State urges residents to compost with bears in mind Staff report Many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. With the new food scrap ban now in […]
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Rochester-Stockbridge school budget fails
By Katy Savage School Board members are looking for cuts after the proposed $4.39 million Rochester-Stockbridge Unified District budget failed 141-110 on June 30. Rochester residents approved the proposed budget 87-47, but Stockbridge voters widely defeated it, 94-23. “I was […]
Want to help loons and their chicks this summer?
Learn to appreciate them from a distance Few wildlife encounters rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake. So, for the birds’ protection, we’re asking boaters and anglers to […]
RCHS reminds residents of its “working cat” program
Everyone knows cats are experts at napping but do you know they’re also hard workers? They’re natural rodent deterrents and they love their jobs! If you have a farm, stable, warehouse, factory, greenhouse, nursery, winery, distillery, junkyard, storage facility, repair shop, […]
Road construction projects scheduled for the week of July 6
Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout central Vermont this week. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Rutland and Windsor counties Bethel – The bridge replacement project along Route 12 continues this week. Travelers should […]
Remembering Scott Howard, the record-holder for vertical feet skied in a season
Scott Howard of Bridgewater Corners passed away Thursday, June 25 from lung cancer. “He will always be remembered by the Killington community for skiing hard and every day,” wrote Bruce Kimball, a friend. In fact, Howard skied so hard that […]
Burglary reported at Lucky’s Trailer World
CLARENDON—On June 22, at 7:55 a.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks were notified of a burglary at Lucky’s Trailer World in Clarendon that occurred the previous day at 3:35 a.m. Through investigation it was determined a lone […]
Reading woman dies in crash
SHREWSBURY—On June 24 at 10:32 a.m. troopers from the Vermont state police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash in the area of Route 103 south of Spring Lake Road in Shrewsbury. Preliminary investigation indicated that driver Randal Adams, […]
Wet conditions cause rollover crash on 1-91
On Sunday, June 28, at 2:36 p.m., Troopers from the Royalton Barracks along with Hartford Fire responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 91-North in the town of Hartford. The operator was identified as Natausha Smallwood, 22, from […]
Police report drowning of 7-year-old
Staff report STOCKBRIDGE—The Vermont State Police are investigating the drowning of a child in the White River Wednesday evening, June 24, near the Gaysville post office in the town of Stockbridge. The victim was Gabriel McEachern, 7, of Stockbridge. Investigators […]