By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger A sea of homemade political placards and pink knitted hats flooded Montpelier Saturday, Jan. 21, as demonstrators overwhelmed the capital to protest the policies of President Donald Trump. The local Women’s March drew an estimated crowd […]
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Farm to Ballet Project to host dancer interest session and auditions for 2017 summer season
BURLINGTON—Chatch Pregger, director of Vermont’s Farm to Ballet Project, announced that a dancer interest session and audition will be hosted to cast dancers of all levels for the third summer season of Vermont’s Farm to Ballet. Stipends are available to performers […]
Women’s March on Montpelier organized
Jan. 21 march is in solidarity with the national Women’s March on Washington By Matt Henchen, youthlobby.org On Jan. 21, people and organizations across Vermont are coming together for a Women’s March on Montpelier to name and protect women’s rights. […]
Stafford Tech students win big in cooking contest
On Friday, Nov. 18 at the Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, members of the Stafford Technical Center’s culinary arts class competed in the eighth annual Culinary Classic competition against teams from other Vermont tech centers. The student competitors were Eric […]
Rodrigue, a breath of fresh air in Montpelier
Dear Editor, I’m writing in support of Korrine Rodrigue for Senate. As a longtime member of Project VISION, I’ve witnessed Rodrigue’s dedication and hard work as we tackled the variety of issues that affect the greater-Rutland area – and towns […]
Pittsford tests clean for PFOA
MONTPELIER―Gov. Peter Shumlin announced on April 22 new results from five water samples collected near the Vermont Fire Academy on Academy Road, near the Vermont Police Academy. The results were received as part of the first batch of testing in […]
Steelhead rainbow trout runs happening now
MONTPELIER—One of the state’s premier wildlife watching opportunities is happening right now in Vermont. The steelhead rainbow trout have started their upstream migration, leaping up waterfalls in a spectacular display of determination on their way to their spawning grounds. The […]
Ethics panel long overdue
By Job Tate Thankfully, Vermont is no “banana republic”—corruption, conflicts of interest and abuses of power by our elected officials are few and far between; and we continue to have one of the most accessible legislative bodies in the world. […]
Company plans to expand high-speed Internet in local underserved rural towns
By Stephen Seitz PITTSFIELD — ECFiber, officially known as the East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, is planning significant fiber optic cable growth this year and next. Now they want their customers to provide a little guidance as to where this […]
Vermont Wildlife events planned for March
Sunday, March 20 at 1 p.m. — MONTPELIER — Hunters, landowners and anyone else interested in Vermont wildlife should plan on attending one of the three events hosted by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in late March. Each March the department […]