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Washington — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday, July 9, that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater […]

BY JUDITH IRVEN Creating a garden is like taking a journey. An adventure which, at the outset, we don’t quite know where it will lead. Gardens are also living creations, […]

BY KATHERINE LAZARUS WEST RUTLAND –– Nora Valdez and her five students at The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center want everyone in Vermont to sit down—that is, on their limestone […]

Janipher ‘Jan’ Ripley, age 84, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. “Jan” was born on Election Day, November 3, 1936, on her grandmother and grandfather’s […]

BY STEPHEN C. TERRY It is long past the time when Vermont should pause and honor the many significant contributions to this state by former Gov. Philip H. Hoff.  Quite […]

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Christine Hallquist as executive director of the newly established Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB). The Board was created through Act […]

BY ARIADNE WILL The Brandon Selectboard passed two items of business at their Monday, July 12 meeting, and set a new structure for sewer rates. Zoning Administrator Jeff Biasuzzi was […]

BY ARIADNE WILL The Pittsford Selectboard passed a motion to provide a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the graffiti on Pittsford’s covered bridge […]

BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– The Brandon selectboard on July 6 adopted 2021-2022 tax rates that will increase property taxes for homeowners by about 2.27 percent and for owners of […]

Basin Bluegrass draws 2,000 fans to 26th festival BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– Even with a minimal staff, the Basin Bluegrass Festival welcomed 2,000 people and 300 campers to the […]