By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A Vermont judge has rejected a bid by a former Rutland child care provider — charged more than four years ago with manslaughter and child cruelty in the death of 6-month-old Harper Rose Briar — to dismiss the counts against her.   Stacey Vaillancourt was accused in 2019 of giving a fatal amount of…

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  Legislative committee listened, delay implementation until July 2024 By Alden Wicker and Emma Cotton/VTDigger In May, a group of builders and architects took a somewhat unusual step: They asked Vermont lawmakers and state government officials to increase regulation and oversight of their own industry.  Requirements created by a new proposed building energy code, they argued,…

  In the article titled “Bear Mountain housing development in Killington receives Act 250 permit” published June 7, we wrote “the Act 250 commission has not yet approved the master plan for the entire three-phase project.”  It has subsequently been brought to our attention that this characterization was incomplete and could be misleading. A more…

  By Dan Smith Editor’s note: Dan Smith is the president and CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation. Since 1986, the Vermont Community Foundation has been a source of enduring philanthropy that supports the strength of Vermont communities. The ability to work over decades offers an important perspective on how conditions change over time.  Given that…

The Rutland Area Robotics’ FRC Team 2370- IBOTS, based at the Stafford Technical Center, traveled to a prestigious offseason event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute June 3-4,called BattleCry @ WPI ‘23. The event was attended by 64 teams from all over the Northeast, including some from as far away as Pennsylvania and Ohio. The competition was…

  The photos have been submitted in the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association’s annual calendar contest and it is time to start the voting.  Any full-time or part-time Cavendish/Proctorsville resident is eligible to vote.  Photographers compete for the opportunity to be published as a monthly selection in the annual calendar. This year voting will be…

  Dear Editor,  The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife has recently proposed new trapping regulations they call “Best Management Practices (BMPs)” in response to Act 159, which was passed last year by the Vermont Legislature. The purpose of Act 159 was to improve trapping safety and the welfare and humane treatment of trapped animals.…

Friday, June 2 —SHOREHAM—The Cider Garden grand opening will be Friday, June 2, from 2-8 p.m. at Champlain Orchards, Route 74W in Shoreham. The new Cider Garden area features picnic tables under shade sails and market lights, and a fire pit for roasting marshmallows. Guests are welcome to throw down a blanket and picnic on…

  Sunday, June 4—BRIDGEWATER—Presented by the Bridgewater Historical Society, Vermont historian Howard Coffin will discuss “Calvin Coolidge as I understood him, a complex and somewhat mysterious human being” at the Bridgewater Grange Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Howard knew and wrote about many people who remembered Coolidge.  Howard Coffin has done considerable research over…

  By Veronica Raussin Editor’s note: Veronica Raussin is the community outreach coordinator for Addicted.org. On Memorial Day, millions of American families took  time to honor the memory of those who lost their lives fighting in one of the nation’s wars. It can be challenging for families who recently lost a loved one.  We must…

  Now that Jupiter is in Taurus, things just, well, feel different. The urge to pull inwards, to slow down and to reassess ones’ big picture perspective invites new philosophies and beliefs.  To be honest, we also had the chance to do this to a similar degree while Jupiter was in Pisces. The problem with…

  Thursday, May 25—Barnard—Vermont continues to be home for a wide range of traditional music and dance, a tapestry of people from many places, all with their own traditions. What is now Vermont is the traditional homeland of the Western Abenaki.The state has consistently inspired singers, instrumentalists and dancers, and is deservedly identified for the…

Stars, They twinkle, They shine, When it is dark, Late at night, You’ll see something, Something quite beautiful, An endless skyway of stars, You could be a star, Beautiful as a team, Beautiful by yourself, You can shine, Beautiful and bright, Be yourself, You do you, A star is beautiful and so are you.

By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication of the Mountain Times. There’s a lot of wrapping-up to do as the Legislature approaches its final weeks of the session. At bat are recently passed initiatives on Act 250 reform, and the clean heat…