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Photos courtesy of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Vermont Business Magazine The Southwestern Vermont Chamber announced this week the launch of www.RelocateToVermont.com, a new web portal aimed at attracting newcomers and supporting their journey to discover the vibrant communities and opportunities in the region. "Relocating to a new area...

During the month of July, The Brandon Museum, in conjunction with the Vermont Covered Bridge Society (VCBS), is showcasing a Covered Bridge exhibit. On Saturday, July 13, VCBS Education Chair Jeanne Beaudry and her husband, Marcel Beaudry, gave presentations on Vermont Covered Bridges. Jeanne, a retired schoolteacher that taught kindergarten through 6th grade, discussed some of her time educating students and children with special needs about covered bridges. Jeanne and Marcel have held workshops where they have helped children build models of covered bridges. Marcel reflected on his memories of the Lord’s Creek Covered Bridge, of which he built a small scale model that is on display at the museum. About 28 guests were in attendance for the presentations. After the presentations, everyone was invited to explore the exhibit.

Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. – RUTLAND – High school contemporary musicians will take the stage in Main Street Park on Wednesday, July 17 when West Rutland School Rock Lab plays Rutland’s mainstay “Seven To Sunset” concert series. The performance caps off an exciting school year which included road gigs, drone-captured music videos, and even a grant bestowed by Vermont Governor Phil Scott.

Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m. – FAIR HAVEN – Blue Jay Way will perform in Fair Haven for the Concerts in the Park series beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. This rock and roll cover band will play popular music from the ’60’s through today’s hits. Concert goers will enjoy this great group made up of musicians that have been playing together for many years. The band began in 1974 when two Castleton State College freshmen got together to play. The band has now been together for five decades.

Rivershed in Killington has been making a name for itself in only a few short years in town. Music is one of the highlights, and this Nashville collaboration has been a huge hit. This Friday July 19 you have a chance to see the fourth of its kind, titled “Nashville Nights”, at 7 p.m. I’ve been fortunate to see all the past ones, and let me tell you it’s an event not to be missed. This one features Kara Tondorf (owner of Rivershed, long-time touring artist who has a song featured on “Dawson’s Creek”), Jade Helliwell (British Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three of the last six years and has over 1 million streams on Spotify), Matt Rogers (shared stages with Chris Stapleton, Walker Hayes and Jake Owen) and Blue Foley (over 100 independent and major label cuts, two Grammy nods and collaborations with Ashley McBryde and Morgan Wallen). Matt and Blue are business partners, and dear friends. I had the pleasure of speaking with Blue, who is the co-creator of “Nashville Nights.” I also got to see him perform last November at Rivershed and he was incredible. I’m not a country music guy, but I’m a big fan of the singer-songwriters who have graced the stage in these events. Blue said, “These songwriter rounds tend to transcend those genre boundaries. It’s just great songs and great music. It doesn’t matter what the genre is.” The next night, July 20, you can see this show at Kara’s other Rivershed in Scituate, Massachusetts. Blue loves his “Rivershed Nights ” and said that Kara has now become a very dear friend and the whole crew is just wonderful. For more information, visit rivershed.com. “Nashville Nights” is like “VH1 Storytellers.” Blue said, “It’s all about the stories behind the songs, and the songs themselves. The whole idea is to create an intimate experience the audience can connect to. You want to wow them.” Honestly that’s the feeling I’ve had leaving these shows. Blue added, “It’s nice to have some great songs performed you can kick back, close your eyes and listen to, but an equally important part of our show is the stories we use to setup those songs because it connects the writer, the human being, to the audience. Normally an artist comes out and performs and everybody is wowed, but there isn’t really a connection to the person. There’s a connection to the artist because they open their heart and let down their walls during that performance but with the songwriter night and the way we designed “Nashville Nights” it’s a completely walls down, vulnerable show as to here is my human being person and my take on the human condition concerning this topic that the song covers.”

STAMFORD, Vt. — Nearly 18 hours after severe thunderstorms pummeled the region, hundreds of customers are without power. The latest update estimates is that power will be back on at 2 p.m. in North Berkshire. Green Mountain Power's outage map could not provide an estimate on power restoration. Many...

Eden Specialty Ciders, a leading U.S. producer of hand-crafted harvest and ice ciders, is excited to launch a new small batch canned cider “Trail Sider”. Trail Sider is a sour cider blended with raw honey from Northwoods Apiaries in Westfield, VT and infused with fresh lemon balm from Wilson Herb Farm in Greensboro, VT. It is fantastically refreshing on a hot day, and perfect to take on a hike or a kayak.

Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Chandler is pleased to welcome Counterpoint’s Spring Program presenting works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Bartok which mine the rich lode of European folk songs as inspiration for lively and sophisticated music for chamber vocal ensemble and piano. The program features three instrumentalists...

Castleton men's alpine skier Lorenzo Mencaccini was named the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Division III Men's At-Large Team Member of the Year, standing out among hundreds of student-athletes in 10 different categories. Mencaccini is only the second student-athlete in VTSU Castleton history to receive top honors in their Academic...

Highgate, VT- A St. Albans woman died in a rollover crash in Highgate on Thursday night, but two children who were in the car at the time are unhurt. Police say Savannah Lambert, 31, was driving north on Morey Road around 5:30 when she lost control around a turn near Brosseau Road and the car rolled over several times. According to investigators, Lambert was thrown from the car and died from the injuries. Two children who were in the car at the time were both in child safety seats and weren’t hurt.

Pittsford, VT- A former state trooper has been decertified after a unanimous vote by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council on Tuesday. Zachary Gauthier pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges in January 2023. Those charges included one count of violation of an abuse prevention order, one count of false reports to...

COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Musicians will string together a sweet set to help fight hunger this weekend. It’s part of the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, now in its 20th year, which has been running for a few weeks now. More than 200 students from all over the country...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Olympic opening ceremonies are just over a week away and several Vermonters will proudly wear their country’s gear. That includes Burlington High School graduate Ilona Maher, who is playing for the women’s rugby team. It has been several years now since Maher’s family...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - If you’re planning a trip to Canada anytime soon, there are new requirements from the CDC if you want to bring your dog along. Starting Aug. 1, dogs will have to be at least six months old to enter the U.S. They must have a...

Calvin answers questions about river dredging, which is the digging out of rivers. Some say dredging could prevent flooding, but others warn that it could harm wildlife.

ESSEX JUNCTION — Two St. Albans residents passionate about recovery from substance use are bringing people together to discuss life-saving solutions. Melinda White and Brad Ferland are the organizers behind “Coming Together,” a substance use addiction summit, set for Friday, July 19 at the Champlain Valley Exposition. The event is free and open to the public, no registration required. Attendees can come by anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to listen to inspiring speakers, participate in workshops and connect with over 80 booths.

Happy Thursday! We’re still waking up to mild and muggy conditions this morning alongside patchy, dense fog and partly to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures are hovering in the 60s to low 70s with dew point readings in the 60s, as well. Highs will manage the upper 70s to near...

“A Very Vermont Christmas” will premiere on the Hallmark Channel, Saturday, July 20. One night about five years ago, Killington resident Steve Kent told his partner Pam Rice that she had seen so many Hallmark Channel Christmas movies that she should try writing one herself. That playful remark became a challenge to themselves to do just that. The result is the new Christmas movie “A Very Vermont Christmas” premiering on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.m.

NEWPORT — More than 60 people, squeezed into the Gateway Center on the evening of July 9, to hear a consultant hired by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), offer a prescription to improve the future health of North Country Hospital. The meeting was part of a process set in motion by the Legislature which passed Act 167 in hopes of making the state’s 14 hospitals more sustainable.