Vermont Everyone Eats has been relaunched through continued partnerships supporting restaurants, farms, and Vermonters seeking help. In the dwindling days of 2020 with CARES Act funding coming to an end, scores of inquiries were made to community organizers: Is Everyone Eats ending? When will it come back? On Monday Jan. 18 it returned, thanks to…

The first round of shots for Vermonters age 75+ begin Monday, Jan. 25 Staff report State officials announced that registration for the Covid-19 vaccine for people who are 75 years and older will begin on Jan. 25. There are estimated to be about 49,000 Vermonters in that age group category. “Now that Vermonters know more about…

  By Victoria Gaither You can look at many things to judge a community; the top of my list is art. Art is a community heartbeat, and I felt the beat strong on a cold morning as I walked through downtown Rutland to view spectacular murals. Sure, most communities have murals, but there is something special…

By Brooke Geery Colleen Wilcox, 30, a Pittsfield-based artist whose hand-lettered designs brighten up Instagram feeds across the globe under the moniker Wander on Words, has always loved language and been drawn to the outdoors. “Growing up, my mom would send me to school with motivational quotes in my lunch box, so you could say…

Vermont businesses team with state to save Vermonters money and cut carbon Vermont’s Statehouse is first in the nation to have clean backup power stored in batteries  —using a GMP program to help lower costs for all Vermonters. State officials, and leaders from Northern Reliability, Dynapower, Virtual Peaker and Green Mountain Power (GMP) were joined…

By Emma Cotton and Katie Jickling/VTDigger Ski patrols count as health care workers. The state is currently distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to “health care workers likely to be exposed/treat Covid-19 patients” and “long-term care facility residents and staff who have patient contact,” as part of group 1a, according to state guidelines. But who qualifies under that definition has evolved,…

Once a student, Elizabeth Frascoia is now the executive director of GIV The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) is excited to announce that this month the nonprofit organization will welcome Elizabeth Frascoia as its new executive director. This is the first time that a graduate of the Institutes has taken this leadership role, and she…

By Brooke Geery The Vermont National Guard is in the midst of its largest foreign deployment in 10 years. On Sunday, Jan. 10, members of the guard shipped out  with bellies full of Texas-style BBQ lovingly crafted by Theresa House and her crew at Mama T’s Country Kitchen in Rutland. House and the crew cooked…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger December’s Project VISION monthly meeting marked the last for Joe Kraus, who has chaired the organization since its inception in 2013. Mark Stockton, CEO and founder of Stockton Security, has succeeded Kraus in leading the coalition. Project VISION was born out of concern about the opioid crisis, which hit Rutland particularly hard in…

Gov. Scott cautions Vermonters: 'Don't be played; don't be used as a pawn' By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Vermont law enforcement officials are preparing for possible armed rallies at the State House. The FBI issued a warning Monday, Jan. 11, that demonstrations by gun-toting protesters are planned at state capitals across the country. ABC…

By Brooke Geery 2020 will go down in infamy as a year remembered more for the bad than the good, like 1929 or 2008. For that reason, we’ve opted to save our Year In Review until we were sure it was actually over. Now, in this first week of January, let’s look back on the…

By Curt Peterson On Monday, Jan. 4, Wade Mullins, 37, was arrested by the Vermont State Police (VSP) on suspicion of embezzlement. The police report cited evidence that Mullins misappropriated approximately $10,000 between 2014 and 2020 while serving as Reading Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization’s treasurer. Reading is one of seven towns that joined to…

By Katy Savage Construction of the new 58,000 square-foot Killington base lodge won’t resume until next winter, for an anticipated opening in 2022. The new three-story building was originally targeted to open in November 2020, in time for the Audi FIS Ski Women’s World Cup, but construction abruptly halted in March 2020 due to the…

He becomes second to challenge Allaire for top city job Matthew Godnick Seager, Rutland City resident, educator, small business owner and entrepreneur announced his candidacy for mayor of the City of Rutland on Dec. 30. He is the grandson of former Rutland City Mayor Gilbert “Gilly” Godnick who served as city mayor from 1973 to…

By Katy Savage Killington Resort has been named one of the country’s best and took the top ranking for Eastern resorts. The resort ranked No. 11 nationally on The American Ski Index by Koala, which scored 450 ski resorts across the U.S., taking into account annual snowfall, cost of lift tickets and reviews. Killington Resort…