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Recreation district will sponsor Mad Marathon relays

The Mad River Valley Recreation District (MRVRD) is supporting the 10th annual Mad Marathon as a sponsor of the relay event on September 12. The Mad Marathon relays provide a way for runners and ...

Waitsfield Select Board considers new wet hydrant

At the request of Waitsfield-Fayston Volunteer Fire Department chief Tripp Johnson, the Waitsfield Select Board voted to use $4,500 in reserve funds to construct the infrastructure needed to secure a ...

Fourth of July fireworks at Sugarbush Resort. Photo: Jeff Knight

Fireworks: Are they regulated locally?

Community bulletin boards and social media have seen multiple discussions about fireworks scaring dogs, horses and livestock. At issue are both backyard fireworks displays that agitate the pets and ...

On the road with the Traverses as they cycle east

(Editor’s note: This is the newest report from Shevonne and Pat Travers, Waitsfield, who are biking Seattle to Washington, DC, on the Great American Rail ...

Damage along the 15th hole at Sugarbush Golf Club in Warren, VT.

Sugarbush Golf Course sustains storm damage

By Last week’s intense thunderstorm damaged the back nine of the Sugarbush Golf Course, resulting in the temporary closure of four holes. The July 20 storm washed out the Warren golf ...

Harwood students participate in Governor’s Institutes’ virtual immersions this summer

Ten Harwood Union High School students participated in the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) immersions this summer. In a typical year, GIV would convene on college campuses across the state ...

Take Me Back - Cabin Fever Follies

If you walk on the Common Road on a regular basis, sooner or later you’re going to run into Freddie Mahlmann. She worked for many years as a school counselor at Harwood Union High School and seems ...