CASTLETON – Castleton College, in partnership with Vermont PBS, announces the winners of the 20th Annual Castleton Videofest held Friday, May 1, in Casella Theater.  High school students throughout Vermont and the surrounding area submitted DVDs of original work in the following categories: Documentary Winner: “Helping Hands: Vermont’s Migrant Labor Population” by Luke Benz, Kyan…

Purchase of Village School: let the voters decide CASTLETON—Castleton voters will cast ballots May 26 on whether the town should buy the Village School from the Castleton-Hubbardton Union School District, a petition-driven issue. Moving the students to Castleton Elementary and closing the Village School isn’t just a matter of moving the children to other classrooms.…

By Kate Troy A Rutland player charges Mad River RFC’s defense in the 2014 Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitional final. Rugby tournament to benefit Silver Towers camp May 9 at 8 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Rutland Roosters Rugby Football Club is hosting its annual Keith Page Memorial Rugby Tournament on Saturday, May 9 starting at…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has voted to ban the possession and use by hunters of natural lures based on deer urine or other fluids beginning in 2016. By doing so the board hopes to reduce the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD) entering the state, which has the potential to devastate Vermont’s deer…

Courtesy of CSJ CSJ student Allison Hinton strikes a softball at a recent game. By Justin Lemanski, athletics reporter The Fighting Saints men’s baseball team played five games this week, which included winning the Yankee Small College Conference championship. The Saints will also be heading to Hampton, Va., as the No. 6 seed in the…

QUESTION: Cliff and Nancy are playing in a tournament. On the fifth hole, the tee shots of both players lie on the green. The lines of both balls toward the flagstick are different and there is doubt as to who is away. Cliff pulls the flagstick to be used in measuring distances from the hole. As…

With ice gone from state waters and fishing seasons opening up, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is urging anglers and boaters to be aware of the cold water conditions that come with the start of spring. “The spring season offers some of the best fishing of the year in Vermont, and can also be…

What makes Vermont’s spring gobbler season special? Vermont’s turkey hunting is statewide for the entire month of May, and our turkey population is one of the highest in New England. During regular spring turkey hunting season, May 1-31, shooting hours are one half hour before sunrise to noon. A shotgun or bow and arrow may…

Instructor training begins in June for water sports, cycling, sailing and more KILLINGTON—Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round disabled sports nonprofit organization in Vermont to offer daily, year-round sports and recreation for people with disabilities, is looking for energetic summer volunteers who have a dedicated passion for sports and who want to share…

Courtesy of KMS Killington Mountain School is excited to be moving forward with Action Sport facility improvements. Above is a 3D model of the Four Season Airbag which gives an idea of what the facility will look like. The school is currently selling bonds to help fund the project and is finalizing the location of…

LUDLOW – Okemo Mountain Resort has embraced spring with the opening of its two golf courses, Okemo Valley Golf Club, in Ludlow, and Tater Hill Golf Club, in Windham. Okemo Valley is open with all 18 holes of play and Tater Hill is offering play on the back nine to begin the season. Okemo Valley Golf…

Submitted James Lee Stanley I had never met James Lee Stanley nor seen him perform prior to interviewing him, but the conversation was like talking to an old friend. He is a very personable man with quick wit and vast musical knowledge. These traits will certainly translate into a great show at the Norman Williams…

I took a field trip last week to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston to see the famed Samuel Adams brewery. I was in the city anyway, and it felt like an important beer-lover’s pilgrimage that I ought to make once in my life, in order to pay tribute to New England craft brewing’s wellspring:…

By Lovey Heartburn Almost everyone loves Sundays. Some folks use it as a day to do laundry, workout, get caught up on personal paperwork, or simply to relax. Few may not also realize that around the globe groups of women also look forward to Sex Talk Sunday (STS); this happens to be one of the highlights…

By John Herrick, VTDigger.org The “2015 Vermont Forest Fragmentation Report to the Vermont Legislature April 2015” was released last week, which highlighted Vermont’s shrinking woodlands. The report was prepared by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, pursuant to Act. 118 of 2014. Forests cover 75 percent of the state, a broad area compared…