By Polly Lynn A mountain of stones will house one of the 18 mini-golf holes on the new Mendon course. Jeff Bridge, an excavator from Bridgewater Corners, works on the landscaping. By Julia Purdy MENDON — The bend in Route […]
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Local News
Vermont Marble Museum reopens
By Julia Purdy On Saturday, May 23, the Vermont Marble Museum celebrated its grand reopening, with all exibits intact, after several years of standing silent. In all, the day was a success, with 450 visitors browsing through exhibits and the […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
“Come play in our yard”
Photo by Julia Purdy Retired Vermont Marble Co. carver Renzo Palmerini and his portrait in local marble of a Huron warrior. Proctor plans town gala Saturday, May 23 — PROCTOR — This Saturday the town of Proctor will host a gala […]
Opinion
Comparing poll results on legalizing marijuana
By Julia Purdy The Marijuana Policy Project’s paid lobbyist in Montpelier has been touting the results of a poll MPP contracted with the Castleton Polling Institute (CPI) in May 2014, ten months ago, taking the public temperature on the issue […]
Local News
Civic engagement takes root with NewGrassRoots web app
By Julia Purdy RUTLAND —There’s a new kid on the block—a free web application that takes participatory democracy to a new level. It’s NewGrassRoots and it’s the invention of Ben Brown, who grew up in Rutland and calls himself “a […]
Opinion
Marijuana tourism: a Trojan horse
By Julia Purdy What if Vermont legalized fun-time marijuana? The 196-page report from the RAND Corporation, commissioned by Governor Peter Shumlin, addresses that question in mind-boggling detail, but with no guarantees and many caveats that are beyond Vermont’s control. The […]
State News
Group to take action opposing the legalization of recreational weed
Smart Approaches to Marijuana chapter takes root in Vermont By Julia Purdy At the start of 2012, both Colorado and Washington State voters legalized recreational marijuana. However, the votes amounted to nothing like a landslide, as many expected, with about […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
A visit with Bernice Ende, Lady Long Rider
Photos by Julia Purdy Bernice Ende, a.k.a. Lady Long Rider, leads her two Norwegian Fjords (Essie Pearl and Montana Spirit) across a pasture in Plymouth before they departed for New York. By Julia Purdy Some people challenge themselves by jumping […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Remembering “Ransom”
By Julia Purdy If being memorable is a measure of a compelling production, the play “Ransom,” coming to the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph on Saturday, Nov. 8, scores high. The scenes and the music have remained with me since 2010, […]
Column
A scenic drive up the Route 100 Byway showcases the best of Vermont, past and present
By Julia Purdy The 138-mile Scenic Route 100 Byway zigzags up the center of the state, from Massachusetts almost to the Canadian border at Newport, stitching together the two halves of Vermont in a continuous panorama of villages, farmlands, mountains, […]