Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m.— RUTLAND — The Climb Out of the Darkness is the world’s largest event raising funds and awareness for the mental health of new families operated by Postpartum Support International. In its 10th year, the climb is a community walk and international fundraiser for survivors, providers, and members of the…

By Brett Yates The Roger Clark Memorial Library in Pittsfield is getting a makeover. On June 2, the Pittsfield Select Board approved an expenditure of $5,325 to repaint the interior of the library and to refasten and refinish its floorboards. The board agreed to hire Don Marshall and Corey Novotny, respectively, for the jobs. Select…

Friday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. — PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer/songwriters Patty Larkin and Darryl Purpose at Next Stage on Friday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Patty Larkin is a visionary of sound and wonder, a real deal version of artistry made of equal parts guitar wizardry,…

My son was flopping around the house this past weekend looking bored and dejected. I inquired about his mood and was met with a multitude of shrugs and mumbling. When pressed, he finally admitted that he was indeed bored and that no one was around to hang out with. I suggested that he play his…

Saturday, June 11 at 12:30 p.m.— KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain Bike Club, a chapter of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, celebrates the start of the seventh season of the Bike Bum race series with a summer kick-off party, hosted by the Killington Distillery. The day begins with VMBA hosted group rides leaving from Base Camp.…

By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has signed two important bills affecting schools statewide. One create a one-year pilot program of free breakfast and lunch for Vermont students and the other bans offensive school mascots. The governor’s signatures represent victories for anti-hunger advocates and for activists who have pushed to retire mascots that stereotype marginalized…

Wednesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — Next Wednesday watch back-to-back Republican and Democratic debates starting at 6 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. With incumbent Lt. Gov. Molly Gray stepping aside to run for Congress, Vermont’s No. 2 job is wide open. Republican candidates include Sen. Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, and former Rutland…

By Julia Purdy The U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture with ranger districts in Rochester and Manchester and soon-to-be headquarters in Mendon, has announced changes in a forest management project initially approved in 2018 but delayed due to public concerns expressed during the required comment period. Public notice of a…

Christopher Morrow, a long-time Weston resident and former owner of the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, is running for state senate in the Windsor district. His recent retirement from active management of the Northshire Bookstore has given Morrow time, as he puts it, “to put my entrepreneurial problem-solving skills to work contributing to the development of…

By Katy Savage After 25 years, Little Harry’s restaurant in Rutland is permanently closed. The owners announced the closure in a Facebook post on June 1. “We are looking forward to the next chapter of life” the post read. “Thank you for your constant support and friendship.” Co-owner Jack Mangan said he was retiring in…

Dear Editor, As a former legislator, I understand and appreciate departing legislators’ complaints about pay and benefits. And, as a former legislator, I hope turnover based on complaints about legislative pay and benefits continues with every biennium. How can these two apparently conflicting positions be held? In 1988 I was elected to the first of…

A public hearing on the construction of a hut near Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is set for Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. in the downstairs function room of Café Provence in Brandon. The meeting is being hosted by the Moosalamoo Association and the Vermont Hut Association (VHA), the two nonprofit…

Saturday, June 11 at 4 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Chaffee Art Center invites the community to the opening reception of the Vermont Pastel Society member exhibition in the first floor galleries on Saturday, June 11 from 4-6 p.m. The opening will include light refreshments, music by pianist Marna Grove and the presentation of awards.There…

By Declan McCabe I have a pre-pandemic memory of a dozen high school students – armed with dipnets and wearing chest waders – emerging from a Saint Michael’s College van. Before masks and social distancing, my collaborators and I packed vans with students from Vermont, Massachusetts, and as far afield as Puerto Rico to monitor…

By Katy Savage A zoning permit request to sell firearms next to Rutland Northeast Primary School was rescinded on June 6 after backlash from residents. A temporary permit was granted on May 24, which would have allowed applicant Eric Fletcher to sell firearms on Temple Street, about .1 mile or a 3-minute walk from Rutland…