A chronicle of the legendary Civil Rights activist and Congressman WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, Thursday through Sunday ahead of Martin Luther King, […]
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Here comes Tour de Slate 2021
Registration for TDS 2021 edition is now open! MIDDLE TOWN SPRINGS—Organizers have been hard at work to organize the 2021 Tour de Slate event and make it bigger and better than ever. The 100 mile ride is back along with […]
Uphill Travel routes now open at Killington and Pico
Uphill Travel routes are open for skinning. Make sure you grab a 2020-21 Uphill Travel pass from the season pass office at Snowshed, and review all of the safety information on Killington Resort’s Uphill Travel page before heading out to earn your turns […]
Keep your pets safe in the cold, winter weather
RCHS would like to remind you that pets need special care in the winter months. Dogs and cats should be inside when the temperature drops. Make sure that pets who are outside have water that isn’t frozen and is in […]
Six steps to organizing your home office
Remote working has become popular in recent years, but the “working-from-home” economy boomed exponentially as the world was forced to confront the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, as of summer 2020, 42%of the United States labor force […]
Plan for your pets in case of emergency illness
While it’s not fun to imagine getting sick, the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) thinks it’s important to plan for it and our pets, just in case. Gather your family around and put a plan together to ensure your animals […]
Don’t miss a beat during a power outage
Short-term power outages can be a minor inconvenience. A long-term power outage can cause a major disruption to daily life. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s annual Electric Power Industry Report says interruptions in electric service vary by frequency and duration […]
Stock the car for winter roadside emergencies
Disasters can happen in a flash, and having a plan in place for common emergency situations can make it easier to handle adverse conditions, particularly when away from home. According to MFASCO Health and Safety, a supplier of first aid […]
‘Moynihan’ streaming online, Jan. 7-10
WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features “Moynihan,” a film about the seminal public intellectual and sociologist, policy specialist, ambassador and long serving Senator. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a moralist in a political world where morality — the […]
Climate Change Leadership Academy now accepting applications for 2021
Upper Valley residents of all backgrounds welcome for training in citizen action Jan. 11-Feb. 14 — Promoting citizen-driven, community-level action is the goal of the Climate Change Leadership Academy (2CLA), which is accepting applications Jan. 11 through Feb. 14 for its […]