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LOT subcommittee researches LOTs around the state

What do non-ski-resort towns in Vermont do with funds raised via a local option tax (LOT)? That was one question asked by members of the Mad River Valley Planning District subcommittee that is ...

LOT subcommittee researches LOTs around the state

What do non-ski-resort towns in Vermont do with funds raised via a local option tax (LOT)? That was one question asked by members of the Mad River Valley Planning District subcommittee that is ...

Happy crowds tackle 12 inches of powder

Saturday, December 7, was a sunny, snowy day for skiers heading to Mad River Glen for opening day. Crowds of happy skiers lined up at the Single and double chairlifts, but the wait wasn’t long. A ...

Speed limit coming to Powderhound Road

Powderhound Road residents are sick of speeders. The Warren Select Board sided with their complaints at a Tuesday, December 10, meeting when they voted in favor of reducing the speed limit of ...

HUUSD board changes course on plan to freeze IDC

The Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board changed course on the decision to freeze intradistrict choice (IDC), the policy that allows students to attend a school outside their town. As ...

Photo: Hadley Laskowski. The CEO of Santa’s workshop, Mrs. Claus, will visit Three Mountain Cafe in Waitsfield on December 14 and 15, from noon to 2 p.m. both days. She will collect letters for Santa and listen to Christmas wishes

Mrs. Claus is coming to town

She did not provide a street name or house number, just the GPS coordinates of the meeting spot in Fayston. I’d been summoned to discuss her appearance at Three Mountain Cafe in Waitsfield on ...

Children carefully place the marshmallows for the world’s largest s’more. This year’s Winter S’morestice Celebration takes place on December 28 at Camp Meade in Middlesex.

Breaking the Guinness World Record at S’morestice celebration

At the second annual Camp Meade Winter S’morestice Celebration, organizers expect to break the Guinness World Record of 267 pounds for the world’s largest s’more. This year’s annual winter ...

Photo: Marnie Davis. Historic Waitsfield Village businesses contributed goods for a basket for the Country Christmas raffle which benefits the Mad River Valley Food Shelf. Tickets can be purchased at 4orty Bridge Boutique or at the Mad River Valley Chamber office. The raffle will be drawn on Saturday, December 7, at 5 p.m.

Country Christmas celebration with a twist

All are invited to historic Waitsfield Village’s Country Christmas on Saturday, December 7. Santa arrives at 11 a.m. to spread holiday cheer, and the Joslin children’s library will be hosting ...