Nicholas Beaird and Rebecca Jackson talk of their research of climate change on Greenland. Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Greenland’s ice sheet is shrinking at an accelerating rate and is a major contributor to global sea level rise. The fate of the ice sheet is tied to it’s interactions with the ocean. Join scientists…

Miss Vermont 2015, Alayna Westcom performs a science experiment at this year’s Vermont Pageant. Sunday, Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. — QUECHEE — Alayna Westcom, Miss Vermont 2015, will be visiting VINS on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., to promote her passion for and knowledge of science, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…

Mayor Louras and NeighborWorks announced $1.75 million in lending capital. RUTLAND — On Monday, Nov. 2, state and local leaders announced a major financial boost to improve housing stock in Rutland County. State Treasurer Beth Pearce was joined by Rutland Mayor Chris Louras and Ludy Biddle of NeighborWorks of Western Vermont in announcing the availability…

By Eesha Williams On the song “Texas Was Clean” on the Indigo Girls’ new album, the band is quiet, as Amy Ray and Emily Saliers sing different notes at the same time. The result is like the swelling violins in a Hollywood movie love scene. By contrast, another song on the album, “The Rise of…

A “skelly” prepares to unicycle and juggle flaming torches as part of Rutland’s Halloween Parade, which marches through downtown Rutland each year. Rutland’s Halloween Parade draws over 100 floats each year. The parade route is along Merchants Row, West Street and Wales Street in downtown Rutland. School groups, scout troops, local businesses, marching bands, political organizations,…

RUTLAND — Multi-talented comedian Tracy Morgan is back at it, announcing the “Tracy Morgan: Picking up the Pieces” tour, his latest major multi-city standup tour starting in February, 2016 — and he’s coming to Rutland! The tour takes to the Paramount Theatre stage on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($44.75 - $59.75) went…

The North Ridge Triple sags with the weight of full chairs, Sunday. Snowmaking and natural snow set the stage for the longest season in the East KILLINGTON – Killington Resort kicked off its 2015-16 winter season at 12 noon on Sunday, Oct. 18, becoming the first North American resort to open for skiing and snowboarding.…

Killington’s Polly Lynn wins a free wedding reception at Riverside Farm in Pittsfield, Vt., a value of $50,000 KILLINGTON — Rachel Corvington, 34, was on her way to the Spartan World Championship in Lake Tahoe in August when she heard about the Spartan Fittest Bride challenge, which took place this past Sunday, Oct. 18, in…

Snowmaking and natural snow set the stage for the Longest Season in the East Sunday Oct. 18– KILLINGTON – Killington Resort, the largest four-season resort in Eastern North America, will kick off its 2015-16 winter season at noon on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 becoming the first North American resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. 

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Arlo Guthrie played to a nearly full house at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. Guthrie is on tour for the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.” His daughter, Sarah Lee, played as the opening performer. Guthrie performed much of the set unplugged with exception of his “Alice’s Restaurant” rendition, complete with the…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Killington resort did not sell any tickets at the gate to the inaugural Oktoberfest event this past weekend, Oct. 9-11, as entry was free and open to the pubic. Therefore, figures for attendance are approximate, Rob Megnin estimates that there were about 1,500-1,700 attendees at peak times. Perhaps a more telling…

By Polly Lynn The Killington (Up &) Down Hill Roll was held Sunday, Oct. 11. The event saw approximately 75 riders compete in teams of three with an uphill, cross-country and downhill portion. “It was definitely pretty grueling, especially the uphill part,” said Ben Colona, Killington Sports at Snowshed store manager for Killington Resort and the…

LISA LAMPANELLI Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Comedy’s lovable “Queen of Mean,” Lisa Lampanelli will bring her “Leaner, Meaner” tour to Rutland’s Paramount Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Never shying away from an insult or taboo subject, the seasoned comedian is well known for her fearless style of comedy. Brash,…

Great showing for this inaugural Oktoberfest that promises to continue for many years. Events guru Jeff Alexander tells us about the stein hoisting, keg bowling, brat eating and Oompah-loompahing that rounded out a spectacular fall weekend in Killington, VT. Mark your calendar for next year's Oktoberfest, the newest can't-miss summer event. Video provided by Killington…

Spoons for hunger: Governor Shumlin and volunteers and staff of the Vermont Foodbank planted 15,300 orange spoons at the Statehouse Wednesday, Sept. 30. Each spoon represented 10 Vermonters who visit a food bank in a year, a total of 153,000 people. By Stephen Seitz CHESTER—It took three tries, but Chester voters decided they would back…