Trees beautify our surroundings, help save energy and protect our waterways. For these reasons and others the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (a non- profit organization) is offering a spring planting program. All stock is bare-root and is being offered […]
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Brattleboro Retreat considers sale or closure
By Anne Galloway/VTDigger The secretary of the Agency of Human Services has balked at a request from the Brattleboro Retreat for additional monies to make up for a “reoccurring financial crisis.” In response to the state’s refusal to give the […]
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State police trooper arrested for DUI
An off-duty Vermont State Police trooper was arrested for DUI in Rutland Jan. 6. Officer Misty Klementowski of the Rutland City Police Department arrested Craig Roland for DUI on Deer Street in Rutland City around 6 a.m. A roadside breathalyzer […]
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Cows escape truck, run through Middlebury on New Year’s Eve
By John McCright Cows ran loose through Middlebury around noon on New Year’s Eve when the gate on the back of a truck transporting them swung open as it went through downtown. The cows wandered up Main Street from the […]
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RRMC’s first baby of 2020 is born
Rutland Regional Medical Center welcomed its first baby born in 2020. A girl, McKinley Ann Jordan, was born at 7:07 a.m. on Jan. 2, weighing 5 pounds 7.4 ounces to parents Cheyenne Ford and Jonathan Jordan of Rutland.
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Future of Prosper Valley School uncertain
The future of The Prosper Valley School in Pomfret is still undecided after more than 18 months and $100,000 in remediation work by the Windsor Central consolidated school district. A decision will be discussed at the WCUSD’s Jan. 13 board […]
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School district faces spending challenges
By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District (WCUSD) finance committee members are struggling with their fiscal year 2021 primary goal of avoiding a “penalty situation” for per-student overspending. The state set the per equalized pupil spending cap […]
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Mens’ ski team athletes train at Killington
Staff report Killington Mountain School students joined athletes from the U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team to train on Highline Friday, Jan. 3. The athletes were in town to ski on eastern snow in preparation for a NorAm race at Burke […]
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Pittsfield Select Board members call for board member’s resignation
By Katy Savage Two Pittsfield Select Board members are trying to oust the third board member. Select Board chair Charles Piso and board member Matt Corron took a vote of no confidence in Select Board member Ann Keundig at a […]
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Vaping nicotine is dangerous, too
Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists. There are currently 67,400 smokers in Vermont and 57% of them tried to quit last year. New ads from e-cigarette companies […]