UPDATE: Thursday, July 9 The Vermont State Police identified the Rutland City Police Officers present at the time of Wednesday’s shooting as: Cpl. Elias Anderson, seven years of service with Rutland City Police. Officer Tyler Billings, three years of service […]
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United Way approves $300k in grants to 19 Rutland County nonprofits
United Way of Rutland County (UWRC) announced Monday, July 6, that $300,000 worth of grant awards have been disbursed to 19 different area nonprofits within Rutland County. A trusted group of community leaders helped in the overall decision making process […]
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Killington Select Board sets 2020 tax rate
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board voted unanimously to set the 2020 municipal property tax rate for 2020 at $0.4717 per $100 of assessed value. The 2019 rate was $0.4665. The increase of $0.0052 (about half of a penny) […]
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Mayor Allaire tells board of scheduled surgery
Board President Matthew Whitcomb will serve as interim mayor, July 23 On Monday night, July 6, Mayor David Allaire told the Board of Alderman at its regular meeting that he’ll be out of commission recovering from surgery for esophageal cancer […]
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Scott Howard avid skier, remembered as the world’s vertical champion
Scott Howard, an enthusiastic and proud member of the Killington 100 Day Club, who had an incredible insatiable passion for skiing and golf, died June 25, 2020. He was 67. It is always so difficult losing a person who was such […]
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Slate Valley Unified School District prepares for another re-vote
By Polly Mikula Next month, residents in the Slate Valley Unified School District will vote again on a district budget to fund their schools over a month into the fiscal year. Is the third time the charm? Voters rejected the […]
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More bears reported with new food scrap ban
State urges residents to compost with bears in mind Staff report Many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. With the new food scrap ban now in […]
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Rochester-Stockbridge school budget fails
By Katy Savage School Board members are looking for cuts after the proposed $4.39 million Rochester-Stockbridge Unified District budget failed 141-110 on June 30. Rochester residents approved the proposed budget 87-47, but Stockbridge voters widely defeated it, 94-23. “I was […]
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Want to help loons and their chicks this summer?
Learn to appreciate them from a distance Few wildlife encounters rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake. So, for the birds’ protection, we’re asking boaters and anglers to […]
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RCHS reminds residents of its “working cat” program
Everyone knows cats are experts at napping but do you know they’re also hard workers? They’re natural rodent deterrents and they love their jobs! If you have a farm, stable, warehouse, factory, greenhouse, nursery, winery, distillery, junkyard, storage facility, repair shop, […]