In honor of Thaddeus Lorentz’s signature attire, the family wore bow ties to his celebration of life, held July 18. By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON — Stories, music, laughter, and wine flowed freely and lovingly at a celebration for the life of Thaddeus R. Lorentz held at Pico on July 18. The festivities were just…

Vermont Fish & Wildlife photo Jon Kimball and Chet MacKenzie of Vermont Fish & Wildlife with a lake sturgeon captured and released in the Winooski River in May. Record number of sturgeon collected, tagged in Lake Champlain tributaries RUTLAND—Fisheries staff from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department are reporting that a total of 17 lake…

Submitted Music legend Neil Young (right) stands behind Gov. Peter Shumlin in support of Vermont Food Fight Fund,a safeguard for Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law. On July 19, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin along with music legend and activist Neil Young urged support for the Vermont Food Fight Fund, which was established to protect Vermont’s mandatory…

Submitted Jim Condos “Vermont is now at the forefront of the growing movement to bring greater transparency to campaign financing,” Secretary of State Jim Condos said. Secretary Condos announced last Thursday that candidates, PACs, and parties involved in the 2016 election have successfully completed the first mandatory online disclosure filing in the new web-based campaign…

By Robin Alberti and Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — On Friday, July 17, the Inn at Long Trail officially opened its dining room for summer visitors. “Rosemary’s” as the dining room was recently named, will be open Fridays and Saturdays 6-9 p.m. in addition to McGrath’s Irish Pub, which is open seven days a week serving food…

RUTLAND—On July 14, representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Castleton Downtown and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) announced the details of an upcoming statewide summit set for September. The 2015 Young Professionals Summit of Vermont will gather young professionals from around the state to discuss issues facing them and explore ways they can…

A new law that aims to give kids a jump start on saving for college got a boost last week when Gov. Peter Shumlin accepted the first donation–$25,000 from President and CEO of Subaru of New England Ernie Boch Jr.–to help fund the program and make it a reality. The Universal Children’s Higher Education Savings…

By Larry Abelman I have a lot of time to think on my morning two mile walks I take with my dog Tyler on the roads of Shrewsbury. With what’s been going on in South Carolina I couldn’t help but think about my own associations with race growing up in D.C., where my family took…

By Frankie L. Trull The fight against rubella, the deadly German measles, has finally paid off. The eradication was possible by one of modern medicine’s most indispensable tools—routine vaccination. Global health authorities say the terrible disease has been eliminated in the Americas. It’s a rare dose of good news in the fight against the debilitating…

By Governor Peter Shumlin Last week I traveled to Toronto to attend the Climate Summit of the Americas, which brought together Pan-American governmental, advocacy, energy, and climate change leaders to share ideas on how we can work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and capitalize on a cleaner energy economy to grow jobs and opportunity.…

Dear editor, The musical performances at the Killington Library on Thursday evenings in an informal setting are meant to provide entertainment and enjoyment to locals and visitors alike. There were several groups in attendance at last Thursday’s event who coalesced into a larger group who appeared to come for the purpose of socializing rather than…

Dear Editor, The Solar Energy Industries Association recently stated there are 72 solar companies in Vermont. Looks like they are swooping in buying up land and desecrating our environment with these ugly panels and their hardware. When there are no siting standards to speak of in Vermont, anything goes, when it comes to solar placement. It’s…

Dear editor, Thanks to all who attended the Rutland Meals Challenge at Rutland Bowlerama and to those who gave donations to our bowlers! This event raised an amazing $1,126 for the Rutland Meals Challenge, which will provide 4,504 meals to food shelves in Rutland County. Please visit https://vtmealschallenge.wordpress.com to learn more about the Rutland Meals…

Dear Editor, In response to the article “Experts predict bad mosquito season for area” in the May 28-June 3 edition: This year, it is so obvious that something is different in respects to the horrific amount of mosquitos out, not just during the evening hours, but, all day long.  I have not been able to…

By Dom Cioffi It happened on the evening of May 16, 1983; one of those events that was burned into my mind as well as the minds of millions of other people around the planet. It took only five minutes, but those five minutes would change the world forever. Growing up, we had two televisions…