By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger A group of Vermont students walk by the Capitol in D.C. during March for Our Lives. By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger Led by young Vermonters, thousands of protestors marched on the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday, March 24, to call for reforms to the nation’s gun laws. The crowd of 2,500 gathered at…

By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—In the first Select Board meeting since voters narrowly approved a $4.4 million budget on Town Meeting Day, board members expressed concerns about errors and omissions in the town report—continuing conversation from an informational meeting prior to the vote earlier this month. “I was embarrassed by the way the budget was presented in…

RUTLAND—At the end of February, the United Way of Rutland County concluded its 2017-2018 campaign. This was the organization’s 75th year of supporting the Rutland County community. Caprice Hover, executive director of the United Way of Rutland County, explained the successful effort in a news release March 19 and at a press event Monday, March…

By Katy Savage Lucrecia Wonsor can give the number of Killington residents who were born and the number who died last year off the top of her head. Last year’s five births and three deaths surprised to Wonsor. It was the first time the births outpaced the deaths in her memory, she said. Those are just…

LUDLOW—With spring on its way, now is the time to mark the calendar with all the best summer events to attend. A new three-day music festival, Okemo’s All Come Home Music Festival scheduled for July 12-14 at Okemo Jackson Gore base area, is sure to be a summer sensation. New England’s premiere tribute-band event will…

Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) announced the Stay-to-Stay initiative, a new economic development tourism program designed to help visitors relocate to Vermont, Friday, March 23. “We have about 16,000 fewer workers than we did in 2009. That’s why expanding our workforce is one of the top priorities of…

By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—Beastly adventurous people have a new pass to look forward to at Killington with the debut of the new Beast 365 year-round season pass. The Beast 365 is good for all seasons at Killington and Pico. It includes unrestricted winter access at both ski areas, summer mountain bike and hiking/scenic rides…

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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 Leo Moon, with more aspects than we can shake a stick at. With Mercury and Jupiter already retrograde, and Saturn and Pluto just about to head in that direction, it’s quite clear that many issues are…

Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25—POULTNEY, MIDDLEBURY—Under the direction of Matt LaRocca, the Champlain Philharmonic will present its annual spring concert series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 in Ackley Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney; and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. The program, entitled “Lion and Lamb,” will feature an…

Friday, March 23, 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum will host a Sip and Paint on Slate on Friday, March 23 from 7-9 p.m. The class will paint a spring bouquet with instructor Andrea Tabor, just in time for ringing in spring. A traditional sip and paint event is centered around enjoying drinks and the company of other people…

Friday, March 23, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Castleton Bank Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local artists Hannah Sessions and Joe Lupiani running from March 10 through April 21 with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Entitled “From Farm and Field,” the dual-artist exhibit will feature a variety of works including paintings created…

By Kevin Theissen The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 provided individuals with valuable rights to the credit information that companies keep on them, but did you know the credit score provided to you may be different from the one provided to lenders? The first thing you should know is that you have a right…