Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz will speak about "Youth in Transition" at the Rutland Regional Partnership for Family Services' 11th Annual Community Celebration on Wednesday.

My good pal from Vermont tourism, Erica Housekeeper, has kept me up to date on her state's foliage, and for those planning to seek out the vibrant colors from the Green Mountain State , please read the following.

Art song - called lieder by the Germans, melodies by the French - is a rarified niche in classical music, but you'd never know that if you experienced the passion of both the participants and audience at the Foliage Art Song Master Classes over the weekend.

Foliage is reaching peak color this week in sections of the Northeast Kingdom and Lamoille County, and most areas of the state will be displaying multiple stages of colorful foliage over the next several days.

One or more people broke into the Morgan Country Store late Thursday or early Friday morning and made off with a money safe, Vermont State Police said.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A quartet of Vermont players scored top-30 finishes as the New England Women's Golf Association Championship wrapped up at Metacomet Country Club on Thursday.

The swine flu outbreak , Bea Arthur 's death, another $50 million drop in revenue for Vermont, and Progressive Anthony Pollina considering another run for governor.