After spending more than a year dealing with the issue of short-term rentals in Stowe, a topic that came to a head with a marathon single-issue town meeting at the beginning of this month, the debate on that particular issue has quieted down.

A display case in Akeley Memorial Building has gotten a curatorial refresh by the Stowe Historical Society, serving anew as a reminder that the building was once the center of everything in the town, even more so than today.

Hundreds of Stowe voters gathered at Stowe High School Wednesday night and, with no debate, voted decisively to not rescind the short-term rental registry ordinance passed by the Stowe Selectboard in February.

The level of so-called “forever chemicals” in Stowe’s drinking water remains under the threshold allowed by new federal guidelines, even if the ability to test for lower levels doesn’t yet exist with current technology.

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For those looking to hang loose this boating season, a new state rule adopted in February, dubbed the first of its kind in the nation, regulates wakesports and wakeboats on certain lakes across the state.

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