Submitted By Katy Savage Most of a former Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach’s claims that his free speech and due process rights were violated against the school board, superintendent and state were denied by a U.S. District Court judge on Dec. 28. Judge Christina Reiss denied Coach David Bloch’s motion seeking irreparable harm and…

  By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes.  Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MSVU), state Rep. Tesha Buss, and state Sen. Alison Clark were there to answer…

Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships.    Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life story By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Stratton Mountain School alumna Lindsey Jacobellis was 20 years old when, predicted…

Submitted By Katy Savage Most of a former Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach’s claims that his free speech and due process rights were violated against the school board, superintendent and state were denied by a U.S. District Court judge on Dec. 28. Judge Christina Reiss denied Coach David Bloch’s motion seeking irreparable harm and…

  By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes.  Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MSVU), state Rep. Tesha Buss, and state Sen. Alison Clark were there to answer…

Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships.    Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life story By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Stratton Mountain School alumna Lindsey Jacobellis was 20 years old when, predicted…

         Submitted Emily Macrae stand among marijuana plants at Sunkissed Farm.     By Curt Peterson For some time now the buzz in Hartland and Windsor has been “What are all those huge tunnel barns across from Simon Pearce?” Passersby are looking at the rapidly growing agricultural operations of Sunkissed Farm, owned…

    Installation of new floor underway in Farmers Hall, part of the contamination cleanup process The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) is moving towards the reopening of Farmers Hall.  “We are very excited to be installing the new floor,” said Heidi Lynch, VFFC’s executive director.  As part of VFFC’s building renovation and campus expansion…

Submitted Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair bought the former Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield.   By Katy Savage About two years ago, Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair were sitting on a coach in their home in North Carolina jotting ideas on paper, dreaming of menu items for a restaurant they hoped to own…

By Steve James, Addison Independent About 1,000 people attended the  Middlebury College Snowbowl kick-off party Friday, Dec. 15, to debut night skiing. Night skiing operations are now offered Wednesday-Friday, 4-9 p.m.   By Angelo Lynn The Middlebury College Snowbowl debuted night skiing, Friday, Dec. 15. The idea of adding night skiing at the Snowbowl has…

  By Katy Savage A Ludlow businessman was arrested Thursday, Dec. 14 in New York City on federal charges for unlawfully securing commercial construction contracts.  Troy Caruso, 56, owner of multiple businesses in Ludlow and the CEO of a New York City-based construction firm, McAlpine Contracting, faces one count of conspiracy to commit honest services…

By Jerry LeBlond Aspirations for a white Christmas evaporated early this week when coastal storm rainfall and melting snowpack swelled the White River in Rochester flooding the fields surrounding Chantreafield Farm off River Brook Drive.   Staff report Heavy rain and melting snow inundated much of Vermont on Monday, Dec. 18, leading to swift-water rescues,…

By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Mike Isham wraps a freshly cut Christmas tree at the Isham Family Farm in Williston on Tuesday — the last day he was open for the season.     By Babette Stolk/VTDigger Although the supply of locally grown trees is tight this year, industry observers, including Jim Horst, the executive director of…

  Submitted KMS’s Ella Andrews makes U.S. Team roster.        U.S. Ski and Snowboard recently selected the Freeski Slopestyle/Big Air Team to represent the United States at the next Winter Youth Olympic Games. Ella Andrews (from Killington, Vermont and racing with Killington Mountain School) was the only East Coast racer to be named…

  Courtesy Downtown Rutland Partnership A group laughs together during the Jingle Bell Shop event in Downtown Rutland last Thursday.     By Sarah Calvin On Thursday night, Dec. 7, downtown Rutland came alive during the first iteration of the Jingle Bell Shop, a festive night of community that encouraged consumers to shop local this…