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Killington Softball League: Resort clinches number one playoff seed
July 20, 2017
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Killington Resort remained perfect and clinched the number one playoff seed with two hard-fought victories. First up was Clearly Moguls. Runs were at a premium in this game with both pitchers — K.R’s Matt Kinsman and C.M’s “Ronzoni Hacker” — solid. C.M. led off and put runners on the corners but stranded them…
There’s nothing to fear
July 20, 2017
By Dom Cioffi I have a friend whose son has always been a serious risk taker. In fact, his kid has been a constant source of anxiety for him from as far back as I can remember. He’s told me numerous stories of how his child used to climb out of his crib in the…
Light up your inner phoenix
July 19, 2017
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under a Taurus Moon at an extremely auspicious moment in time. Allow me to skip the mundane aspect analysis, because the winds of change are about to be intensified by solar energies that only come around when Sirius rises ahead of…
Summer House Guests
July 13, 2017
By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Perhaps the phoebe selected her nesting spot during the few days my family was away from home at the end of April. Otherwise, I can’t quite figure her decision to build a nest atop the back porch light, right next to a doorway used regularly by three children and a rambunctious…
Monthly market insights for June 2017
July 13, 2017
By Kevin Theissen U.S. Markets The markets closed mixed for the month as investors grappled with oil prices, a volatile technology sector and news from central bankers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.62 percent while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.48 percent. But the NASDAQ Composite slipped 0.94 percent, according to The…
Sounding the alarm on climate
July 13, 2017
By Marguerite Jill Dye I met Marc Findeisen at the boat landing on Kent Pond where he was about to kayak across the water to check on the loon family. He updated us on the Canada geese and ducks and their chicks, and revealed the location of the eagle’s nest in a towering pine around…
Local teams claim mixed results in softball action
July 13, 2017
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg One versus two squared off and as a result, someone dropped to three. Killington Resort battled McGrath’s Sushi in what is the leading candidate for Game of the Year and Comeback of the Year. If you did not stick around for the end, you would be shocked to learn M.S. lost…
Altitude Sickness
July 13, 2017
By Brady Crain Recovery continues apace. The second round of steroids did the trick, and now when I walk I am nearly completely pain free, and when I swim or ride my trainer, I am pain free. I am still icing many of the hours a day (I had to get four ice packs, and…
Proms of yesteryear
July 13, 2017
By Mary Ellen Shaw As often happens when a group of women get together, phones are taken from pocketbooks and pictures are shared. One of the most recent reasons for doing that was to show pictures of grandchildren who attended junior and senior proms. Some proms had taken place locally and some out of town.…
My top five superheroes
July 13, 2017
By Brett Yates I’ve gotten to the point where my hatred of superhero movies is so intense that I get angry just seeing that a new one has been released. In the case of last weekend, it was “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” the Marvel character’s second reboot in the past five years, and the sixth Spider-Man movie…
Rockin with Jerry Jam
July 12, 2017
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This year would have been the 75th birthday of Jerry Garcia and while there are many celebrations planned around the country, there is a great one that happens every year just over the border in Bath, N.H. I’m referring to Jerry Jam, which I had the pleasure of attending for the…
The Hard Sell
July 12, 2017
By Dom Cioffi My doorbell rang the other night around dinnertime, but I didn’t think much about it since my doorbell rings every night around dinnertime. Ninety-nine out of one hundred times, it’s one of my son’s friends looking to play basketball, shoot Nerf guns, or zone out in front of the Xbox. But this…
Life happens, even to those who read the stars and planets
July 12, 2017
If Cal had seen it coming, perhaps she would not have gone to the pool on July 4, whereby a simple trip resulted in a broken hip. But we do know enough about astrology to understand that something similar would have happened, eventually. For those who understand that time is not linear and that we live…
Pitchers on fire as CBKs delivered to big hitters
July 5, 2017
Clearly Moguls kept their winning ways going with a sweep of the “M” teams — McGrath’s Sushi and Max Team — but both were hard fought see-saw battles. C.M. welcomed back veteran ace pitcher “Ronzoni” Hacker to the mound, having been away for the past two games while scouting prospects down in Florida. His team got off…
Perspectives under a Scorpio Moon
July 5, 2017
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Scorpio Moon. Yes, there’s a lot we can say, but time is of the essence this week. With an early, Independence Day deadline let’s skip the introduction, keep it simple, invite you to enjoy your Horoscope,…