By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger One of Vermont’s biggest employers is poised to buy a portion of the former College of St. Joseph campus, where it’s planning to set up new offices, a training center and employee housing. Casella Waste Systems signed a purchase and sale agreement with Heritage Family Credit Union last week to buy most…

Patrick Cody, executive director of Okemo Valley TV (OVTV) was honored with the presentation of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC)’s annual Ludlow Community Service Award. Rotarian Art Randolph, in presenting the award to Cody, cited the many years of coverage of area town meetings presented by OVTV along with the local programming promoted by the…

By Curt Peterson “Windsor Central Unified Union School District” is confusing (and it’s a mouthful) even for those who’ve written it hundreds of times. That’s only one reason the district’s configuration and enrollment growth working group (CEGW) is trying to find a new district name as part of their rebranding efforts. Why change the WCUUSD…

RUTLAND – More than 120 residents from Rutland and surrounding communities participated in this year’s Rutland Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Main Street Park. Participants raised more than $28,000 towards the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. “We are so grateful to have had so many community members share in…

Vermont ranks behind Oklahoma as the most CBD-obsessed states in America, a new study reveals. The research, carried out by medical cannabis experts at Leafwell, examined Google Trends data of search terms frequently used by people interested in CBD. These terms were then combined to give each American state a “total search score” to discover…

By Brett Yates The Chittenden Select Board applied for a construction permit for a new porch and entrance at the grange hall on Sept. 26. The project cost estimate was $6,000. The town, however, has not yet solicited bids for the job. “If we were to find out that the contract was more than we…

By Julia Purdy How is community created, and how is it sustained? That was the overarching theme of the inaugural TEDxHartland Hill program, held last Saturday at Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, titled, “Community: It’s also a verb.” Twelve speakers from various ethnic backgrounds offered answers from the perspectives of artists, authors, professional negotiators,…

Tickets to the 6th FIS Ski World Cup at Killington benefit the Killington World Cup Foundation   KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced last Thursday, Sept. 22 that tickets for the 2022 Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at killington.com. Taking place Nov. 25-27, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will…

By Bonnie MacPherson The red gambrel style barn with white trim located in Ludlow, next door to Okemo’s Clock Tower base area, has received a fresh coat of paint. But something is missing. The faded sign on the exterior wall facing Okemo Ridge Road that proclaims, “Home of warm beer, lousy food and grumpy owner”…

A new Vermont-based company has developed the first direct-light, smokeless instrument bringing a new way to use cannabis to the rapidly growing market. The MagicStone brand is the result of a combined effort of two iconic Vermont companies: The Imagination Company in Bethel and Vermont Soapstone in Perkinsville. Developed and patented by Jim Giberti, the…

By Brett Yates A new monthly event in Pittsfield called Art in Our Heart will hold its first gathering at the Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Pittsfield resident Suzanne Ellis has spearheaded the initiative, which aims to bring locals of all ages and backgrounds together to make art among their neighbors.…

By Katy Savage Three businesses became the state’s first to get approved to sell cannabis last Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Cannabis Control Board unanimously approved retail licenses for Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland, FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury and Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc., CeresMED, in Burlington. “Today’s license approvals mark a historic moment for Vermont that…

By Fred Thys/VTDigger Businesses in Rutland, Middlebury and Burlington are the first in Vermont to secure licenses to sell cannabis for recreational use. The state Cannabis Control Board on Wednesday, Sept. 14, issued retail licenses to FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury and Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline (look for a story…

By Curt Peterson The controversial Sunnymede Farm Stand project attracted many to two events on Monday, Sept. 19— a 9:30 a.m. site tour and a 10:30 a.m. Act 250 commission public hearing at Hartland’s Damon Hall. Peter Kopsco, commission coordinator, said 40 people attended the hearing. People walked through tall, wet grass along Route 5/12,…

By Curt Peterson The Hartland Select Board voted unanimously to adopt the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion Monday night, becoming the 65th Vermont town to sign onto the movement. Chair Phil Hobbie told the Mountain Times one very minor wording amendment was made to better reflect the feelings Hartlanders want to express. The adopted amended declaration…