Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The family of Leo Davin invites the public to join them at Green Mountain National Golf Course on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate a life well lived and remember our dear friend. Leo Davin had called Killington his home for many years and served the Town of…

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="9" gal_title="Billings Farm"] Photos Courtesy of Billings Farm and Museum Sunday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the 16th annual Antique Tractor Day on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring both restored and unrestored tractors dating from the 1930s to the…

Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts Plymouth Old Home Day on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event features traditional craft and farm demonstrations, wagon rides, chicken barbecue, and many more fun activities for the entire family. Scheduled events: 11 a.m.—Actual naturalization…

Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual Winter In August celebration will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Vermont Farmers’ Food Center on West Street in Rutland. This is a great opportunity for businesses to market their skills and help recognize the…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.—ORWELL—Mount Independence rocks! Come to the state historic site in Orwell on Sunday, Aug. 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for a “Hike into Geologic History.” Geologist David Gross will guide this tour to explore the geology of Mount Independence, one of the largest American defenses constructed for the Revolutionary…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.—MOUNT HOLLY—The Mount Holly Town Library will host a Vermont Humanities Council Program on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 50 p.m. in the Mount Holly Town Library, 26 Maple Hill Road, Belmont. The program speaker, William Hosley will present “New England Impressions: Art and the Making of Regional Identity, 1885-1950.” For…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m.—BRANDON—Compass Music and Arts Center will host an opening reception Sunday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for an unusual exhibit that opens Friday, Aug. 5, titled The Effects of Birdsong on Shifting Strata: Paintings and Poems by Tom Merwin and the artists of the Forty-Seven Main Street Group.…

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By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Mayor Chris Louras By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org Rutland’s Board of Aldermen held a closed-door executive session with the City’s attorney last week to discuss legal issues surrounding the refugee resettlement process. In a rare move, the board excluded Mayor Chris Louras from the meeting. The board approved three motions: The first directs…

Courtesy of the city of Rutland Combination Pond is one of two impoundments along Moon Brook in Rutland. By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND—A federal judge has given the city of Rutland and the EPA two more weeks to resolve a long-running dispute over the restoration of Moon Brook, an impaired stream that winds its way…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON — At a special meeting held  July 19, the Board of Selectmen adopted a new policy on when to initiate tax sales of delinquent properties. Under the previous rules, a property owner would get a year before the property went to tax sale. The new policy allows the town to initiate…

By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org CASTLETON—Castleton Selectboard Chairman Joseph Bruno delivered a sharp rebuke to a petitioner seeking a townwide vote on resettling refugees in the area and said she had become a “victim of fear.” Bruno added that the Board had sought outside counsel on the petition and determined it had no jurisdiction over the…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW – Six potential governors of Vermont came to Ludlow last week to make their cases to voters at an event hosted by the Friends of the Ludlow Auditorium. Running in the Democratic primary Aug. 9 are former state senators Matt Dunne and Peter Galbraith, perennial candidate Cris Ericson, former state transportation…