By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—Stephen Klepner’s parents jumped out of bed around 1 a.m. Sunday, June 17 to the sound of their car horn honking and dogs barking. A bear had locked itself inside their 2010 Subaru Forester on Coffeehouse Road […]
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Sister cowgirls prepare for national competitions
By Katy Savage WEST RUTLAND—Haley Bania and her sister Michaela couldn’t be more different. Haley is reserved; Michaela is outgoing. Michaela is competitive; Haley is laid back. Michaela is athletic; Haley is artsy. But Haley, 17, and Michaela, 14, are […]
Longtime Ludlow Select Board chair dies
By Katy Savage LUDLOW— Howard Barton Jr., an active community member who always put his family first, died June 2. He was 55. Barton was chair of the Ludlow Select Board, a position he held for 15 years. He previously […]
Pittsfield names new clerk
Submitted Trish Fryer By Katy Savage PITTSFIELD— After 27 years, there’s a new face in the town office. Trish Fryer started training to be the new town clerk and treasurer about three weeks ago. She will be taking over from […]
Vermont-based remote workers will get subsidy
By Katy Savage QUECHEE — Joel Parker and his family lived near Boston but they drove two hours to Vermont every weekend. They skied in the winter and cycled in the summer. “Then we got the idea of why don’t […]
Water testing underway after state finds contaminated wells in Clarendon
By Katy Savage CLARENDON — The state is testing 20 private and public water wells near the Rutland airport after finding five wells were contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. “Our hope is that that this set of sampling will finally define […]
Rutland man dies after boat overturns on Lake Bomoseen
By Katy Savage CASTLETON—A man was pronounced dead after he was found submerged in 5 feet of water in Lake Bomoseen last weekend. Richard Grimly, 73, of Rutland was pronounced dead around 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Police said Grimly […]
Paramount Theatre reopens; Broken roof truss identified as cause of leak
By Katy Savage RUTLAND—After canceling a sold-out show and shutting down for two weeks due to a broken roof truss, the Paramount Theatre reopened June 1. The Vermont Fire and Safety issued a certificate of occupancy June 1, declaring the […]
Chef Fondulas’ cooking classes are now global
By Katy Savage Ted Fondulas has been teaching cooking classes locally for the past 30 years. Now he’s teaching around the globe—through Skype. Fondulas, the former owner of Hemingway’s Restaurant in Killington, recently became part of The Chef & The […]
Okemo Chamber’s CEO Marji Graf steps down, moves to Md.
By Katy Savage While many celebrated Memorial Day weekend with barbecues and plant sales, Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Marji Graf flew to Maryland to meet her new employers. Graf resigned from her role in Vermont to take […]