As the nights turn colder, the sky appears clearer, more precise somehow. I feel like I can see more stars and actually a glimpse up into the heavens. Take a deep breath and you can feel the increasing crispness of the air. The seasons are changing and our lives along with it. At this…

   I was on the golf course this past Saturday evening enjoying a quiet round by myself. I teed off around 4:30 p.m. and made my way around the front nine with relative ease. There were a few couples playing ahead of me in carts and a group of four teen boys playing behind me.  …

  By Curt Peterson  For two years, JuanCarlos Gonzalez, who lives in Plymouth, visited farms in Vermont, taking pictures of women owning and/or managing their enterprises. Billings Farm in Woodstock will be exhibiting 45 of his images in their historic barn from Aug. 19 through Oct. 31. Gonzalez has gathered the best of his photos…

  Dear Editor, I find it appalling that the Killington Select Board has decided not to allow anyone that spoke out about the issues regarding the past chief back into the fire department.  To treat these volunteers like this clearly shows that the Select Board is more concerned about themselves than the community they are…

  By Curt Peterson Hartland held a delinquent tax sale for two properties Thursday, Aug. 3 — one for 15 Squirrel Drive, and another for 9 Merritt Road. Hartland’s tax sale attorney Kevin O’Toole of Dorset told the Mountain Times tax sales are usually uneventful events involving a handful of participants. “Ultimately,” O’Toole said, “Most…

    Flapping, Fluttering, Flying through the air, The warm breeze flowing through my feathers, The sweet smell of nectar fills the air. I swoop down to the flowers, I see buds on the trees, I want to stay but I must keep flying, Twirling in the air, Diving down to the stream to catch…

  Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.—RUTLAND—Come Alive Outside and Partners for Prevention are celebrating fantasy, fairytales and folklore during their Magical Mischief festival at Rotary Park this Saturday.  This free event connects people to the magic of nature with games, activities and a costume parade in the green space of Rotary Park. Children of…

  By Curt Peterson Since 1930, the granite Civil War soldier has gazed across the confused intersection at Hartland Three Corners, looking down Route 5 and 12 toward Windsor. On July 20 an  excavator operated by “Reggie” from Nott’s Excavating, dismantled the three-part monument and reset the soldier about twenty feet to the east, still…

  By Katy Savage Killington’s search and rescue team (KSAR) has a familiar face as its new director. Bob Giolito, 48, one of the founders of KSAR, returned to the organization as the volunteer director. He was appointed to the position at a Select Board meeting on Tuesday, July 11 to direct the program under…

  July 19—CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association on behalf of the Town of Cavendish invites everyone to the Cavendish concert series on Wednesday, July 19 at 6 p.m. when The Gully Boys return to the gazebo on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. This will be the third of the 2023 concerts that are…

  Gov. Phil Scott today signed an addendum to his emergency declaration on Friday, July 14, which directs state agencies and departments to provide specific and temporary regulatory relief to expedite the state’s response to damage resulting from the severe storms continuing affect the state.  “This historic rainfall and flooding have caused catastrophic damage to…

VFFC has plan for contamination By Katy Savage The winter farmers market in Rutland is slated to return to the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) this fall, as organizers work to remedy contamination issues.  A partial corrective action plan for the contamination, estimated to cost $800,000, was submitted to the Agency of Natural Sources on…

  Dear Editor, Prior to Gov. Phil Scott vetoing the bill concerning legislative salary increases and related matters (S.39: An act relating to compensation and benefits for members of the Vermont General Assembly); and, with the Legislature not having overridden the governor’s veto, is a bill that is more than likely to be revisited, yet…

  Dear Editor, In its recent decision under 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which opens the door for U.S. businesses to refuse services to LGBTQ+ people, conservative activists on the U.S. Supreme Court added another notch in their belts by which recent rulings have further weakened the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that no person shall be…

  Dear Editor, Raccoon hounders can run their hounds in the middle of the night during “training” season, which started June 1st. The torment of animals by released uncontrolled hounds lasts throughout much of the year. Summer is also a time when people, dogs, and other animals are using the woods. Hounds are loud and…