Manchester

Barbara Ackerman

Green technology meets printmaking

MANCHESTER - On view at Southern Vermont Art Center from Saturday, September 17, through Sunday, November 6 is “Conversations,” a solo exhibition featuring art by Barbara Ackerman, a fine artist and graphic designer living in Bennington. Meet the artist at an opening reception on Saturday,...

Forest Service revises habitat plan

MANCHESTER CENTER - The US Forest Service will continue implementing the Early Successional Habitat Creation project on the Green Mountain National Forest’s Manchester Ranger District following a review of changes to approved management activities. The changes, which include the reduction in new...

Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech therapy coming to valley

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Speech therapy patients in areas near Manchester and Wilmington can now schedule appointments closer to home.
Speech-language pathologist Kate O’Neill, MS, CCC-SLP, will be traveling from SVMC outpatient rehabilitation in Bennington to the primary care offices in...

First and only orchestral concert in summer festival

MANCHESTER - Taconic Music’s sixth annual Summer Festival concerts will kick off Saturday, June 18, at 7:30 pm at the Riley Center for the Arts at Burr and Burton.
Artistic directors Ariel Rudiakov and Joana Genova will open the season with a flourish as conductor and featured soloist...

Track season crosses finish line

MANCHESTER- There were picture-perfect conditions for the Vermont Division 4 track and field state championships Friday afternoon. A number of area athletes qualified for the meet including five from Twin Valley Middle High School.
“The weather was pretty much perfect, with sunny skies...

Wildcats drop close games to Minutemen, bullied by Bulldogs, Horde

MANCHESTER- Burr & Burton Academy used an eight-run first inning to get the jump on the visiting Twin Valley Wildcats. The Bulldogs grabbed that early lead and didn’t let go, as they topped the Wildcats 13-2 in high school softball on Thursday, May 5.
The Wildcats tried to claw back...

Burr & Burton student wins art contest

MANCHESTER - Green Up Vermont announces that Shterna Gordon, of West Pawlet, is the winner in the grades 9 to 12 category of the Armand Poulin Memorial Green Up Day poster art contest. Gordon is attending grade 11 at Burr & Burton Academy. Cash prizes are awarded to each of the four winners....

MOOver adds routes to Stratton and Manchester

STRATTON MOUNTAIN - Stratton Mountain Resort has partnered with the MOOver, southern Vermont’s public transit system, to create a new way of getting to the mountain this winter. A new route is now running to and from Manchester and Stratton, making four to eight round trips daily, varying...

Jewish folk group to lead service

MANCHESTER - Join the Jewish Communities of Southwestern Vermont, Congregation Beth El, Israel Congregation, and Rutland Jewish Center, for a festive kabbalat shabbat led by the renowned musical group Nefesh Mountain, Friday, October 1, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Israel Congregation, 6025 Main Street....

Sci-fi film showcases VT talent

MANCHESTER - The Western Terrestrials’ film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien,” a 75-minute sci-fi musical created entirely during the pandemic, will be shown at Town Green on Wednesday, September 8. Special musical guest Bob Stannard will make an appearance.
“The Ballad of Ethan Alien” is a film...