Spider-Man, Batman, the Avengers, Jedi knights, Tinkerbell and even a real-life hero helped a toy collection effort live up to its new name last week.
So, right as you were about to start walking seriously to offset the gravy and upcoming cookies, we got a bunch of snow. I know how disappointed you are! Dr. Anna is here to rescue you though, I have lots of winter walking tips to keep you out and about in the dark, cold, deep snow.
Vermont is blessed with a surplus of good writers and great food, so it should come as no surprise that it’s also home to many fine cookbooks. As the holiday cooking & baking season swings into top gear, here’s a selection to help you put on your seasonal feast … whatever form it takes.
It is now officially autumn — time for leaf-peeping, cider pressing, and of course, the first cold viruses of the season. I have a 4-year-old daughter and a 7-month-old son, and with my daughter’s entrance into preschool this year, the little ones have had two colds already since the start o…
Joanna Tebbs Young CIRCLES OF COMMUNITY Last month my family drove to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a week’s vacation at the beach. Motoring along the highways of...
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Let’s start with what “Shrill” isn’t: it isn’t a show about a fat woman taking pratfalls or being a cruel, easy punchline. It’s a confident, gently funny, slice-of-life show that benefits from the streaming model, where niche shows can find an audience, as it explores issues and characters y…
In Silicon Valley, the old adage “fake it ’til you make it” is often a guiding principle of fledgling startup companies. Sometimes, turning a good idea into a viable business and, potentially, revolutionizing society, requires a bit of smoke and mirrors. The danger, of course, is knowing how…
Watching “Arrested Development” is a lot like hanging out with an old friend. No matter how long you’ve been apart, you’re always happy to see them. And, like spending time with an old friend, that pull of nostalgia and shared memories makes it easy to fall into the same old routine. But at …
Growing up reading “X-Men” comic books, I never really considered the psychological toll fighting crime and saving the world would have on the young super-powered characters that often populated the teams. With few exceptions, the books often glossed over how traumatizing all that violence a…
It’s difficult to critique longstanding institutions. Over time, aged bodies like the Catholic Church or Congress become so towering and entrenched that even the sharpest criticisms tend to bounce off them or are waved off by defenders who dismiss them as subjective, petty, facile or ignoran…
U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin grabbed the 62nd World Cup win of her career during slalom competition in Killington on Sunday.
Last week, Rutland honored a man famous for establishing a group that relies on anonymity.
Spider-Man, Batman, the Avengers, Jedi knights, Tinkerbell and even a real-life hero helped a toy collection effort live up to its new name last week.
Gov. Scott said the $65,000 raised by Wheels for Warmth this year was “humbling.”
The Rutland County Parent-Child Center came home arlier this month.
CASTLETON — Nancy Trudo has a lot of wreaths to lay and could use some help.
TINMOUTH — The 50th anniversary of what may be the state’s biggest and longest running wild game supper happened Saturday, just shy of a week before Thanksgiving.
At the end of December, after 84 years, there will be no more Mitchells at the Rutland Herald.
In celebration of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30, more than 30 downtown businesses and organizations will kick off the holiday season at the annual Downtown Rutland Holiday Stroll.
Mad River Valley-born singer-songwriter Grace Potter is back in a big way with a stellar new album. “Daylight,” released last month, is quite possibly her best set yet, a triumphant return to form that taps into her earliest musical roots as a prodigious young artist in Waitsfield.
The 25th anniversary of the Rutland Stuff-A-Bus was an opportunity for some of the people who started the food drive to gather, reminisce, and talk about what it really means.
What does it mean to try to recapture that which is gone? That is but one question Whitney Ramage tackles in Disembodied, her new exhibition currently at 77Art in downtown Rutland.
Linda Perham reminded her fellow legionnaires why they carry on during the American Legion’s Veterans Day service last Monday.
CLARENDON — Working together, state agencies are using aerial drones and other devices to learn more about PFAS contamination under the local airport.
Almost 30 people from more than 15 countries, including Russia, Mexico, Iraq, Canada and Togo, got a warm welcome on a cold day last Wednesday as they became naturalized citizens during a ceremony at Christ the King School in Rutland.
CLARENDON — After passing his hunter safety course in September, Mason Goad, 11, was ready for his first deer hunt at the start of the 2019 youth deer weekend.
PROCTOR — For decades, anyone wanting to know something about the town’s past hasn’t had far to go.
The end of the year is a hairy time at the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department.
KILLINGTON — Will you keep running the saw mill at your dairy farm after your parents retire, or focus on the cows? Should you keep growing vegetables on the land where you were raised, or do you and your husband go elsewhere? Was leaving California for Vermont insane or was it the right decision?
Stephen Smiel couldn’t go see his family’s horse race this fall so the horse, Calvin B., came to him.
WALLINGFORD — For many waitresses, their employer closing up shop would mean it’s time to hunt for a new job. For Terry Tyminski-Hale, it was a sign the time had finally come to make her dream a reality.
The aroma of freshly made foods and the crackling of a warm lodge fire welcomed Rutland’s middle-school students and their new “siblings” as the newest visitors from the Rutland-Ishidoriya Student Exchange (RISE) arrived safely after a long journey from Hanamaki, Japan, for a week-long stay …
Scrag Mountain Music will present a series of heartwarming fall concerts featuring childhood-inspired music for soprano, harp, viola and double bass, plus new lullabies created with parents at the Lund Residential Program.
A video about Stefanie Schaffer that caused tears and laughter for the audience at the annual meeting of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce recently was created by Gavin Owens and J.J. Plemmons, students at the Stafford Technical Center.
An employee of the veteran-assistance organization known locally as the Dodge House was recognized this year by the federal government for her work to end homelessness among veterans.
It’s a romance with a little mystery, a gorgeous Greek island and the music of ABBA, but at its heart, a young woman’s soul search before she gets married and starts a new chapter of her life.
WALLINGFORD — After a career of making music with people like Pink, Marc Anthony and Biggie Smalls, Jonnie Davis is all about crafting wooden toy cars.
BRISTOL — Christmas came early this year for one of Rutland’s former women in blue.
CASTLETON — A pink wave descended on the town recently as hundreds donning pink shirts walked over three miles to raise an approximated $63,000 for breast cancer research and resources.
Jonathan Turco stirred tomato sauce that was simmering gently in a vat about the size of a cartoon witch’s cauldron.
BRANDON — A journalist and communications director for the Carbon Neutral Cities alliance will host an environmental video competition to help spread the word about climate change in Rutland County.
Last Thursday evening, a room filled with curious Rutlanders was transported back in time by Werner Reich, 91, of Long Island, New York, who was imprisoned in Hitler’s concentration camps as a teenager and lived to tell the harrowing tale.
In an effort to cut the tension for 12th-grade students worried about applying to colleges and universities, Rutland High School hosted its third annual Senior Stress Relief Day last Thursday.
David Wolk said his guiding principle is to treat his students like family.
Two years ago, Rutland native Sally Olson brought her Karen Carpenter tribute show to Brandon Town Hall. She had created and introduced it just two years earlier, but by the time of the Brandon show, it was already starting to get some serious attention.
The interim executive director of Rutland County Restorative Justice Center is hoping to maintain the work the nonprofit agency has done for decades of holding people responsible for the crimes they commit while providing some balance for victims and the community.
Wood, pliers, glue and gumption: Rutland County’s MINT makerspace has spent the past five years getting its footing and growing its programs, and now could bring a state-wide award back to Rutland.
It’s been 20 years since David Wolk sat in his old job, and his return will bring some changes to schools and to the district, including moving Rutland Middle School Principal Deb Hathaway to the administrative building for a support staff role and moving math teacher Pati Beaumont into the …
A Barre-born chef with a dream on wheels is rolling out locally sourced goodies and homemade comfort food all around Rutland County.
A retrospective exhibition of acclaimed Vermont photographer Dona Ann McAdams opens on Oct. 13 at Castleton University Bank Gallery on its second leg of a two-year statewide tour.
The president of the Rutland South chapter of Rotary International said he wasn’t especially keen at first about helping put a statute of the group’s founder up in Rutland.
After 12 years in the position, Mary Powell, president and CEO of Green Mountain Power, will be retiring at the end of the year to be succeeded by Senior Vice President Mari McClure.
Rutland’s favorite furry four-legged 4-year-old is trying to win his dad a brand-new car.
Rutland-area promoters are hoping that people across the country looking for a change will agree the area holds “The Life You Were Meant For.”
KILLINGTON — The town clerk received a high honor earlier this month.
Creators young and old will have the opportunity to learn the basics of woodworking, metal work, stained glass and more with the MINT Makerspace’s kickoff to Manufacturing Month from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 4, National Manufacturing Day.
Rutland’s downtown streets flooded with the iconic blue shirts of the Walk for Children Saturday morning, but in its 44th year, the blue wave was tinged with pink as Justice for Harper Rose organizers joined the march in droves.
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Previewing upcoming arts and entertainment events throughout the region.
Previewing upcoming arts and entertainment events throughout the region.
Previewing upcoming arts and entertainment events throughout the region.
