By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District convened a special board meeting Monday night, still on a “hybrid” regimen — about half the participants were present in the Middle School library, while the other half attended remotely via Zoom. The formula worked, although Chair Bryce Sammel (Barnard) had to wait 18 minutes…

By The Boston Globe MYTH: The Covid-19 vaccines were developed too fast to be safe. FACTS: It’s understandable that people would have this concern. The vaccines were rolled out in record time, two of them using a novel technology. The government entity that led the effort was even called “Operation Warp Speed.” But in reality,…

By Katherine Lazarus PITTSFORD — Vermont’s idyllic countryside has a way of enticing out-of-staters. Just ask Mason Jarboe, 27, and Kasey King, 32, who left their 70-hour work weeks and small apartment in New York City in September 2019 to move to Pittsford, Vermont, and open Rose Valley Farm. The couple were opera singers in…

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 Brooke Geery Comic readers, gamers and fans of "Star Wars" and other fantasy have a new reason to leave the house in Rutland, thanks to Jared Goodrich, 31, and his fiancé, Jenna Flood, 32. The couple has been stocking, assembling, and creating a destination shop on Woodstock Ave. in Rutland for over eight months.…

Calista to open a new houseplant shop downtown this fall By Katy Savage RUTLAND—In March 2020, just days before the state shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Calista Budrow moved into a new house with her family in Rutland. She brought her small collection of houseplants with her. A year later, Budrow has more than…

By Riley Robinson/VTDigger The song was about the world being on fire. And as they rehearsed the musical number on an athletic field in Lyndon, they watched haze from the Manitoba wildfires obscure the mountains, the trees and the moon. At one point, Silas Brubaker, 14, and a couple of other actors sat in a parked car to…

By Curt Peterson KILLINGTON— Sherburne Memorial Library Director Jane Ramos will be one of three rural librarians chosen to speak at the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) annual convention in Reno, Nevada in October. The conference theme is “The biggest little library.” ARSL will be hosting the conference at the Nugget Resort Oct.…

By Curt Peterson Killington Select Board member Chuck Claffey was about a half-year short of completing his first term on the Board when he sold his house and moved to Mendon, requiring him to resign from his seat. Chair Steve Finneran and Jim Haff (the remaining two Select Board members) appointed a replacement for Claffey…

By Ethan Weinstein Beginning Aug. 30, Route 100 in Plymouth will be closed for a month, with the possibility of an extended closure. Crews will replace two bridges and culverts. A detour around the construction adds over 7 miles to the through-trip and goes over 100A, which will also be under construction for the entirety…

HARTFORD—An investigation continues into the Aug. 5 fatal police shooting of a man in Hartford. The Hartford police officer who was attacked and subsequently fired his duty weapon is Cpl. Eric Clifford, a 12-year veteran of the Hartford Police Dept. The deceased man was identified as Joseph John Howard, 35, of Bradford. An autopsy performed…

6‐year‐old. Neutered male. Rotti mix. Black and tan. I love to catch the ball and run with it! My new family will want to make sure they have lots of tennis balls. Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 • Tues. – Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org…

By Ethan Weinstein Last Thursday, July 29, the House approved nine of Rep. Peter Welch’s community projects to be included in FY22 Appropriations bills, including nearly $1.7 million for the Vermont Farmers Food Center. While the funds still require further approval in the Senate, it is a big step toward their eventual allocation. “From investing…

By Hannah Laga Abram Vermont students will be able to return to fully in-person instruction when the school year begins this fall, with only a few state health recommendations in place, Gov. Phil Scott announced at a Tuesday press conference. With Covid-19 cases on the rise nationwide, including in Vermont, the CDC last week recommended…

By Ethan Weinstein https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-farmer-feeding-the-world/id1578946939?i=1000531218275 https://omny.fm/shows/my-side-of-the-mountain/one-farmer-feeding-the-world?in_playlist=my-side-of-the-mountain!podcast   “It’s gonna sound bizarre: I don’t focus on making a living, I focus on feeding people. And I have this little mantra in my head, that the farmer that’s worried about feeding his family may starve; the farmer that’s worried about feeding the world will never starve.” Greg Cox…