Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3-4 — PLYMOUTH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site will host the 17th annual Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3 and 4 from 2 - 5 p.m. The festival has been selected by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as a 2022 “Top 10 Fall…

Thursday, Sept. 1 — STATEWIDE — Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season will be held Sept. 1 through Sept. 25 to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of Canada geese migrating south from Canada according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. The season will be open statewide with a…

Dear Editor, “We are not enemies but friends. We must not be enemies.” Abraham Lincoln wrote these words for his First Inaugural Address delivered as civil war loomed. And also, “Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” We then as a country dismissed the warning, and the carnage of…

Dear Editor, The Lake Bomoseen Association was formed in 1954 in response to concerns over water pollution; both from private systems and the large hotels that discharged sewage directly into the lake. While working cooperatively with the town of Castleton and state agencies, this situation was greatly improved as the town sewer was extended along…

By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger “Nima is planning a vacation. The total cost of his vacation, c, in dollars, for n nights of stay at a hotel can be estimated by the equation c = 375n + 1,700. If Nima can spend no more than 4,000 dollars on his vacation, what is the greatest number of nights…

By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont students are urging state officials and educators to make a series of sweeping reforms to combat longstanding racial inequities in the state. A new report, written by the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network, a group of students from across the state seeking to address racial inequities, aims to be a resource for…

Rutland residents will soon be able to enjoy a new mural on Rutland City Hall thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development’s Better Places program and is led by the Chaffee Art Center. “Murals bring a sense of unity, strong community identity,…

By Rick Weinstein Weinstein has a Ph.D. in Antarctic microbial ecology from Cambridge University and was a biology lecturer at the University of Tennessee for 15 years. He now lives in Stowe. There is no such thing as cold. That might sound idiotic coming from a Vermonter, but it’s true. In actuality there is only…

By Erin Forbes Editor’s note: Erin Forbes is a veterinarian at Mountain View Veterinary Clinic in Essex Jct. September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Pain comes in many forms: arthritis, cancer, post-surgery, acute injuries, and chronic injuries. Acute pain is obvious and distressing and hard to miss. Think a broken leg or an injury from…

A female pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on Route 7 in Rutland town on Aug. 26. Police said Chelsea Sikora, 42, of Rutland, was crossing Route 7 near Cold River Road in rainy, wet conditions around 8 p.m. when she was struck by a 2009 Chevy TrailBlazer in the southbound lane driven…

The unexpected chemistry of lightning By Kenrick Vezina To say that lightning “splits” the sky is no mere poetry. A single stroke contains about one billion joules of energy, roughly 280 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and could power a modern American household for more than nine days. What’s more, it’s enough to blast apart the very…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The Ludlow police officer who shot and seriously wounded a Cavendish man following a pursuit Monday night was a new recruit on patrol with another officer as part of training, according to a press release from Vermont State Police. Zachary Paul, 21, joined the Ludlow Police Department in July after graduating…

By Brett Yates On an average day, more than 4,000 motor vehicles pass through Pittsfield, which has a population of 504, on Route 100, the north-south state highway that crosses its village center. Here, the speed limit drops from 50 to 35 mph. But how many cars actually slow down? New data from the Two…

By Brett Yates On Aug. 18, the Pittsfield Select Board approved a $24,610 expenditure for a backup generator for the Town Hall. The Briggs & Stratton 26kw unit will supply enough power during a blackout not just to keep the Town Hall fully operational but also to keep the lights on at the Town Office…

Even the Covid-19 pandemic couldn’t stop Batman! A marble sculpture inspired by DC’s Caped Crusader Batman and DC comic book creators in Rutland is finally underway, delayed for two years by the Covid-19 pandemic — but not defeated! Italian sculptor Alessandro Lombardo this week began working on the larger-than-life sculpture designed by Chinese artist Jiannan…