Devil’s Bowl Speedway is primed and ready for its 57th season of stock car racing, and the family-friendly Vermont dirt track is offering a robust 20-event schedule full of can’t-miss races. Opening night is set for Saturday, April 29 – marking the earliest planned start at the facility since 1990 – and a wave of…

By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Vermont House and Senate budget writers have hammered out a deal to extend emergency housing in motels for people experiencing homelessness through June 30 — but not for all.  After May 31, only people fleeing domestic violence, families with children, those aged 60 and over, pregnant people, people with disabilities, and certain households that…

By Rep. Jim Harrison Over the past two weeks, the House and Senate Appropriation Committees held public hearings on the FY24 budget, which begins on July 1, 2023. A quick tally on the various asks on Friday afternoon, March 3, came up with over $700 million in new spending, which is well beyond what might…

Staff report The Barstow Unified School District passed by a large margin 307 to 77 on Town Meeting Day. "The BUU board worked hard to bring forth a responsible budget that puts the needs of students first, and the support of voters made it possible," Superintendent Kristen Hubert said in a statement. 

Saturday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON— Head to Killington for a global day to celebrate the legacy of Jake Burton Carpenter. Ride, hike, surf, skate, wax your board, whatever moves you—just get creative and have as much fun as possible! Killington Resort will provide free stickers, die-cuts, and more in thanks for coming out (while supplies last).…

Saturday, March 11—PICO MOUNTAIN—Join the return of the Vertical Challenge on Saturday. The Vertical Challenge (VC) is a series of free casual ski and snowboard races held at ski resorts throughout the Northeast during each winter season. Skiers and snowboarders are divided by gender and age to compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in each category. The…

Dear Editor, On March 7, the voters of Killington will be asked to authorize up to $47 million in funding for the Killington Forward initiative. These funds will support construction of a pipeline to develop a municipal water system that will provide water to the proposed Six Peaks Village and, with additional future funding, properties…

By Dom Cioffi I just spent the past week in Florida with my mother. She’s been returning to the same little community on the Gulf Coast seasonally for over 50 years. Over the years, on the occasions when I’ve visited, the nostalgia of the area has always overwhelmed me. When I drove in this past…

Houston Bernard is bringing his solo acoustic show to Rivershed in Killington, for the first time. He’ll be playing this Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday brunch at noon.  I saw Bernard perform back in September, in a private show that was part of a singer/songwriter festival. He sang a song about his…

Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m.—VIRTUAL—The Chittenden Country Historical Society (CCHS) and the Ethan Homestead Museum will present an eye-opening and inspiring talk to be given by Vera Longtoe Sheehan, a member of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, titled “Abenaki Erasure, Eugenics and Ethnocide.”  Regional Indigenous culture began long before the Green Mount State was named,…

Dear Editor, I am concerned that a lovely Christmas gifting idea, organized by Project HOPE and promoted by the National Bank of Middlebury, has a damaging though easily correctable serious flaw. I am referring to the drive for community members to donate Christmas gifts to be distributed to children and teenagers from low-income homes. When…

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Thursday, Nov. 17 — VIRTUAL — The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will co-host a Hate-Free Vermont forum in St. Albans and virtually on Nov. 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This forum will be the third held in an ongoing series; previous 2022 Hate-Free…

By Katy Savage Grace Congregational Church in Rutland has a new leader at the pulpit. Rev. Terry Hanley took over on Nov. 1 in place of husband-and-wife team Tracy and John Weatherhogg, who left the church about two years ago following 15 years of service. After having interim pastors, Grace started a nation-wide search for…