Saturday, Aug. 22 at 9:30 a.m. — ORWELL — On Saturday, Aug. 22 starting at 9:30 a.m., participate in a guided driving tour along part of the 1776-1777 Mount Independence-Hubbardton Military Road. Jim Rowe, president of the Crown Point Road Association, will be your guide. Rowe has a lifelong interest in this Revolutionary War military road. This is the…

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 21 - 23 — STOCKBRIDGE — This Friday, participants will enjoy the start of three days of music, camping , jamming, and festivities. The events begin Friday, Aug. 21 and jam on through Sunday evening, Aug. 23. The venue is located on the beautiful Tweed River Tubing site at the junction of Route 100 and…

Saturday, Aug. 22 at 8 a.m. — QUECHEE — The 43rd Annual Scottish Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the polo fields in Quechee. Sponsored by the Saint Andrew’s Society of Vermont, it is very much a true Scottish tradition, a real family event. Proceeds go the St.…

Wednesday, Aug. 26—RUTLAND—Area businesses and nonprofits are increasingly involved with climate change—both its challenges and opportunities. Their creative solutions are becoming a growing part of our state’s economy. What are your experiences? Do you have ideas that can help nurture this sector in Vermont? The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) encourages the pubic to…

WEST RUTLAND — Tickets are now available for the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Fine Arts Raffle, with winners to be drawn at the opening reception for SculptFest2015, Sept. 12. Gift certificates for artwork and jewelry, as well as creative sculpture workshops at the CSSC are featured prizes. This year, the popular fundraising event features 10…

LUDLOW — BRAM has opened an exhibit on World War I as seen through the thoughtful eyes of the lithographer Theophile Alexandre Steinlen. Steinlen (1859 – 1923) was born in Switzerland ,where he studied art at Lausanne. In 1882, he moved to Paris and became a leading illustrator for popular French journals for whom he produced over four…

Courtest of Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports Jeff Messer picked up hand cycling after an ATV accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Messer soon became competitive at his new sport participating in many races and rides within his first year! Just over two years ago, Rutland’s Jeff Messer broke his back in an…

By Robin Alberti “Clearly” Moguls, champions. Pictured (l-r) Back row: Russell Dalglish, Tom Gilligan. Second row: Angel Shannon, Jared Hall, Hunter Pike, Brett Regimbald, Brandon Remick, Will Burdick, Jeremy Livesey. Front row: Keith Lazarczyk, Neal Giberti, Buddy, Ron Hacker, DJ Dave Hoffenberg. Missing: Judd Washburn, Rob Pelletier. By Dave Hoffenberg Congrats again to Clearly Moguls…

Courtesy of Killington Boot Camp Killington Boot Camp crew trains for the first annual Race to the Peak event, Saturday. 100 on 100 also on Saturday KILLINGTON — Killington’s 2015 summer calendar has a new competitive event to challenge the region’s uphill climbers. The first-ever Race to the Peak will take place on Saturday, Aug.…

By Elizabeth Hewitt and Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org An employee of the Department for Children and Families was shot twice and killed in Barre on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, allegedly by a mother who had recently lost custody of her 9-year-old child in July, police say. Three relatives of the accused were also found dead in a…

Submitted The Killington Selectboard receives a check for $15,000 to continue beautification efforts. Pictured (l-r): Patty McGrath, Selectboard chair; Chris Bianchi, Selectboard member; Ken Lee, Selectboard member; and Vince Chiarella, treasurer of the Killington Pico Area Association. KILLINGTON–The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) has received a $15,000 gift toward continued beautification efforts in Killington. The…

A girls holds up a chicken at Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield, Vt. Vermont’s Open Farm Week ended Sunday, Aug. 9 after a week of mostly sunny skies and a break from the heat with temperatures in the 70s. Participants were invited to sample foods and drinks like wine, cider, fruits and cheese; enjoy…

RUTLAND CITY – On Aug. 4, the City of Rutland announced that it was awarded a national prize from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in recognition of the city’s recent pledge to streamline and automate its business licensing and permitting process, thus making it simpler and more efficient for a new business to begin…

By Morgan True, VTDigger.org BARRE — Jody Herring pleaded not guilty to one count of first degree murder in the killing of Lara Sobel, a Department of Children and Families social worker, at a Monday, Aug. 10, arraignment in Washington County Superior Court. Herring is being held without bail, and her attorney David Sleigh, a…

  Town sponsorship for event will replace Hay Festival KILLINGTON – The Town of Killington announced plans Friday, Aug. 7, to work with Killington Resort and Human Movement to host the first annual Killington Oktoberfest, Columbus Day weekend at Snowshed Base Lodge at Killington Resort. The Town will sponsor the event by contributing $18,000 to…