Sunday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m.—POULTNEY—Rutland Area Food and Farm Link (RAFFL) is hosting its fourth annual Vermont Fermentation Festival Sunday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Green Mountain College, Poultney. This day will be chock-full of workshops offering skills in kombucha and other effervescents, beer crafting, vegan yogurt, cheese making, sourdough bread, raw vinegar,…

Saturday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m.—CASTLETON—Come out and join the fourth annual Freeze Out. Supporters will be sleeping outside the American Legion Post 50 in Castleton from 4 p.m., Oct. 15 until 11 a.m., Oct. 16. The event is held annually to shine a light on the plight of far too many brothers and sisters…

Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—Join the Friends of the Fair Haven Free Library and the Fair Haven Historical Society as they celebrate Fair Haven’s Charter Day with a visit from author Charles Slack. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Fair Haven Free Library. Charles Slack…

Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland Economic Development Corp. has announced the agenda for its 79th annual meeting, set for Thursday, Oct. 20, 5-7 p.m. in the Casella Theater at Castleton University. Senator Patrick Leahy will provide the keynote address. “It has been an exciting and productive first year of our collaboration with Castleton University,”…

Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m.—PLYMOUTH—As the seasons change, are you willing to change as well? Consider adding a mindfulness practice to your daily life. Susan Mordecai will be offering a mindfulness practice class at the Plymouth Community Center starting this month. The one-hour class runs from 6-7 p.m. starting Tuesday, Oct. 18, continuing Tuesdays,…

Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.—ROCHESTER—Toward Form is a current exhibit at BigTown Gallery in Rochester that opened Oct. 5. Although the three artists in the new exhibition seem utterly different—Rick Skogsberg’s painted women’s vintage shoes; Laurie Sverdlove’s psychedelic landscapes; and Marcy Hermanstader’s “black through black” collages—all three Vermont artists share a deep and abiding…

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By Gaen Murphree VERMONT — Archers headed into the woods on Saturday, Oct. 1, for the start of moose season and hunters with guns will get to take their shots beginning Oct. 15. But fewer hunters will be roaming Vermont’s forest this fall on the lookout for one of the state’s most iconic animals. This…

KILLINGTON— On Sept. 30, Amy Morrison the director of the Killington Pico Area Association and events and marketing coordinator for the town, wrote a letter to the KPAA board officially announcing her resignation from her positions. “I have accepted the executive director position with the Stowe Area Association, and my last day will be Friday,…

By Patricia Minichiello Rutland’s application as a new site to bring 100 refugees per year to the city was approved, Wednesday morning, Sept. 28. Stacie Blake, director of government and community relations at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Washington, sent an email delivering the news. “We look forward to working with the…

By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—The saga of the Killington Village Master Plan permit continues with a recent notice of appeal made to the Vermont Supreme Court. It was filed by attorney Peter H. Banse, of Banse and Banse, PC, in Americus, GA., and does not state reasons for the appeal. Banse is representing Stephen Durkee…

Citizens voice concerns PITTSFORD—On Sept. 27 at 9 a.m., following a site inspection, the Environmental Commission of the Natural Resources Board held a warned hearing in the meeting room of the Pittsford town offices to discuss a Dollar General store proposed for the parcel at the corner of Plains Road and Route 7 in Pittsford…

Volunteer group says otherwise By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND—In 2014, Heather Robertson moved to Vermont from Los Angeles with her partner, a professor of film studies at Castleton University. Robertson says that first year proved to be a challenge. They didn’t know anyone and had gone from living in a city of nearly 4 million…

By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a four-part series addressing the slow progress of village plans at Killington Resort. Part 2 will describe the progress made by Killington Ltd. as well as the obstacles that prevented completion of its plans. It was 49 years ago this November that a beaming…