Eligible and unvaccinated drops below 1,000 By Hannah Laga Abram Covid-19 may have put our lives on hold, but we sure are ahead of schedule getting back to them. Gov. Phil Scott’s Vermont Forward Plan, which the state has been […]
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Celebrate July 4th in Woodstock
July 4 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Celebrate Sunday, July 4th in Woodstock, rain or shine! Billings Farm & Museum’s Old Vermont Fourth Celebration, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will feature wagon rides, historic speeches, traditional music and games, an old-fashioned […]
Becoming an American in red, white and blue
By Merisa Sherman His red, white and blue T-shirt hangs almost to his knees, with his little white shorts peeking out the bottom. Once long hair is now shaved short for the heat of summer, and the little boy looks […]
Some Vermont Fourth of July festivities on, others off this year
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger In Vermont’s biggest city, “Burlington’s Independence Day Celebration is back!” reads the municipal website booming of the state’s largest fireworks show. In the capital of Montpelier, the festivities that usually draw up to 15,000 people to the Statehouse lawn […]
Brownsville plans ahead for Independence Day bash
With cautious optimism and encouragement from the West Windsor Select Board, the Brownsville Independence Day Celebrations Steering Committee (IDC) has started to plan for a full Brownsville Independence Day Celebration in 2021. 2021 will see a combined celebration on one day, Saturday, July […]
Chamber fireworks extravaganza set for July 4, Summer Smash precedes
Wednesday, July 4, 9:45 p.m.—RUTLAND—Don’t miss the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Extravaganza in celebration of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4. The pyrotechnics begin promptly at 9:45 p.m. at the Vermont State Fairgrounds, 175 S. Main St. The Rutland County Agricultural […]
Woodstock is abundant with July 4th celebratory activities
Wednesday, July 4—WOODSTOCK—Celebrate Wednesday, July 4 in Woodstock – rain or shine! Festivities begin at 8:30 a.m. with the 42nd Annual John Langhans 7.1 Green Mile Road Race and Kids Fun Run. Runners and walkers will enjoy a challenging course through Woodstock, starting and finishing at […]
What 4th of July means to me
By Marguerite Jill Dye and Marguerite Loucks Dye Injustice, insurrection, independence, and new beginnings are what the 4th of July is all about. Pilgrims fled Europe for religious freedom and new opportunities. Many risked everything to cross the dangerous seas […]
Killington’s 4th of July activities include fireman’s picnic and raffle
Tuesday, July 4—KILLINGTON—The Fourth of July celebration and fireman’s barbecue is one of Killington’s most popular events of the summer, held each year on July 4. This year, events begin at 10 a.m. at the Johnson Recreation Center on River Road. […]