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Lawson’s Finest Liquids names Elisa Kiviranna new marketing director

Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, welcomes Elisa Kiviranna as marketing director. This is a new position on the Lawson’s Finest leadership team. Kiviranna will be responsible for maximizing ...

Lawson’s Finest Liquids names Elisa Kiviranna new marketing director

Photo: LAL. Left to right: Zan and Dana Franc’s latest project, Mad River Lodge, is nearing completion.

All systems go – almost – at Mad River Lodge

The Garrison on Route 17 in Fayston has undergone a multi-million-dollar facelift in the last couple years and will re-open as the Mad River Lodge this Christmas. Zan and Dana Franc, Montville, New ...

VTF&W photo by John Hall Vermont Fish & Wildlife and Audubon Vermont urge waiting until December 1 to feed birds to avoid attracting bears.

Early December is prime time for feeding birds

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Audubon Vermont are urging Vermonters to prepare their bird feeders to put up around December 1, the date recommended by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife ...

Public health issue at Moretown Commons

The Moretown Select Board extended the deadline for a Moretown Commons tenant to address a public health issue at his rental unit. A the Monday, November 18, select board meeting, board members and ...

Successful relocation of Moretown Library

On Tuesday, November 12, the Moretown Memorial Library opened at its new location in the Town Hall across from the Moretown General Store. It took a crew of 30 people to move the books, clean up the ...

Who is the Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition?

On a chilly December day about one year ago, an informal group of skiers and backcountry folk came together to form the Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition (MRVBC). A year later, on November 18, ...

Photo: PAC. Sugarbush hopes to create a second snowmaking pond. The resort’s existing snowmaking pond (shown above) is on the Mad River near the Kingsbury Farm.

Second snowmaking pond planned

Members of the Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) steering committee heard preliminary plans for a second snowmaking pond at Sugarbush. Resort president Win Smith and planning and compliance ...