By Rob Roper Equity and access to educational resources has been a hot topic surrounding the rules (or changes thereto) governing independent schools that accept tax dollars through Vermont’s tuitioning system. Some argue that if a school takes state money […]
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Public input sought for management goals for the Blueberry Hill WMA
By Julia Purdy RUTLAND—On Wednesday, March 29, Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks & Recreation hosted a public information open house at its offices, 271 North Main St. in Rutland, to inform the public about and take input on long-range management […]
Mission Farm church invites public to learn about its history and offerings
Thursday, March 30, 1 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Church of Our Saviour invites the public to an open house March 30. Recently the church has embarked on efforts to discover where and how the church community can better serve the area. With a common […]
Women’s Shelter invites public to paint “Tree of Life”
Thursday, March 23, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—Join the Rutland County Women’s Network & Shelter for a paint party Thursday, March 23, 6-8:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 31, 33 Washington Street, Rutland. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own […]
ArtisTree welcomes public on Irish musical journey
Friday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.—SOUTH POMFRET—ArtisTree Community Arts Center welcomes Pete’s Posse for a St. Patrick’s concert, Friday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. Join Vermont’s own multi-generational folk power trio, Pete’s Posse, for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration to be remembered! The […]
Killington Elementary ranked No. 1 Best Public Elementary Schools in Vermont in 2017
By Polly Lynn Mikula A ranking of the 2017 Best Public Schools and Districts was recently released by Niche, a website that analyzes date about schools and neighborhoods across the country. Over 80,000 public schools and 10,000 school districts were […]
Ludlow Rotary invites public to March mixer
Tuesday, March 14, 5 p.m.—LUDLOW—Members of the Ludlow Rotary Club will be conducting a mixer March 14, 5-7 p.m. at DJ’s Restaurant in Ludlow for people interested in considering membership in the club. The focus of the mixer will be to […]
March sees four “Everyday Chef” Mexican cooking classes open to the public
Saturday, March 4, 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—Join Rutland Area Farm and Food Link’s (RAFFL) “Everyday Chef” program (EDC) for a four-class series in March on nutritious, authentic Mexican food. EDC Coordinator Grace Davy and chef instructors Maya Zelkin, Julie Redington, and Elena […]
First Congregational Church invites public to free dinner and a movie
Sunday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—First Congregational Church of Fair Haven is sponsoring a film series starting Sunday, Jan. 29. “One” will be shown in a series of sessions running Sundays, Jan. 29-March 6. In 1973, Birmingham, Ala., was […]
Ice is open to public at local rinks
‘Tis the season for ice skating! Local arenas have open ice times available to the general public. In Rutland, Giorgetti Arena has a warming room with concessions, skate rentals and sharpening. It is located at 2 Oak Street Extension (rutlandrec.com). […]