Ripton News

The new composition the Vermont Youth Orchestra will premiere this weekend is inspired by something pretty big: planet Earth.

Rob Paterson is nearing the end of his three-year position as the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association 's "Music Alive" composer-in-residence. The award, funded by the League of American Orchestras and Meet the Composer, usually matches composers with professional orchestras around the U.S.; the VYOA is among just a handful of youth orchestras to ... (more)

H. 794 would require an interim policy requiring police to initiate a response to search and rescue calls and would create a study of how to best coordinate such operations in the future.

The House wrapped up work on its legislative district map Tuesday with lots of backstage huddles but little public debate, sending a bill to the Senate that could end up challenged in court.