Tag: Vermont

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    Bottling a revolutionary spirit

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    Southwest Vermont’s lone distillery stresses tradition, local history Ken Lorenz shows off some of the products made by Spirits of Old Bennington at its distillery in the old Vermont Tissue mill building on Route 67A. The distillery is open for tastings on Fridays and Saturdays. Joan K. Lentini photo   By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer BENNINGTON, read more

    Bottling a revolutionary spirit
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    To fix immigration, try making it easier

    On June 20, President Trump changed course, in the face of a growing public outcry, and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children and parents when families are detained crossing the U.S. border. By then, the government had shipped off more than 2,000 children, even infants and toddlers, to holding facilities read more

    To fix immigration, try making it easier
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    Oldcastle’s season covers all bases

    In 49th year, troupe’s five productions range from contemporary to classic Anthony J. Ingarciola and Robbi Recigno perform in last year’s production of “Broadway Bound” at Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington. Courtesy photo   By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer BENNINGTON, VT. Almost a half-century ago, Eric Peterson and a small group of actor friends sought to read more

    Oldcastle’s season covers all bases
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    Changing pace as roads shifted from horses to cars

    The diversification of J.E. Sawyer & Co. in 1918 was a sign of changing times.The Glens Falls company, which supplied retailers throughout New York, Vermont and Massachusetts, became a distributor of the Marathon brand of “hand-made” automotive tires, The Post-Star reported on April 6, 1918. The tires came with a 5,000-mile warranty. At the time, read more

    Changing pace as roads shifted from horses to cars
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    Rutland college struggles as enrollment shrinks

    The College of St. Joseph is struggling to stay open in the face of financial problems and declining enrollment. The trustees of the 62-year-old Catholic liberal arts college in Rutland revealed in late April that they were considering closing the school, which had burned through about 90 percent of its $5 million endowment. After the read more

    Rutland college struggles as enrollment shrinks
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    Rockwell Kent returns home

    Twin shows at The Hyde explore two sides of artist’s work Rockwell Kent’s painting “And This My Child, Is Where Your Mother Was Born” (1930, reworked 1950) is among the paintings now on view at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls in one of two complementary exhibitions of Kent’s work. Courtesy Plattsburgh State Art Museum read more

    Rockwell Kent returns home
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    Ross Gay gathers fruits of joy and sorrow in verse

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    Poet Ross Gay to read works in Bennington Ross Gay’s third and most recent book of poetry, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude,” was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. He’ll read his works on Wednesday, May 16, at Bennington College. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing read more

    Ross Gay gathers fruits of joy and sorrow in verse
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    Solar siting law faces first test in Bennington

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    Developer challenges Vermont’s effort to give towns more sway A large solar-power installation along Route 30 in Sudbury, Vt., is the first in a series planned or proposed around the state by Allco Renewable Energy Ltd. The company has gone to court to challenge a new state law intended to give towns more voice in read more

    Solar siting law faces first test in Bennington
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    A pioneer of local cheese making

    Consider Bardwell Farm aims to grow while keeping focus on flavor Leslie Goff, the creamery manager at Consider Bardwell Farm, inspects 10-pound wheels of cheese in the “cheese cave” where the farm’s Pawlet variety, made from raw Jersey cow milk, is aged. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer WEST PAWLET, VT. The read more

    A pioneer of local cheese making
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    Shooting plot sparks statehouse action

    A teenager’s alleged plot to carry out a killing spree at Fair Haven Union High School has upended Vermont’s politics in recent weeks, prompting lawmakers to move rapidly toward new restrictions on the sale of guns. Police arrested a former Fair Haven student on Feb. 15, the day after a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., read more

    Shooting plot sparks statehouse action