Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced April 13 that his office has reached settlements with two different online sellers of electronic cigarettes for violations of Vermont’s Delivery Sales Ban and Vermont’s Consumer Protection Act. Under the settlements, the companies resolved claims that they sold electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, or other tobacco paraphernalia to individual consumers. As…

By Ethan Weinstein / VT Digger Every morning, before she’s fully rubbed the sleep from her eyes, Natalia May checks social media for the latest updates from Ukraine’s more than 4 million refugees. Then, she starts digging. “I basically became, like, a concierge of research,” said May, who grew up in Russia and has lived…

KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced Tuesday, April 19, that it will open its bike park, 18-hole golf course and Adventure Center on Saturday, May 28. “We are excited to offer a full summer line-up of events again this year, with crowd favorites including the Cooler in the Mountain Concert Series and Killington Brewfest,” said Mike Sutcliffe, events…

Friday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m.—BRIDGEWATER—A solo exhibit of paintings by Katie Roberts will open at the Bridgewater Mill Marketplace, second floor, in Bridgewater on April 22, and be displayed through May 1. “A Salute to Earth Day” is a solo exhibit of paintings by Katie Roberts, a local nature artist. The exhibit will be…

Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON / RUTLAND — Enjoy two performances of Carl Orff’s masterpiece, “Carmina Burana,” performed by the Rutland Area Chorus, the Castleton University Chorale and soloists under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Blodget, with Dr. Charles Madsen and Dr. Alastair Stout performing the two piano…

By Mary Ellen Shaw I recently came across an online article in which various people wrote about the way they remembered life from the 1930s into the '50s. The general consensus is that everything was a lot more work back then. Today’s conveniences make many of the routine things in our lives easier but I…

Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m.— RUTLAND — Set 12 years before his epic “His Dark Materials” trilogy, this gripping adaptation revisits Phillip Pullman’s fantastical world in which waters are rising and storms are brewing. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue A simple staple in many cuisines and recipes, onions can be a satisfying plant to grow in the garden. While it is easy to buy them at the grocery store, fresh onions are unique in flavor and intensity. I like to grow onions from sets, which are basically small, dried onion…

By Liz DiMarco Weinmann On first meeting Avaloy Lanning, the executive director of Rutland’s NewStory Center, one is most impressed with her generous laugh, relentless drive, and abundant positivity. That NewStory Center is a nonprofit helping survivors of domestic violence every single day, makes Lanning’s approach to her work — and to life overall —…

Dear Editor, Despite dwindling numbers of dairy farms,Vermont continues to be the largest dairy producer in New England and dairy is the most profitable sector of the state’s agricultural economy. Tourists flock to Vermont to savor its bucolic splendor and we are grateful to the farmers who toil to preserve its rural character. We should…

Dear Editor, At first glimpse at Kevin Morgan you’d never know he is living with kidney disease, but he has been living on kidney dialysis for the past three years and was diagnosed with IGA Neuropathy (also known as Berger’s Disease) 4 1/2 years ago. This graduate of Rutland High School class of 1976 went…

By Jacob McCarthy Editor's note: Jacob McCarthy is a senior studying media and communications at Castleton University. He is interning with Rutland Young Professionals for this spring. If you told me the day I showed up at Castleton University on a hot, humid August morning back in 2018 that my life would change forever, I…

By Bruce Baker and Rebecca Holcombe Editor's note: Bruce Baker is a professor at Rutgers Graduate School of Education and a senior fellow at the Learning Policy Institute and Rebecca Holcombe is a Norwich resident, a parent, and former Vermont secretary of education. Based on a University of Vermont study, the Legislature is updating the…

Dear Editor, The Green Mountain Care Board publishes an annual list of Vermont hospital employees whose annual compensation tops $500,000. The list for 2020 shows a total of 59 hospital execs making more than half a million dollars a year. Fifty-nine. Eleven of them work at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Thirteen work at the University…

Dear Editor, This is in response to Kem Phillips’ letter in the Mountain Times. It appears that Kem has bought into the endless media slander of the former president. In terms of results, President Trump did more for this country in four years than any in my lifetime, going back to Eisenhower. He didn’t get…