STRATTON – A game warden K9 played a crucial role in the successful rescue of a lost mushroom forager Monday, Aug. 12, on Stratton Mountain. Claudine Michaud, 74, went foraging for mushrooms at 12:10 p.m. Monday, at the end of […]
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What will remote learning be like? Windsor Central explains its plan
By Curt Peterson On Aug. 6 the Windsor Central Unified Union School District board unanimously approved acting superintendent Sherry Sousa’s presentation for reopening the district using a “hybrid” – mixed in-person and remote learning – plan to begin the first […]
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Black River Action Team marks 20 years
By Stephen Seitz When she was younger, Kelly Stettner never thought she would be an environmental activist. “My husband and I were walking along the river, and we saw all this trash piled up along the banks,” she said in […]
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Voters narrowly approve Slate Valley school budget
By Katy Savage After two failed attempts, voters approved the Slate Valley Union Unified School District budget by just 16 votes: 1324-1308 on Aug. 11. The $26.4 million operating budget is down about $91,000 from the previous year while the […]
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Rochester-Stockbridge school budget passes
By Katy Savage The Rochester-Stockbridge Unified School District budget passed 262-211 on Aug. 11 after voters defeated the original proposal in June. The $4.37 million budget is down about $37,000 from the previous year’s budget and down about $19,000 from […]
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Silent majority passes Hartland Bond
By Curt Peterson On Aug. 11, 654 Hartland voters approved funding redesign and construction of the Three Corners intersection of Quechee Road, Route 5 and Route 12 to the tune of $1,425,000. There were 385 votes against the bond. The […]
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Solar array nearly complete at Rutland schools
By Polly Mikula Same Sun of Vermont is wrapping up a 500-kilowatt solar installation at Rutland schools this month. The project is part of energy performance plan created by Johnson Controls and financed by energy savings generated through the plan, […]
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16-year-old to swim English Channel
Vera Rivard, 16, of Derby, Vermont and Springfield, New Hampshire, will attempt an English Channel swim this week. Rivard is an Upper Valley Aquatic Club (UVAC) swim team member, she was the Vermont Sport’s Magazine Athlete of the Year 2019, […]
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Free smart phones provided for veterans
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION— Veterans living in areas of rural Vermont and New Hampshire will soon have another option to access medical and behavioral health appointments. The White River Junction VA Healthcare System has partnered with TeleHealth Access for Seniors who obtained […]
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Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region provide details of merger
By Polly Mikula The Rutland Economic Development Corp. (REDC) and Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce held Zoom meetings Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 12 and 13, to present the new organizations goals, merger plan, and new leaders to members of both […]