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Oil painting by Julia Purinton of Warren, VT

The Festival Gallery highlights ‘Favorite Things’

A popular song from “The Sound of Music” reminds people that thinking about “favorite things” is a good way to lift one’s spirit. The artists in the current show at Valley Arts’ Festival ...

The Festival Gallery highlights ‘Favorite Things’

Moretown indefinitely postpones school district withdrawal vote

“It’s the school board from hell,” said Moretown resident Neil Nussbaum to the Moretown Select Board when making his case as to why Moretown should withdraw from the Harwood Unified Union ...

Mad River Glen’s new trail. Maps helps raise over $120,000

Open Road Ski Company marked the end of its successful campaign in partnership with James Niehues and Mad River Glen over the weekend, releasing a first look at the hand-painted trail map and raising ...

No freezers and no canning jars – how else to preserve the garden fare?

Given the persistent lack of canning jars and freezers, what else can people do to preserve what was grown in the garden this year? Somethings, like herbs and onions and garlic can be dried. A lot ...

What’s the story with Halloween and trick or treating?

In years past, Old County Road in Waitsfield and the streets of Warren Village have been closed for large community celebrations of Halloween, including a jitney in Waitsfield to ferry costumed ...

Mail, packages stolen in Warren

Warren Town Clerk Reta Goss reported that mail from a group of mailboxes in Alpine Village was found strewn all over the road, with some of it torn up and Amazon packages torn open. Ballots for the ...

A ceremonial start to Parro's new indoor shooting range, training center and gun shop happens Tuesday while site work rumbles in the background. Left to right: Architect Joe Greene, loan officer Ethan Swain of Granite State Management, Henry Parro, Ethan Parro, John Connor of Connor Contracting and Dave Rubel from Community National Bank in Barre. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Parro’s breaks ground, aims for spring to open shooting range

After a long road of design and permitting and COVID-19-related delays, Parro’s Gun Shop, Waterbury, officially kicked off construction on its new shooting range, training center and retail store ...