I am not going to fool myself into thinking that you are all waiting with baited breath to hear what happened at the big trail run in Canada.  But, also, I am not going to fool myself into thinking that I won’t tell you all anyway. My last missive was a sad little tale about…

“Lip Sync Battle”—the half-hour viral sensation that pits celebrities against one another in fake karaoke contests—is about to enter its “second season” (only a month and a half after the conclusion of its first) on Spike TV, which seems as good a time as any to ask: why does this show exist? Like Ellen DeGeneres’s…

KILLINGTON — Barb Loeliger-Myers, assistant town clerk at the town of Killington, called Sheila Finneron on March 19 and asked, “Have you seen the paper? There is a mud run called the ‘Dirty Girl,’ we have got to do this!” Loeliger-Myers and Finneron are members of the Dirty Girl Gardening Club in Killington, which was established…

By Stephen Seitz Photo One: The National Guard honor guard takes a wreath to the grave of President Calvin Coolidge for the annual memorial ceremony. Photo Two: Actor Jim Cooke in his last performance as Calvin Coolidge. PLYMOUTH NOTCH – Longtime Calvin Coolidge impersonator Jim Cooke chose the Fourth of July, Coolidge’s 143rd birthday, to…

Courtesy of College of St. Joseph’s Mary Guggenberger By Polly Lynn On Wednesday, July 1, former Principal of Killington Elementary School Loren M. Pepe announced that Mary Guggenberger would be taking over the reins as the new school principal starting July 20. “This week the KES Board officially appointed Mary Guggenberger to be the new…

By Stephen Seitz A man who arrived late after the official ceremony receives the citizenship oath from Judge J. Garvan Murtha. PLYMOUTH NOTCH – Fittingly enough for the Fourth of July, 20 new Americans were sworn at a naturalization ceremony held at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site. The new citizens came from all over…

Option taxes, surplus funds, charter and parking lot all pass, Wyman elected By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — Despite a very low voter turnout, all five articles on the Brandon ballot passed on Tuesday, many by almost 4-1. Voters approved using surplus paving funds for other public works needs, establishing a charter and a 1…

By Sam Heller, VTDigger.org A new federal grant will arm Vermont with $12.4 million to combat the state’s worsening drug problem, Sen. Patrick Leahy and Gov. Peter Shumlin announced at the Statehouse on Monday. The money, granted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will fund the expansion of Vermont’s Regional Prevention Partnerships…

Hailed for his vision for Killington, Pico By Karen D. Lorentz Chris Nyberg, who served as the president and chief operations officer of the Powdr Resorts Division since September 2012 and prior to that the president and general manager of Killington and Pico mountains since April 2007, has left Powdr Corp. after almost eight years…

Submitted Lucas Farrell (left) and Louisa Conrad (right) of Big Picture Farm, with judge Alex Guarnaschelli (center). Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels, from the Townshend, Vt. producers won the Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation award for 2015. Vermont specialty food producers took top honors at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, June 28-30.…

Longtime journalist and educator Mike Donoghue of South Burlington has been selected to receive the Matthew Lyon Award for his lifetime commitment to the First Amendment and the public’s right to know the truth in Vermont. The Vermont Press Association, which represents the interests of 11 daily and about four dozen non-daily newspapers circulating in…

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org The number of Vermont children in the custody of the Department for Children and Families (DCF) has jumped by a third since the beginning of 2014, according to a report published this week. The child abuse hotline saw an increase of more than 10 percent in calls in 2014, with a…

By Lisa Chalidze The world is a messy place. We ask our police officers to keep cleaning it up. It’s a hard job to do well, and easy to do poorly. Often it’s the poor choices that make the news. This presents us with a difficult choice of our own: Do we respond to the…

By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.org That Coke now costs a little more. A 6 percent sales tax on sugary drinks went into effect July 1. The Vermont Legislature and Gov. Peter Shumlin approved the extension of the sales tax to soda and other sweet drinks as part of a tax package passed last session. Tina Zuk,…

Dear Editor, On behalf of the hundreds of families who will benefit, bravo to everyone who helped make Pack the Paramount a tremendous success. From The Vermont Country Store to Westminister Crackers, Hannaford and Price Chopper, from employees of Heritage Family Credit Union and Rutland Regional Medical Center to Green Mountain Power, from the elderly…