By Roxanne Vought Editor’s note: Roxanne Vought is the executive director of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. She lives in Weybridge. For those of us who envision — and strive each day toward — a just, thriving, and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet, the final week of June 2022 was…

By Katy Savage After closing for good in June, Castleton Village School will be sold. Castleton and Hubbardton Select Boards voted 7-1 in a joint meeting July 7 to put the building on the market. Castleton Select Board member Mary Lee Harris said the boards are working with a real estate agent to determine an…

By Curt Peterson At its July 11 meeting the Killington Select Board emerged from executive session to announce names of those appointed to thefire chief search committee. Select Board chair Steve Finneron and Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth will serve as facilitators and non-voting members of the committee. Three residents were named as voting members: Tom Rock, Barry Leete…

By Katy Savage The Woodstock Select Board is reviewing a zoning amendment to allow on-farm restaurants. The Select Board held a public hearing on June 27 for the proposal, drafted by Zoning Administrator Steven Bauer. The amendment would allow on-farm restaurants to seat up to 60 people and be open from 11:30 a.m. to 10…

By Mary Ellen Shaw As adults we have occasions to observe how small something actually is that seemed large to us when we were children. That happened to me just before the school year came to an end at Christ the King School. I drove by as students were taking part in an activity on…

By Rep. Jim Harrison Although the Vermont legislative session concluded on May 12, just like with a book or movie, I find it interesting to learn what happened afterwards. And because the legislative leaders decided to adjourn sine die, the outcome of various bills sent to the governor during the month after the session concluded…

The landscape at Mission Farm is being reimagined and reshaped with a focus on conservation and sustainability by a team of professionals and volunteers. Phase one of the landscape master plan begins in early July. It includes an amphitheater that will be available to host community gatherings, concerts and church services formed into the natural…

Tuesday July 26, the film, "Youth V Gov" will be available to watch for free as part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Film Series collection hosted by Sustainable Woodstock and Pentangle Arts. The film "Youth v Gov" follows the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government, filing a groundbreaking lawsuit…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Editor’s note: Bonnie Kirn Donahue is a UVM Extension master gardener and landscape designer from central Vermont. Strawberry season is reaching its end, which means that blueberry season is on the horizon. Blueberries typically ripen starting in July. Depending on the variety, they can even ripen into September. At this point…

By Kori Skillman/VTDigger The Green Mountain Club has reached its goal of raising $4 million for projects along Vermont’s Long Trail, despite difficulties stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The Long Trail Legacy Campaign mounted by the private, nonprofit organization raised money for maintaining vegetation and improving safety along the Long Trail and for improving trail resources…

Fair Haven Union Middle and High School (FHUMHS) is hosting a series of transition camps beginning in mid-July. Students in grades 7-9 will have the opportunity to participate in week-long camps. The camps are intended to help students in grades 7-8 with the transition from elementary school to the newly formed district middle school. For…

Three new hunting or trapping related laws passed by the Vermont Legislature during the 2022 session are now in effect, as of July 1. Under the new laws: hunting coyotes with dogs and training dogs to hunt coyotes will be temporarily banned in Vermont; the retrieval and use of game and fur-bearing animals by hunters…

By Steven Jupiter/ Brandon Reporter Jim Avery has been at Otter Valley Union High School for so long that his first students are old enough to be grandparents. He can honestly say that he’s dedicated his career to the Otter Valley community. But next year’s graduating class will receive their diplomas from a different hand:…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Supervisory Union board has plans to build a new $80 million middle school/high school — possibly as soon as three to five years. But the current complex, built in the 1960s, has to function until there is a new facility — and there's still many hurdles until it becomes…

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says many people continue to have problems with bears looking for food near their homes. Part of the problem could arise from the food scrap ban that recently has gone into effect. “We have been receiving lots of reports of bears on decks, tearing down bird feeders, wrecking beehives,…