By Curt Peterson A federal Dept. of Justice grant for $1.24 million should help Windsor County sheriff Ryan Palmer in his promised efforts to improve services provided to county residents his department serves. Senator Peter Welch made the announcement last […]
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Rutland Area Robotics qualifies for championship in Houston
. Submitted The Rutland Area Robotics’ IBOTS FRC team 2370 gathered for a group photo at the New England District Championships April 4-6. The team was honored for three impressive accomplishments. A collection of successful scoring opportunities has propelled Rutland […]
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Killington Forward update: base of Killington Road prepped this week, closed starting Monday
“We plan to begin work on the Killington Access Road Project starting April 8,” wrote Tom Markowski of Markowski Excavating, Inc., in a project update April 5. The project will ultimately reduce the grade of the hill on Killington Road […]
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Hartland school budget approved by 9 votes
By Curt Peterson Before Town Meeting the Hartland School Board rescinded its FY25 budget proposal, then reduced it by $500,000 before bringing it to vote, Tuesday April 2. Hartland voters approved the amended $11,040,567 budget 320-311. Some are not happy. […]
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UMV Ext nutrition educator hired for Rutland County
Elizabeth Schumacher University of Vermont (UVM) Extension’s Community Nutrition Education program has hired Elizabeth Schumacher as its new nutrition educator for Rutland County. Schumacher’s role will involve educating both youths and adults with limited resources on ways to improve their […]
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Sweethearts & Heroes creates Youth Summits with Spartan Races to combat hopelessness
First of these summits is scheduled for Sept. 11-13 at Killington Resort Sweethearts & Heroes has joined forces with Spartan Races for a new series of Youth Leadership Summits that will kick off a multi-phase initiative and the first of […]
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Killington Select Board acts to protect public after tourist attacked by dogs
By Polly Mikula For the first time in at least a decade, the Killington Select Board held a vicious dog hearing and subsequently ruled that two 100+ pound mastiffs were a public threat and, therefore, need to be “disposed of […]
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Vermont’s binge drinking, alcohol use disorder ranked among the highest in U.S.
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger Journey to Recovery, an addiction recovery center in the Northeast Kingdom, refers two people a week to inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder. At the other end of the state, two out of three patients that Bennington Turning […]
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Study: Vermont’s cigarette use has declined
Rates of vaping and use of flavored products by increased Newly released data from the Dept. of Health on March 26 show that cigarette use among adult Vermonters is decreasing, but the number of adults who use e-cigarettes, also known […]
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No easy answers
We are all aware of what may happen with property taxes this year. During the snowstorm last Thursday, the House Education and Ways & Means Committees invited House members to share any thoughts or ideas with them. When it was […]