By Polly Mikula On Thursday, May 26, the town of Killington presented a revised Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district to the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC) after changes were made to its first proposal, presented in March. A final determination […]
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Community College of Vermont to hold commencement June 4
Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. — NORTHFIELD — The Community College of Vermont (CCV) will hold its 2022 commencement ceremony at Norwich University’s Shapiro Field House in Northfield on Saturday, June 4. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. […]
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Pesticides threatening pollinators, lawmakers punt on limit to bee-killing poisons
By Christopher Ross/ Addison Independent This past winter, third-generation beekeeper Charles “Chaz” Mraz of Champlain Valley Apiaries sat down with two state lawmakers and tried to figure out what could be done about the neonicotinoid pesticides that are killing honeybees, […]
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36th annual quilt exhibition: Piecing the Past to the Present
June 4–July 10 —WOODSTOCK — In celebration of one of the most American of all art forms, Billings Farm & Museum will host its annual quilt exhibition, from June 4 – July 10, featuring quilts made by Windsor County quilters. […]
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Collamore seeks reelection to state Senate
State Sen.Brian Collamore (R-Rutland) is seeking his fifth term. Collamore, who serves on both the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Government Operations Committee, is hopeful that he can continue to work to grow the local economy, make Vermont more […]
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Clint Black to take the Paramount stage, June 9
By Dave Gil de Rubio, Last Word Features Clint Black considers himself lazy. It’s a rather absurd statement when you take into account what he did during the pandemic-fueled year-and-a-half of lockdown. In addition to performing on a regular live […]
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Jonathan Celauro skis 3,000 days at Killington
By Merisa Sherman It started way back in 1994, when a young man chose to drive up for a few weekends at Killington over the course of the winter season. An environmental economics major, he started recording his observations of […]
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Tesha Buss seeks Windsor County House seat
Tesha Buss, a Woodstock-based Democrat, is running for House representative of Windsor County. Buss opened two businesses in Plymouth during the 2008 recession—Good Commons, a retreat home and The Good Bus. Using resources from Vermont’s Small Development Center and a […]
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Rutland Blooms plants 56 trees in city
Nearly three dozen Rutland Blooms volunteers beautified Rutland’s northwest neighborhood Thursday, May 26, planting dozens of trees along sections of Crescent and Grove streets. “We planted some of the biggest trees we’ve planted so far, thanks to the generosity of […]
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Cantabile Women’s Voices presents spring concerts
Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5 at 4 p.m. — NORWICH — Cantabile Women’s Voices, directed by Kathy Sherlock-Green with accompanist Jeanne Chambers, presents its spring concerts, “Wow, 20 Years!” Shows will take place on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the […]