Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…

  Icicles sparkle, As they hang from shining rocks, Now falls, beautiful.    

By Rep. Jim Harrison Quite a few years ago, I remember visiting the House Appropriations Committee at the State House, where there was a prominent sign on the wall, “NO, is it the N or the O that you do not understand?” The committee chair then was Michael Obuchowski, who later served as House Speaker…

  Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…

...and a potluck dinner Saturday, Dec. 30—RUTLAND—The Rutland County Audubon Society  hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 30. Participants may join a group and venture into different sections of the Rutland area to count the birds they observe. If you live within the count area, you can also participate by counting birds in…

Sunday, Dec. 31—KILLINGTON—Join in on the fun at the K-1 Base Lodge for a New Year's Eve celebration unlike any other! Inside the lodge, there'll be family-friendly activities including arts and crafts and live music.  Outside, we'll have all the ingredients to make your own s'mores over a fire pit (while supplies last!), plus a…

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  State has contracted with three operators for online wagering  Governor Phil Scott and Department of Liquor and Lottery Commissioner Wendy Knight announced Dec. 12 that online sports wagering will launch in Vermont on Jan. 11, 2024, to coincide with the beginning of the NFL playoffs.  Through a competitive bid process, the Department of Liquor…

  By Sandra Dee Owens Visions of wanderings through Oslo’s enigmatic landscape.   By Sandra Dee Owens I was ready to wander solo. On a trip I was afraid to take. With my (tiny) book “Fear” at the printer, I set out to practice the methodosophy (what I call philosophy plus methods) I had shared…

By Rebecca Perkins Hanissiant Of all life’s synergies, I appreciate most the one between my propensity for domestic procrastination and my love of moving through the outdoors — countless adventures are born of it. During a late November weekend, when faced with a day spent winterizing our home, my husband and I instead packed up…

  For reasons likely buried deep in my DNA, I have always had an acute sense of smell. While my other senses have been ravaged by time, my olfactory awareness has maintained a high-level status. My mother also had a great sniffer, which posed considerable problems for me and my two brothers as she was…

  The wind howls, The trees sway, The cold icy air whistles, Then all is still. The snow begins to fall, Making everything sparkly and white, Falling silently, Fluffy white snow fills the land. The icy air returns, Forming the frost, Little swirls and twists, Filling up all the icy windows. All this making the…

    The Natural Resources Board will host an online public meeting to present its draft legislative report “Necessary Updates to the Act 250 Program.”  The online public meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 15 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.   Act 182 of 2022 and Act 47 of 2023 directed the Natural Resources Board with reporting to…

  By Katy Savage Shortly after the Pawlet library director was given a raise and recognized by the Vermont Library Association, she was fired, leading to an outcry from residents at a library board of trustees meeting on Dec. 7. Residents asked the board for transparency. Resident Martin Kravitt predicted the town would face a…