By Dom Cioffi I run every other day almost without fail. Sometimes the weather or an unforeseen issue messes with my plans, but more often than not, I get my miles in. I run because I love the way that it makes me feel and because it’s good for me. I know my body, and…

By Cassandra Tyndall During these times, people look to people like me as a source of hope. I get emails, messages on social media asking for my astrological take on things. What they are really asking is when is all this going to end or when are things going back to normal? As far as…

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8‐year‐old. Spayed female. Pit mix. Tan brindle. Sweet, lovable lady looking for her forever home. Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 • Tues. – Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org “I’m a 10-year-old neutered male. I'm looking for a warm and inviting family with whom I can…

By Matt Britt After finding ways to adapt for nearly a year and a half, Rutland Young Professionals held an in-person mixer at the Lake Bomoseen Lodge and Taproom on July 27. To see the faces of more than 50 fellow young professionals together again was truly powerful. It’s likely that there were fewer hugs…

Pampered Chef for Pampered Pets is a Pampered Chef fundraiser to help raise needed funds for RCHS! If you missed out on ordering items the last time around, you will be able to shop again during the month of September to help make a difference. RCHS will receive a percentage of each sale made during…

By Merisa Sherman We came in hot, like I knew we would, arriving in the parking lot with an empty tank of gas and 10 minutes before launch time. The gang was already assembled — it looked like we were going to be riding in a nice sized group. There were hugs with those whom…

By Declan McCabe The opossums that show up on my students’ trail cameras at Saint Michael’s College sometimes look out of place, with their naked tails and frostbitten ears that seem so poorly suited to Vermont weather. These amazing consumers of ticks did, after all, come from a different continent — or at least their…

By Kevin Theissen Social Security is a critical component of many Americans’ retirement financial strategy. Before you begin taking it, consider ways to maximize this retirement income source for yourself. When to start? You have the choice of 1) starting benefits at age 62, 2) claiming them at your full retirement age, or 3) delaying…

By Dom Cioffi In a couple weeks, I will drive to Jacksonville, Florida, where I’ll meet with my oncologist at the Mayo Clinic. I have been visiting this world-renowned hospital for the past five years, ever since being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2016. If this appointment goes well (fingers crossed), they will transfer…

By Cassandra Tyndall In a world brimming with confusion and uncertainty, the week begins fresh from the Leo New Moon. This vibrant lunation may serve as a timely reminder that the foundation, facts or faith you’ve been seeking externally can only come from within. Over the next few days, pulling your energy inwards and keeping…

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By Mary Ellen Shaw Someone asked me recently what it was like to have observed all the changes that have occurred in my neighborhood during the 70-plus years that I have lived here. The conversation led to such questions as, “Which house was built first?” and “What was Howard Avenue like back in the '50s?”…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Jason Mraz is coming to the Green at Shelburne Museum Aug. 17. I had the pleasant surprise to find out it will be a 13-piece band. Wow, this is going to be an amazing show. I love his music. And Jason Mraz loves Vermont. He said, “Vermont in the summer is…

By Merisa Sherman It’s 4:20 in the morning and I am woken up to the sound of the birds chirping with the oncoming sunrise. I move in my sleeping bag, trying to stretch out my body from what could pass as a comfortable night. Opening my eyes, I look out through the tent screen and…