Passport Day is Saturday, Jan. 14 BRIDGEWATER–The travel industry saw close to one billion international travelers in the first nine months of 2016 according to the World Tourism Organization—that’s 34 million more than the same period the prior year — […]
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Triple crash results in death
BRIDGEWATER—A 62-year-old Bridgewater resident died from injuries resulting from a three-car accident this past Tuesday, Nov. 29. Vermont State Police were notified of the crash on Route 4 in Bridgewater near Pearson Road. At the time of the crash there […]
ShackletonThomas opens doors for holiday open house
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.—BRIDGEWATER—The ShackletonThomas holiday open house, a favorite annual community event to kick off the holiday season, returns this year on Dec. 3, 3-6 p.m., in its usual location at the historic Bridgewater Mill, Route 4, […]
Woolen Mill Comedy Club in Bridgewater attracts talent
By Amy McClure Collen Doyle By Amy McClure BRIDGEWATER — Collen Doyle, an actor and comedian, and 2006 graduate from Woodstock Union High School returned to Bridgewater and opened the Woolen Mill Comedy Club on the second floor of the […]
Writer Julia Purdy to talk on eugenics movement in Vermont
Sunday, June 5 at 2 p.m. — BRIDGEWATER — Julia Purdy of Rutland Town will talk about the eugenics movement in Vermont on Sunday, June 5 at 2 p.m. at the Bridgewater Historical Society, 12 North Bridgewater Road. Eugenics was a movement […]
Paddle on
42nd Annual Bridgewater Raft Race held Saturday, May 7, in chilly waters At noon on May 7, the gun went off for the 42nd Annual Bridgewater Raft Race. Participants who were lined up with their homemade rafts, eagerly dashed into […]
Should we invest in 13 dams, $750 million?
A very unique vote could be looming in the House. Many of you may have heard that the state has formed a working group to look at the purchase of 13 dams on the Connecticut River, an initiative that would […]
Killington softball league is looking for players
By Robin Alberti Be a part of a softball team this summer, and get in some hang time like this player did with a leaping catch. Calling all softball players! Killington Softball League is looking for a few good men […]
Area towns prepare for Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 1
By Stephen Seitz Voters across Vermont will trek to the polls on March 1 to set their town budgets, choose their local leaders, and settle various policy questions. Rutland and Windsor County voters will be considering the following: In Killington, […]
Tate update: Creating a culture of prosperity
Dear Editor, Something’s missing. Your Vermont General Assembly is back in full swing and once again the body is forced into a posture of reaction—reacting to continued drops in student population, the highest health care premiums in the United States, […]