available from license agents statewide. Hunters applying online for an antlerless permit will do so…

By Angelo Lynn Not since President Richard Nixon has the United States faces the prospect of indicting a sitting president, and not since Nixon has a sitting president been implicated in a felony crime. In Trump’s case, this first felony allegation relates to failing to record the payoffs to two women with whom he had…

By Mark Johnson/VTDigger Cornelius “Con” Hogan, a veteran public policy maker who led the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Corrections Department and most recently served on the Green Mountain Care Board, died Sunday at his home in Plainfield of cardiac arrest. He was 77. Hogan was an internationally recognized expert on social issues, particularly problems…

By Jim Therrien/VTDigger BENNINGTON — Rep. Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, who has been the target of online racial comments and threats to her safety, has withdrawn her candidacy for re-election just 10 days after winning the Democratic nomination for a third term. During her four years in the Legislature, Morris has become one of the strongest…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Pisces Moon, on the day that Mars turns Direct at 28 degrees of Capricorn. I know a ton of people whose birthdays fall on Aug. 27, one of them being my middle daughter, Julia. On this…

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By Katy Savage CASTLETON—The Bomoseen Golf Club is open despite losing all of its equipment in a fire Aug. 8. “Basically, we lost everything we needed to run the golf course,” said General Manager Jim Bassett. Three lawn mowers, weed trimmers, tools and golf carts that were kept inside a maintenance building are gone, said…

By Curt Peterson BARNARD—The Agency of Education published its long-awaited draft of “Default Articles of Agreement,” the adoption of which will be considered by the state Board of Education on or before Nov. 30. The Default Articles, required by ACT 49, will apply to any consolidated school district formations forced by the board under ACT…

By Julia Purdy CAVENDISH—Tierney Road has become the focus of contention among neighbors over the proposed reopening of a small rock quarry at the end of this mile-long town road that climbs a wooded hillside. Brightly-colored signs reading “Stop the Tierney Road Quarry” stud the roadside, with a few exceptions. Quarry opponents maintain that the…

By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—Megan Wagner has known what she’s wanted to do since she was 9. “I remember telling my dad when I was a little girl that I was going to own a bakery one day,” she said. Her father bought her cookbooks and let her “tear apart his kitchen,” when she was a…

By Julia Purdy RUTLAND—Curtis Bourque, born and raised in Rutland and a server/bartender by trade, stood at the counter of the Ruff Life Café, 46 Center Street, waiting for his takeout order of coffee drinks. He missed the old Coffee Exchange down the street, and when he saw Ruff Life open, a lightbulb went on.…