By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under a Taurus Moon at an extremely auspicious moment in time. Allow me to skip the mundane aspect analysis, because the winds of change are about to be intensified by solar energies that only come around when Sirius rises ahead of…

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By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Perhaps the phoebe selected her nesting spot during the few days my family was away from home at the end of April. Otherwise, I can’t quite figure her decision to build a nest atop the back porch light, right next to a doorway used regularly by three children and a rambunctious…

By Kevin Theissen U.S. Markets The markets closed mixed for the month as investors grappled with oil prices, a volatile technology sector and news from central bankers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.62 percent while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.48 percent. But the NASDAQ Composite slipped 0.94 percent, according to The…

By Marguerite Jill Dye I met Marc Findeisen at the boat landing on Kent Pond where he was about to kayak across the water to check on the loon family. He updated us on the Canada geese and ducks and their chicks, and revealed the location of the eagle’s nest in a towering pine around…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg  One versus two squared off and as a result, someone dropped to three. Killington Resort battled McGrath’s Sushi in what is the leading candidate for Game of the Year and Comeback of the Year. If you did not stick around for the end, you would be shocked to learn M.S. lost…

By Brady Crain Recovery continues apace. The second round of steroids did the trick, and now when I walk I am nearly completely pain free, and when I swim or ride my trainer, I am pain free. I am still icing many of the hours a day (I had to get four ice packs, and…

By Mary Ellen Shaw As often happens when a group of women get together, phones are taken from pocketbooks and pictures are shared. One of the most recent reasons for doing that was to show pictures of grandchildren who attended junior and senior proms. Some proms had taken place locally and some out of town.…

By Brett Yates I’ve gotten to the point where my hatred of superhero movies is so intense that I get angry just seeing that a new one has been released. In the case of last weekend, it was “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” the Marvel character’s second reboot in the past five years, and the sixth Spider-Man movie…

State police said a Killington man was hurt in a crash on Route 4 in Rutland town on Saturday night. Police said in a press release Philip Black was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non life-threatening” injuries following a head-on collision that occurred around 10 p.m. near the intersection…

Police say a Pittsford woman died from injuries resulting from a car crash that occurred on Saturday night in Rutland. Vermont State Police, Rutland Town Fire Department, and Regional Ambulance Service responded to the scene of an accident at the intersection of Route 7 and Pinnacle Ridge Road in Rutland. Investigation determined that Kara Goudreau…

CHITTENDEN—Barstow Memorial School began a fundraising project for a new playground after their current playground was determined to be no longer safe. This month, the goal has been achieved and a new playground will be in place for the start of school in August. Principal Renee Castillo noted that in August 2016 she had invited…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger IRA — The 108 head of cattle are gone. So are the tractors, balers and even the manure spreader. They all went to the highest bidders at an auction Saturday, July 8, at Milky Way Farm in Ira after a creditor of the financially struggling Rutland County dairy operation called…

POULTNEY—Do you know a Poultney citizen who goes above and beyond the call of duty to enrich the Poultney community in sharing his or her time and talents to it? Residents are invited to submit their nomination for their ideal Poultney citizen for the 2017 Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.…