Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN —This Tuesday evening, two distinguished local Chittenden residents will present their research into two radically different subjects. The first program’s topic will be given by this year’s recipient for the Society’s […]
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State News
And the stockings were hung….
By Rep. Jim Harrison The popular holiday poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore, was first published nearby in a Troy, New York newspaper on Dec. 23, 1823. With this past weekend’s fresh snow cover, the visions of […]
Local News
Barstow seeks funds for pickleball courts, towns unsure
By Brett Yates Barstow Memorial School wants to upgrade its outdoor facilities by building a trio of pickleball courts, alongside a new shaded area with picnic tables. But it may need help to pay for the project. Excavators removed a […]
Local News
The conjurors of Chittenden: fact or fable?
By Julia Purdy The small farming community of Chittenden, lying between Mendon and Pittsford, was about as peaceful and out-of-the-way as one could want … with one exception: the Eddys. And on everyone’s mind: were they for real? This is […]
Local News
New porch approved for grange hall
By Brett Yates The Chittenden Select Board applied for a construction permit for a new porch and entrance at the grange hall on Sept. 26. The project cost estimate was $6,000. The town, however, has not yet solicited bids for […]
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2023 harvest planned for Chittenden Town Forest
By Brett Yates Next summer, town officials in Chittenden expect to oversee the logging of 253 acres of municipally owned forest. On Monday, the Chittenden Select Board signed a permit application for the use of a United States Forest Service […]
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Chittenden moves toward Wildcat Road repair, addresses flooding
By Brett Yates The Chittenden Select Board took the first step on Aug. 22 toward realizing a long-debated plan to address flooding near Lefferts Pond by raising two sections of Wildcat Road. “I’ve been talking about it for four years […]
Local News
Harrison announces candidacy for re-election
Jim Harrison of Chittenden announced his candidacy for a new term as state representative for the new Rutland-11 district (Chittenden, Killington, Mendon and Pittsfield). He was first appointed to the Legislature in 2017 by Governor Phil Scott and was elected […]
Local News
Chittenden to revive town newsletter
By Brett Yates The Chittenden Chit Chat, a longtime municipal newsletter, appears poised to resume publication after a years-long hiatus. Chittenden Emergency Management Director Jan Sotirakis floated the idea during the Select Board’s April 25 meeting. “This has been bugging […]
Local News
Traffic studies scheduled in Chittenden
By Brett Yates Next month, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission will undertake a series of traffic engineering studies in Chittenden to facilitate potential changes to local speed limits. In January, the Chittenden Select Board revealed that the town could not […]