Vermont

I recently read a 1946 essay by George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language," and was impressed by its relevance....

At the May 18 city council meeting, a resolution passed regarding face masks. The health benefits of face masks have been espoused by Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Department of...

We are now back to having our normal Sunday services at 10 a.m., but still livestreaming on Facebook under Trinity Assembly of God, Hyde Park. We hope you can join...

Thank you, South Burlington residents for how you have taken the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. We have continued to heed the call for social distancing, and proper face coverings and hygiene,...

Meals on Wheels has partnered with N.A. Manosh and will relocate this fall to its location at 21 Munson Ave. in Morrisville. Among the advantages: plenty of parking, easy access...

Keeping score correctly is crucial to planning the recovery....

Once, when I was little, I was so thrilled to come across a gorgeous, dark red trillium that I picked it and placed it in a vase in the house....

Janice M. Allaire Ryan, 81, of Lake Elmore died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville....

Total reported incidents: 102...

Vermont health officials are looking to test 1,000 people a day, in an effort to better define the virus' presence in the state, and the state has opened up testing...

Maybe prophets are not appreciated in their hometown, but one outstanding counselor is appreciated for her efforts at the school where she's worked for two decades....

Avram Patt, a Democrat from Worcester, is seeking re-election to one of the two Vermont House seats representing Morristown, Elmore, Woodbury and Worcester....

What great weather we had last week — temperatures in the 70s with low humidity. Beautiful! It was a time to get outside to finish up yard work and start...

Our United States Constitution guarantees Americans many rights, most notably those contained in the Bill of Rights. The right of every eligible citizen to vote is fundamental to our democracy...

Emails between members of the Lamoille South school board, who weren't consulted about the administration's pandemic-spurred decision to nix the regular grading system, detail a mad scramble to get ahead...

A Stowe man was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way on Interstate 89....

Stowe Theatre Guild has postponed its entire 2020 season to 2021.Even "Much Ado About Nothing," which was the only Guild show that hadn't yet been canceled, has become much ado...

Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, Vermont has gone from one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country to one of the highest. According to the state labor commissioner, 90,000...

Sunday, we gathered in our church parking lot, seated in truck beds and folding chairs. It was great to be back together. Services at 10 a.m., Maple Street, Morrisville....

Signs commemorating the Class of 2020's strange senior year are arranged in front of South Burlington High School on May 19. South Burlington High School administrators personally delivered 260 signs...

Total incidents: 92...

Vermont's current plan is to proceed as normal with the Aug. 11 primary election, other than encouraging voters to request a ballot to vote by mail. Meanwhile, we continue to...

In an act that mirrors its title, Stowe author and adventurer Jan Reynolds is offering her new book, "Loving Kindness," to the public free of charge....

Lamoille Union High School, closed for the past two months, turned into a beehive of activity Friday as hundreds of vehicles carrying thousands of people lined up for free food....

Thomas A. Henderson, 72, died peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home in Eden....

I'd be lying if I said I wanted to do this....

The Citizen's May 14 cover article headline "Milfoil Curse Haunts Selectboard Meeting" includes a focus on the release of an f-bomb, shocking actually, if that's the record of the Hinesburg...

On June 16 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District and the Lamoille Chamber of Commerce will host a Zoom meeting to inform the public...

South Burlington administrators will take a salary freeze for the 2020-21 school year.The school board ratified this decision after administrators brought the proposal forward during contract negotiations....

Last summer, I saw the invasive Japanese hops (Humulus japonicas) in my garden at the Intervale's Tommy Thompson Community Garden. Native to Japan and eastern China, this annual climbing/trailing vine...

Samantha Aikman and Delilah Kramer have created an online gallery featuring art that captures the experience of being a Vermont student during the time of COVID-19. Both 16-years-old, the two...

This will be the summer that wasn't for Morristown Summer Recreation....

Mason Sawyer of Jeffersonville was named to the spring dean's list at Northeastern University in Boston. Sawyer is majoring in media arts....

"My Polish Honeymoon" is the second of three films in the fifth Stowe Jewish Film Festival, being presented online through the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center....

Last week I filed my petition to run for re-election. It has been an honor to serve my community. I expect this campaign season to be quite a bit different...

Incidents: 24...

A memorial Mass, scheduled June 3 for Priscilla Bowen at Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Morrisville, has been postponed. A new date and time will be announced when...

Last Sunday, we looked at Luke 6:27-35, as well as ideas and prayers relating to Memorial Day. The shocking teachings of Jesus in this passage about "turning the other cheek,"...

Four F-35 fighter jets from the Air National Guard base in South Burlington streak over Copley Hospital, in a flight that went all around Vermont to honor frontline health-care workers....

Worldwide, the virus has infected more than 5.6 million people and killed over 350,000, with the U.S. having the most confirmed cases and deaths....

While the legal fight will continue, Costco is allowed to keep its pumps open for customers for now....

South Burlington voters will decide on Thursday whether to accept a $1.9 million increase in the school district's new budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year....

A historic space launch set to send two American astronauts to the International Space Station was postponed Wednesday due to inclement weather, but one Vermont man who's seen his fair share of space history doesn't mind waiting a little longer. A...

Following a tour of The Prosper Valley School in Pomfret, the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District's Buildings & Grounds Committee will be making a recommendation that the school district spend $130,000 to install an dehumidifier and...

Quick action from a witness may have saved a woman's life, and likely kept a fire from spreading Wednesday....

A shooting in Underhill Wednesday morning lead to a manhunt throughout much of Chittenden County. Authorities say the suspect, 24-year-old Evan Labonte of Fairfax shot and killed himself in Colchester Wednesday afternoon....

State health officials Wednesday said they are working on revising visitation policies for long-term care facilities, but one Waitsfield couple doesn't have that long to wait....

Summer is usually filled with large gatherings and events but not this year with the coronavirus outbreak. Our Ike Bendavid takes a look at the trickle-down effect as event rental companies struggle to survive....

The economic shutdown is taking its toll on small and big stores alike. Some have already gone out of business and others are just trying to hang on. Adam Sullivan reports from the Upper Valley, a region that was thriving before the pandemic....

The coronavirus has postponed or altered the look of many events, like high school graduations. This year graduates won't get the typical pomp and circumstance. But as our Olivia Lyons reports, many Vermont schools are making sure it is still a day to...