by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Apr 23, 2024 | Education, Jobs, Outdoors, Relocate, Schools, Teaching & Education
Combine your love of students with your love of the outdoors with these dream teaching jobs! Nontraditional, Outdoors-Focused Elementary School Teacher in Newfane Work with small classes in a setting that emphasizes wilderness skills, art and music, and community... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Apr 18, 2024 | Jobs, Outdoors, Relocate
Do you dream of working every day in the great outdoors? Come to Vermont and find your dream outdoor job! Become a Vermont State Game Warden Law enforcement meets outdoorsmanship. Apply by 5/15 to join this summer’s cohort of trainees. Learn more about being a... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Apr 15, 2024 | Outdoors
In Southern Vermont, you can’t go far without seeing evidence of the state’s constitutional right to hunt. As you meander down one of our many dirt roads, one thing you’ll probably notice is a surprising number of “private property” signs... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 27, 2024 | Healthcare & Services, Jobs, Relocate
Picture your dream job in rural medicine. You’re in a small, high-quality hospital nestled in the Green Mountains, and surrounded by forest. Your team is happy to be at work. Your patients are grateful and (usually) courteous. The administration’s... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 18, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Community
One of the treasures of Southern Vermont living is all the sweet little town newsletters being published by community committees. These town newsletters include with everything from highway department updates and pie sale announcements to seasonal reflections... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 14, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Community
Vermont ranks 5th in the U.S. for authors per capita. So why are there so many writers in Vermont? Perhaps both mud season and quiet, picturesque towns have something to do with it … It’s mud season in Newfane, and the town Facebook group is full of locals... by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 4, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Education, Families, Schools
You might think moving to Southern Vermont will limit opportunities for your kids. And it’s true – we don’t have everything (which, honestly, we kind of like – “everything” would make it too crowded). But we also have some pretty... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 15, 2024 | Business, Financial Services, Relocate
Thinking about moving for a banking career in Vermont? The local paper profiled a former Florida resident who did just that! John Blake has joined Brattleboro Savings & Loan as the new vice president and regional retail manager. Blake comes from a long background... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 13, 2024 | Community, LGBTQ
In Vermont, we generally learn to love the wintery weather (from “Yay my social plans are cancelled and I can read my book!” to “Everybody grab your snowshoes!”) — but snow or not, one thing Vermonters don’t do is wait for somebody... 
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 1, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Community, Local government
BELLOWS FALLS — A citizen study committee hopes to increase participation in Town Meeting this year. The working group, which has been meeting quietly for a couple of months, wants to increase participation in Town Meeting, pure and simple, and is not advocating for a...