Vermont

Linda and Steve Lembke

New efforts to protect Vermont’s rivers

VERMONT - In 2021, the Vermont River Conservancy took on two new and large projects in Guilford and Brattleboro, respectively, to improve wildlife habitat, keep communities safe, and ensure people will always have access to rivers for swimming, paddling, and fishing.
As an example of this...

Four Vermonters make Olympic team

VERMONT - Three Vermont National Guard biathletes will compete in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the US Biathlon Team with an additional member named as the men’s alternate.
The US Biathlon Association’s International Competition Committee finalized roster selections...

Art advocate honored in video

VERMONT - The Vermont Arts Council honors its 2021 Arts Award recipients in the premiere of short video tributes about their work, as well as a video message from Gov. Phil Scott.
Each year the Vermont Arts Council, in partnership with the governor’s office, honors five individuals who...

Twin Valley girls’ hoops underway

VERMONT - Twin Valley Middle High School is not fielding a girls’ varsity basketball team this season. Instead, coach James Anderson and the team decided to play a junior varsity schedule with plans to return to the varsity level in the future. Currently the JV squad is 0-4, having played...

Rosenbloom

Talk on racism and health

VERMONT - The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library of Montpelier, will host Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom in “How Does Racism affect Environmental Health?,” on Wednesday, January 12, from 7 to 8:30 pm via Zoom.
The second lecture in a four-part...

Beware of cannabis cash demand scam

VERMONT - The Cannabis Control Board recently received notification of a scam targeting prospective participants in the adult-use cannabis marketplace. A caller reached out to a local business claiming to be from the board and demanded cash, as well as other information from the business,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, back center, held a round table discussion with the 2017 essay contest semifinalists at the Statehouse in Montpelier. sanders.senate.gov

Deadline for essay contest is Tuesday

VERMONT - Senator Bernie Sanders has launched his 12th annual State of the Union essay contest.
Each year the President of the United States delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, which outlines priorities for the coming year. Sanders knows that great ideas...

Science cafés for teens planned

VERMONT -The winter to spring series of VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafés will feature a diverse range of topics from new cancer therapies to quantum computers and aquaponics. Several will be held virtually, beginning Tuesday, January 11. Teens are encouraged to mark their calendars now so they...

Year of the Book provides storytelling visits, workshops, and new books for schoolchildren.

Year of the Book engages students

VERMONT - The Children’s Literacy Foundation is now accepting applications for the Year of the Book program. The grant program provides $25,000 in author and storyteller visits and workshops; family literacy events; special literacy programs; new books for classrooms, school libraries, and public...

Snowmobile riders urged to put safety first when on the trails

VERMONT - The US Forest Service is looking forward to a successful snowmobile season and wants to encourage all riders to put safety first with safe snowmobile practices and observing COVID-19 precautions.
Green Mountain National Forest officials are advising snowmobilers to exercise...