Tuesday, June 5, 6 p.m.—CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Energy Committee will sponsor a workshop on Tuesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. to be held in the Cavendish Town Office meeting room on how to create a pollinator-friendly habitat. The speakers will discuss, among other issues, how a solar array field can significantly help in the fight to…

Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.—CHITTENDEN—Chittenden Public Library is excited to welcome Mr. Chris and Friends: A Family Music Event on Saturday, June 2 at 10 a.m. This summer, the reading program is all about Libraries That Rock and Chittenden is kicking things off with a morning of music with Chris Dorman, founder of Music for…

Thursday, May 31, 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Sherburne Memorial Library will have some fun on Thursday, May 31 from 7-9 p.m. with Clued In at the Library. The evening will include hors d’oeuvres and wine served with an explanation of how to play the game. This is a “whodunit” in the style of the board game “Clue,” only without…

Courtesy Phoenix Books April Ossmann Courtesy Phoenix Books Cynthia Huntington Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Thursday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host April Ossmann and Cynthia Huntington for an evening of poetry. April Ossmann is the author of “Event Boundaries” and “Anxious Music,” and the recipient of a 2013 Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant. She has…

By Marguerite Jill Dye Perched on the deck this shimmering hour, hummingbirds hum and songbirds sing. Pico and Killington peek through the trees as sunlight illuminates chartreuse spring leaves. The peace on the deck contrasts sharply with the chaos I’ve created inside. A decluttering tornado has just passed through. Plastic bins’ contents of keepsakes and…

By Dom Cioffi Many years ago (just before the advent of the new millennium), I stood in the basement of my new home trying to envision a renovation project that would meet all my particular needs. At that point, the area was a dusty second thought. The previous owners had used it strictly for storage,…

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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 1:25 p.m. May 28, and remain in that mode until it enters Sagittarius at around 6:29 p.m. The tail end of our Memorial Day weekend is always a herald…

By Rep. Jim Harrison, Chittenden, Bridgewater, Killington and Mendon Following vetoes on the $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, increased liability on outdoor recreational operators and medical monitoring, Governor Scott vetoed the education funding and the state budget last Friday, May 25. While the initial bills may have been political statements by the Legislature, it…

RUTLAND—The College of St. Joseph board of trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer L. Scott as the seventh president of CSJ. Scott currently serves as senior director of assessment and program accreditation for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she serves on the faculty of…

By Stephen Seitz CAVENDISH—Republican gubernatorial candidate Keith Stern brought his campaign to Cavendish on May 24, where he discussed what was on the minds of area voters. Don Shattuck, like Stern a Springfield resident, shared a beef he had with the state Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). He said he created a small brush fire…

Staff report Rep. Jim Harrison, reprsenting Chittenden, Bridgewater, Killington and Mendon, announced his candidacy for the Rutland-Windsor-1 district. Harrison, 65, was appointed to the Legislature by Gov. Phil Scott last April to fill the uncompleted term of former Rep. Job Tate, who was deployed by his U.S. Navy Reserve unit. “I think things happen for…

By Katy Savage Ted Fondulas has been teaching cooking classes locally for the past 30 years. Now he’s teaching around the globe—through Skype. Fondulas, the former owner of Hemingway’s Restaurant in Killington, recently became part of The Chef & The Dish, joining about 10 top chefs around the world who teach online cooking classes, specializing…

By Xander Landen, VTDigger As a budget impasse in Montpelier drags on into another week of negotiations, an uncommon threat looms over the Statehouse: the possibility of a government shutdown. Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott, who fundamentally disagree over the use of a budget surplus and a property tax rate hike, would have to iron…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger Attorneys for accused killer Donald Fell are again asking a judge to declare the death penalty unconstitutional, this time citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding sports gambling. Fell’s lawyers, in their filing seeking to overturn the federal death penalty statute, point to the 10th Amendment to the U.S.…