Do people attending Chili Fest really have discerning enough palates to judge chili? To get to the bottom of this, we decided to see what people thought about their own abilities to objectively determine how good the chili really it. To figure this out, we asked: Do you consider yourself a chili ...
This past Saturday, March 14, downtown Middlebury was transformed by thousands of people who gathered for the Seventh Annual Vermont Chili Festival. Chili Fest has been ranked one of the Top 10 Winter Events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. The event went from 1p.m. to 4p.m. Proceeds from this ...
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently proposed cuts in the prison education system that total $1.7 million. These cuts affect the budget of the Community High School of Vermont, an institution that provides high school courses to people in the Vermont prison system. The Community High School of Vermont ...
Has this warm, sunny weather got you itching to get out of the library and walk around town, even though it’s not quite warm enough for ice cream and popsicles? How about a warm bowl of chili - or, better yet, chili samples from over 40 restaurants, groups and clubs in the area? It sounds like the ...
Researchers at the University of Vermont released a study investigating the use of antipsychotic medications on children in the March edition of Pediatrics. While the results concluded that the inappropriate use of the drugs is not a concern, about 50 percent of prescribers failed to meet best practice ...
Governor Peter Shumlin told the Associated Press that Pollina’s proposal was “an idea worth exploring.”
Mike Rainville’s woodcraft has received various different awards and amount of press throughout his career. The most recent plaque he’s received is the prized 2014 Vermont Woodworker of the Year given to him by the Vermont Wood Manufacturer’s Association. He also won the Vermont Design Competition ...
Hundreds of Vermonters recently debated a new bill on gun control. The bill hopes to expand background checks and bar people considered mentally ill from carrying a weapon alongside imposing other restrictions on gun ownership. The Senate Bill 31 was met with much opposition as the largest crowd descended ...
William F. Brooks, Jr., the Executive Director of the Henry Sheldon Museum, radiates passion for his work. Since he was appointed in 2012, Brooks has worked extensively to foster a cohesive relationship between the town and the museum.
The Vermont Department of Taxes has resumed issuing tax refund checks, after halting the process for almost a week because of fears of refund fraud in other states.
Last week, Vermont Gas announced that due to a nearly 80 percent price increase in the past six months, the company has terminated Phase II of their two-part pipeline extension plan, which means the plant will no longer extend from Middlebury to the International Paper plant in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Skepticism ...
This Valentine’s Day the Vermont Teddy Bear Company came out with a limited edition “Fifty Shades of Grey” Bear. The teddy comes with grey fur, “smoldering eyes,” and dressed in a suit with a “satin tie.” It holds a mask in its right hand and mini-handcuffs in its left. “If you want ...
Angela Kubicke, a ninth-grade student at St. Johnsbury Academy, recently proposed that Vermont add a Latin motto to its current English motto and she may soon see her wish come true. Kubicke proposed to include the phrase “Stella quarta decima fulgeat,” which means “The 14th star shines bright,” ...
The Vergennes solar project just completed its first year of operation, but energy output results were not as great as its developers had hoped. In 2012, the city of Vergennes leased land by its wastewater treatment plant to Encore Redevelopment, which installed a solar array in that area with the ...
In light of a recent measles outbreak, which originated at Disneyland in December and has since grown to 102 cases in 14 states, the debate on child-vaccination laws in Vermont has been reignited. According to America’s Health Rankings, which is funded by the United Health Foundation, Vermont is ...
Ronald James Read passed away in June 2014 at the age of 92. Before his death, none of his Brattleboro neighbors knew that he was a millionaire. Read lived a very modest life. However, in his will he left $4.8 million to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and $1.2 million to the Brooks Memorial Library. Read ...
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Cursive Coffee posted on its Facebook page that it would be closing its doors as of Saturday, February 21. Located at 58 Main Street, this progressive espresso bar will shut down just eight months after it’s opening on Friday, June 13. Jim Osborn and Sam Clifton, who met working ...
On Dec. 17th, Governor Peter Shumlin announced that he was terminating his four-year quest to begin single-payer, government-run health care for residents of Vermont. In his press conference, Shumlin emphasized the economic risks that would have accompanied the single-payer plan. “The cost of that ...
Ask most Middlebury students for their favorite local restaurant in Middlebury, and you’d likely hear about Sabai Sabai, Flatbread Pizza, or Storm Cafe, to name a few. I’d like to buck that trend, and suggest that the place to eat in Middlebury is the truly underappreciated Noonie’s Deli. Noonie’s, ...
On Tuesday, January 6, the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana held a news conference, a day before the state legislative session was set to begin. Advocates for marijuana legalization believe that 2015 could be a year of unprecedented progress. The leader of the coalition, the Marijuana Policy ...