One evening last week, I received a phone call from one of our region’s most thoughtful volunteer fundraisers, a soft-spoken community leader I admire tremendously. After we discussed the purpose of her call — to secure hosts for an […]
Category: Local News
VINS releases rehabilitated red-tailed hawk
By Curt Peterson About a dozen of Ed Finley’s neighbors and friends were gathered by their vehicles on a Clay Hill Road meadow in Hartland to witness release of a red-tailed hawk that had been rehabilitated at Vermont Institute […]
Mark Foote becomes Killington’s first full-time paid firefighter
Mark Foote, 30, became the department’s first full time paid firefighter (other than the chief), as well as the head of the EMS program at the end of April. “My medical first response kind of career, if you will, […]
Glenn Burres named assistant chief
Glenn Burres, 58, was named Assistant Fire Chief, a 25 to 30-hour a week part-time position in the beginning of April. Burres moved to Killington about 16 years ago after retiring as the deputy chief of a fire department […]
Killington Fire and Rescue hires two
The new municipal dept. now employs three plus volunteers, seeks growth to ensure shorter response times By Polly Mikula KILLINGTON — Over the past three years, fire and rescue services in Killington have undergone some of the most radical […]
Slate Quarry Park wins Public Places Honor Award
Slate Quarry Park, located at 76 Main Street in Poultney, has received a 2023 Vermont Public Places Honor Award as one of Vermont’s exemplary public places. Slate Quarry Park is a pocket park sited in a central location on […]
Woman finds community in eyebrow business
By Victoria Gaither When permanent cosmetic tattoo makeup artist Angelly Graves moved to West Rutland two years ago with her husband, Miguel Graves, she knew right away it was home. “I love this community; we tried Miami. I like some […]
New attorneys take over as Scofield retires
By Victoria Gaither Two new attorneys, Kevin Gustafson and Justin Schoville, have taken over the Killington Real Estate practice from attorney Marylou Scofield. Gustafson and Schoville moved into the building on March 1 and took up office space on the […]
VSP seize 25 guns during Fair Haven drug bust
FAIR HAVEN—On Friday morning, May 19, Vermont State Police (VSP) seized 25 firearms —which included rifles, handguns and a semi-automatic weapon — as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition, crack cocaine and fentanyl from a drug distribution organization […]
Green Mountain school board stands by ‘Chieftains’ name, drawing resignations
By Kate O’Farrell and Patrick Crowley, VTDigger In a vote that led to multiple resignations, the Green Mountain Unified School District upheld the “Chieftains” name for its high school mascot during a meeting on Thursday night, May 18, in Chester. According to […]