By Curt Peterson RUTLAND—Local residents are concerned that rail cars filled with fuel will be stored near their homes as two dangerously deteriorated downtown bridges in Middlebury will be replaced by a tunnel during the summer of 2020 for a […]
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John Ditcheos, 88
John Ditcheos died at his home in Woodstock, in his favorite easy chair, on June 18 at age 88. He was born on Sept. 12, 1930, in Hightstown, New Jersey and was the son of Nicholas and Alexandria Ditcheos, and […]
Vermont ranks 49th for youth vaping
Staff report Two online insurance marketplaces, QuoteWizard and Lending Tree, recently compiled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and released a report June 6 outlining e-cigarette usage by prevalence. The findings could force the hand of insurance companies […]
Option tax up slightly
The first quarter rooms and meals option tax numbers indicate a strong season. The option taxes brought in about $215,000 for Killington this year, up from the five-year average of $204,550. “It was a good winter as far as rooms […]
Woodstock entrepreneurs excel with nutty products
By Curt Peterson Caroline Olsen’s college-age stomach aches evolved into a thriving young business making cashew milk products in Woodstock. According to the Nutty Life LLC website, nutty-milk.com, Olsen’s addiction to frozen yogurt while studying at Boston College upset her […]
Rutland seniors pursue rock climbing
By Shelby Collett Three days before their graduation ceremony Rutland seniors Lily Duboff, Owen Massie and Elijah Jones spent the day canoeing to the base of Rogers Rock in Lake George, New York, and climbing the 3 pitch, 700-foot slab. […]
E. coli concerns prompt King Arthur Flour recall
Staff report King Arthur Flour issued a recall for 14,218 cases (more than 85,000 bags) of 5 lb. unbleached all-purpose flour due to the potential presence of Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli). The Norwich-based company announced Thursday, June 13, that it […]
Brown Golf enters second season of management contract of GMNGC with plans for improvement
By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—It’s been a year since the town hired a third-party company to manage the struggling Green Mountain National Golf Course and improvements are slowly underway. Brown Golf Management LLC, based in South Carolina, was hired under a […]
Barbara Templeton, 72
Barbara Lynn Templeton, age 72, died with grace in the early morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her daughters Traci and Kristi and granddaughter Mimi Soleil. Born to Mary and Richard Sawyer […]
Triumph studio enlivens Merchants Row
By Julia Purdy A fitness studio has taken Tattersall’s old space on Merchants Row. Rebecca Buonadonna and Brianna McDevitt, partners in the new Triumph Barre and Pilates studio, greeted their clients at the studio’s opening last week. The regulars coming […]