Deadline for taxes is April 18 By Kevin Theissen Tax season is upon us again. It officially began on Jan. 24, and you’ll need to file by April 18 (unless you file for an extension). The deadline is usually April 15 but the Washington D.C. holiday, Emancipation Day, falls on Saturday, April 16 and is…

By Dom Cioffi Well, another season has come and gone. I’m always melancholy after the conclusion of the Super Bowl, knowing that I’ll have to wait another seven months to start watching football again. I find it ironic, but football relaxes me. I look forward to the Sunday afternoon games, especially when the weather turns…

By Mark Bushnell/VT Digger If Fred Harris’ diary is any guide, it’s a miracle that skiing ever caught on. “[L]anded hard,” the Brattleboro native wrote one January day in 1904. “Tore the strap off the buckle part of my footgear. Hurt my back some. My skee [ski] went away and left me on another dump.…

By Cassandra Tyndall No matter how hard or heavy a feeling or experience, one phrase that has always got me through is, “It’s always darkest before dawn.” This week brings some stunning breakthroughs that have been a long time in the making. Two planets change signs, a Full Moon plus a helpful and rare connection…

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By Rebecca Perkins Hanissian Were it not for compelling evidence to the contrary, I’d believe I descended from birds – migratory birds in particular. So familiar to me are the urges and behaviors of migratory birds, I’m pretty sure I blushed, or at least looked around sheepishly, when learning of them in my undergraduate ornithology…

By Mary Ellen Shaw When the Rutland Historical Society calendar for 2022 arrived I took a look at each month and was taken back in time to 100 years ago. From January to December there were pictures of ads for products that were popular back in 1922. I decided to explore some old newspapers online…

By Kevin Theissen The start of this year has brought some market volatility that might have caused you some uneasiness. It might be difficult but remember that this is normal – especially after a year when the S&P 500 index ended up approximately 27% (and the last three years up 100%). It can be hard…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This weekend The Wobbly Barn will be rocking because Lifespeed makes their long, anticipated return after the pandemic break. The band just celebrated their 20th year in the music business. I’ve seen them play for most of those years but this will be my first time working alongside them and I…

By Dom Cioffi Do you remember early in the pandemic, when the high school seniors were about to graduate and everyone was lamenting how sad it was for that age group? We all agreed that it didn’t seem fair that they had to miss such an important rite of passage, along with the requisite dances,…

By Merisa Sherman I was panicking we were going to be late. I didn’t really have any specifics, but I wasn’t going to miss this moment for anything. It was an absolute honor to have been invited to share in this once-in-a-lifetime event and we were going to be there. The roads were eerily empty…

By Cassandra Tyndall The skies are quiet this week. This may be a blessing in disguise for two reasons. Firstly, the planets are back to their regular programming which in turn, may see things in your own life start to get back on track. Secondly, due to next week being really dynamic, it will be…

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The RCHS would like to remind you that February is National Pet Dental Health month. An astonishing 80% of dogs and 70% of cats show signs of oral disease by age 3. Symptoms of gum disease in dogs and cats include yellow and brown build-up of tartar along the gum line, red and swollen gums,…

By Frank Kaczmarek Winter is far a far cry from being prime mushroom hunting season. Most fungi stop producing mushrooms, or fruiting bodies, in early autumn, and their hyphae (filamentous structures that are the main part of the fungal body) are out of sight, inside wood or in the ground. However, you can still find…