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Find the 13 snowmen of The Valley

By the Waitsfield library, people may have noticed an unusual figure propped up in the snow. Some call him Rusty the snowman. He has as a horseshoe smile and a whiskey barrel belly. And he’s not ...

Find the 13 snowmen of The Valley

Representative Maxine Grad’s photo by Rebecca Silbernagel is on display in the State House throughout the month of January as part of Silbernagel’s The Happy Place Project.

Vermont lawmakers in portrait

Fayston photographer Rebecca Silbernagel’s exhibit of Vermont lawmakers opened last week in the Vermont State House cafeteria and remains up through January 31. The artist and her subjects will be ...

Moretown expecting budget increase

It’s budget season and the town of Moretown is well on its way to creating the budget for fiscal year 2020. At the Moretown Select Board meeting on Monday, January 6, town clerk and treasurer ...

First-time skier program enters second decade

Sugarbush Resort’s First Timer to Life Timer Program, a learn to ski and ride program that gets first-time skiers and riders introduced to the sport, is now entering its second decade of ...

Sugarbush Racing Club holds postrace party

More than 50 members of the Sugarbush Racing Club gathered at Tucker Hill Inn January 2 for their first postrace party of the 2020 racing season. The club welcomed several new members. The spirits ...

A 2019 inductee into Sugarbush’s Wall of Fame, Darian Boyle, embraces her mother, Florence Boyle, at the April 6, 2019, ceremony. Photo: Barrie Fisher.

Sugarbush Wall of Fame nominating period opens

Sugarbush Resort announces the opening of the nominating period for the resort’s Wall of Fame. Similar to a hall of fame, Sugarbush’s Wall of Fame seeks to recognize some of the most significant ...

Four-alarm fire closes businesses

A massive cleanup effort is underway at Mehuron’s, which remains closed along with several other Village Square businesses after a January 5 fire. The fire was reported early on Sunday morning by ...