Late February and early March are prime time for ice fishing, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “The warmer days and cold nights we normally have in late February and early March offer some of our best ice fishing of the year,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter.  “For safety reasons,…

The 2019 Vermont personal income tax season has opened. The IRS and the State of Vermont began accepting income tax returns on Jan. 28. This year, the federal and state due date for returns and requests for extensions is April 15. Many of the changes come as a result of Act 11, Vermont’s response to…

By Casey O’Meara A great deal of attention is paid to personalizing learning for students. Often this results in matching student interests with paths to meet curricular requirements. Some students have a variety of interests and they work within the confines of curricular requirements to explore these areas. Other students feel they don’t have anything…

Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin has responded to the intensifying need for food and heating support for vulnerable Vermonters with a $15,000 donation to Fuel Your Neighbors, a campaign by Capstone Community Action to provide emergency food and heating assistance to households in need. “We are so thrilled by this commitment from CVMC to…

By Karen D. Lorentz Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to love your heart and to encourage someone you love to take care of theirs. One of the best gifts you can give your Valentine, or yourself, is a heart health evaluation and a commitment to follow healthy heart habits. A healthy diet, physical fitness,…

By Chandler Burgess, Killington Resort Killington Resort President Mike Solimano cuts the ribbon for the much-anticipated re-opening of the South Ridge Quad. The chairlift (previously a triple) was removed in 2011 and since then this area of the resort has been without lift service.  The quad was formerly serving Snowdon mountain, which now has a…

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Submitted Students show love for Downtown Rutland by delivering handmade cards and Valentine’s Day goodies.

Helga Thune Cognato - age 75 She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 6, 1943, daughter of Henrik Thune and Martha Elisabeth Thuestad Thune.  Helga enjoyed spending childhood summers in Brightwoods, Long Island with her cousins and was a graduate of Hunter College in New York City.  She was a legal secretary for Dewey Ballantine prior…

Law enforcement agencies including the Chester Police Department and the Vermont State Police are investigating two threats that occurred this past week at Green Mountain Union High School in the town of Chester. The initial threat was received Monday, Feb. 4, when a student at the high school learned of a message online in which…

By Katy Savage Woodstock is reviving a 18-year-old plan to make a three-mile recreational trail along the Ottauquechee River. The scenic Woodstock trail, called the “River Walk,” would be similar to a trail in Stowe – “a magnet for tourism,” said Economic Development Commission Executive Director Sally Miller. “We’re trying to get ourselves known as…

The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing announced its schedule of 2019 Stay to Stay Weekends, exploratory vacations for people who are interested in moving to Vermont. The Stay to Stay Weekends will take place in four communities during 15 separate weekends from February through November: Bennington/Manchester, Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland/Killington. For its 2019 Stay…

By Katy Savage WOODSTOCK—Woodstock has a plan to combat empty storefronts: free rent. The Economic Development Commission launched a start-up grant initiative to fund two months of free rent to any business that moves to the village. “What we hope to have is a thriving base of retailers and restaurateurs,” said said Charlie Kimbell,an EDC…

By Katy Savage Children have been displaced for the past three months since the Rutland County Parent Child Center on Chaplin Avenue flooded Nov. 25, and there’s been no progress on the damaged building. “Nothing has changed in three months. I say that to every parent who asks me, there’s no secret. There’s just no…

The new South Ridge Quad is here. The South Ridge Quad opened Wednesday, Feb. 7, replacing the South Ridge Triple, which was removed in 2011. The quad will improve the traffic flow from the north and south sides of the mountain and restore lift access to the South Ridge area. There will be an opening celebration…