Thursday, March 22, 1 p.m.—CASTLETON—The Castleton Community Center offers its next Great Course workshop series on Genealogy with video professor John Phillip Colletta, an independent genealogist, on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. beginning March 22. Genealogy is a journey of discovery that can teach individuals as much about themselves as about those who came before the. Many…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW—A recent school shooting in Florida and a close call in Fair Haven, where a student plot was foiled in time, have school systems everywhere pondering their safety measures, and the Two Rivers Supervisory Union is one of them. “School safety is one of our highest priorities,” Two Rivers Superintendent Meg Powden…

By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger The state’s only polling institute is among the casualties as Castleton University seeks to address a $1.5 million budget gap. Two dean positions have also been eliminated. Castleton spokesperson Jeff Weld said Tuesday, March 13, that the university had cut the positions of Dean of Administration Scott Dykman and Dean of Entrepreneurial…

By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington and Mendon Some of the sessions big issues will be up for votes on the House floor this coming week, including the “must pass” state budget. This is the time of year when committees have passed out bills they have been working on this year to get them…

By Karen D. Lorentz Okemo Mountain Resort has announced its 2018-19 season pass options and with them the new benefits of a partnership with Vail Resorts’ Epic passes. On March 14 Vail Resorts, Inc. announced that the Triple Peaks resorts of Okemo, Mount Sunapee (N.H.), and Crested Butte (Colo.) were the latest areas to join…

KILLINGTON—Food waste comprises about a third of the waste Americans throw away in landfills and is in fact the largest solid waste contributor to landfills. Food scraps in landfills produce methane, a gas with 25 times the global warming potential than carbon dioxide. Vermont’s recycling law, Act 148, bans the disposal of food scraps by…

By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—Since 2016, Pittsford BTS Retail LLC has been trying to gain approval to build a Dollar General store in the north end of the village, on Plains Road. BTS’ latest attempt was its third hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Pittsford Monday, March 12, attended by about 40 townspeople. In…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under an Aries Moon, in the wake of Saint Paddy’s Day, on the eve of the Vernal Equinox. On the 19th, the Moon turned Void-of-Course when it then entered Taurus. As far as the Equinox goes, the Sun will move into…

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March 22-23—KILLINGTON—“Women on Fire: Carrying the Torch” is the theme for the 2018 Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) conference to be held at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel March 22-23. The annual VWHE conference brings together women working in colleges and universities throughout Vermont for professional development and networking. This year VWHE will host…

Saturday, March 24, 12 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Vermont Brewers Association is pleased to announce its newest Winter Brewers Festival. For the past 25 years, the association has been running a successful event on the waterfront in Burlington, and is now bringing a second festival to the picturesque mountain setting of Killington Resort. Head to the Beast on…

March 21-25—CASTLETON—The Castleton University Theater Arts and Music Department presents “Guys and Dolls” by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music by Frank Loesser, beginning Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. This 1950 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical is based on short stories by American author Damon Runyon, including “The Idyll of Miss…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Pink Floyd, check. Talking Heads, check. Phish, check. If you like any of the music of those three great bands then make sure you go to the Pickle Barrel Nightclub this Thursday, March 22 to see one great band — Pink Talking Fish (PTF) — cover them all. Whether you like…

Wednesday, March 21, 2 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, March 21, College of St. Joseph will celebrate Founders’ Day 2018 with a special program and awards ceremony in Tuttle Hall at 2 p.m. Founders’ Day commemorates the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had the vision and perseverance to establish the college as a Catholic teachers’ college in 1956. The community is…