Forest Ranger Klingensmith named Officer of the Year
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials announced that Vermont resident Michael Klingensmith has been named the Eastern Region’s 2011 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
New Haven residents are a part of annual town event
Nearly every resident of New Haven get involved in the town's annual lawn and garage sale during the weekend of May 26-27. The yearly event is an time to purge the house and socialize with neighbors.
New Haven plans for annual town wide sale in May
The Town of New Haven will host a townwide lawn and garage sale during the weekend of May 26-27.
Got mega milk? Huge glass of "milk", giant cookie to break a record in Burlington
The Great Cookie Dunk, set for Burlington’s 27th annual Kids Day this Saturday, May 12, in Battery Park, will feature a countdown and dipping of a giant cookie into an 8-foot glass of simulated milk.
Burr Pond featured on T.V. program
On Tuesday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m., “VPT's Outdoor Journal” finds that fisheries biologist Shawn Good of Pittsford likes to spend a day off practicing his favorite hobby, fishing. "Outdoor Journal" will feature fishing at Burr Pond in Sudbury.
Kids are artists, actors, ‘Jedis’ in Monkton
This summer, the 230 acres of farmland, wetland, and forest at the Willowell Foundation will become a stage, an artists’ studio, a magical wilderness, and the surface of an alien planet. These transformations will take place in the imaginations of campers at five creative summer camps for kids ages 7 to 18.
Bristol celebrates 250th anniversary with two weeks of special events
In celebration of their town's 250th Anniversary, community leaders of Bristol,Vt., have planned over two weeks of special events from June 9th through July 4.
Leicester couple take roads less travelled
Darryl and Priscilla Burbank-Schmidt of Leicester don’t like to sit around the house. The Vermont couple are in ideal shape; they’re probably 25 years younger physically than their respective ages of 65 and 63. They credit their youthful zest for living to bicycling in Vermont.
Rutland man catches record trout
Jacob Downey of Rutland caught the mother of brown trout in Sudbury April 14.
Castleton ranch is home to broncos, cowboys, and rodeos
The O'Rourke's ranch is about as close to open range as it ever gets up here in Vermontana. While the Green Mountain State may be as far east of the Mississippi as you can get, the fact is that horses and cattle—even cowboys and sheepmen—have always been a part of Vermont’s northern-frontier heritage.
Guest Viewpoint: Vermont’s beauty is more than skin deep
Vermont unveils a new geological map
National Earth Week is getting underway and it provides an important time to reflect on the mystery and beauty of the natural world.
Ski Vermont hires new P.R. director
The Vermont Ski Areas Association hired Sarah Neith as its new director of public affairs. Neith will work with Vermont ski resorts to strengthen winter tourism through Ski Vermont’s public relations efforts and the association’s youth and agricultural programs.
Skiers compete in Maine event
Okemo and Okemo Mountain School had five qualifiers to last month’s J4 Alpine Ski Racing Eastern Championships in Maine.
More warnings about emerging tick season in Vermont
Mice population to blame
It's going to be an intense tick season in Vermont this year. Blame it on the white-footed mouse and the acorns.
Rutland mayor officially recognizes street-arts project
The heARTs of Rutland! community street-art project began as an idea of local artists to bring attention to the people, places and businesses in Rutland and our region. The project was officially recongnized by the Mayor of Rutland at a recent Board of Alderman meeting in city hall.
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