Staff report Principal Greg Schillinger said an inoperable firearm was found near a dumpster at Rutland High School on Feb. 6. Schillinger sent a letter to parents on Feb. 6, explaining the gun appeared to be left over the weekend. […]
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Woodstock parents express concern about school safety
By Katy Savage Nearly 200 parents sounded off at Windsor Central School Board members at a meeting, Monday, Feb. 6, for lack of transparency about a potentially violent incident at Woodstock Elementary School, which led to a School Board member’s […]
Soar gets third place in dual moguls
Staff report Killington’s Hannah Soar secured a podium spot and a third place finish in World Cup dual moguls at Deer Valley Resort in Utah on Sunday, Feb. 4. This was her best performance of the season and her […]
Brandon receives $7,200 grant for preservation
Brandon is one of seven Vermont towns that received grant funding through the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. A total of $56,905 was awarded for projects through the Certified Local Government (CLG) program […]
Brandon woman makes bid for selectboard
Brandon resident Cecil Reniche-Smith is seeking a one-year term on the Brandon selectboard. A graduate of Vermont Law School, Reniche-Smith moved to Brandon after working for many years as a senior assistant attorney general for the state of Oregon, where […]
WCSU board member resigns in wake of school violence, district to change emergency response protocols
Staff report A Windsor Central Supervisory Union board member resigned Tuesday, Jan. 31, citing the district’s mishandling of violence at Woodstock Elementary School. Todd Ulman resigned effective immediately. “I am disturbed by the latest incident at WES and how our […]
Ludlow resident wins on Jeopardy
Staff report Jake DeArruda, who is originally from Ludlow, is making a name for himself on “Jeopardy!” DeArruda won three games in a row on the popular game show Jan. 27 and Jan. 30-31 DeArruda now lives in Massachusetts and […]
Local police see significant increase in crime
Killington Police responded to Vail Road on Dec. 18 after someone broke a backseat window, took two vintage guitars and sold them to Be Music in Rutland. On Dec. 28, the police responded to Killington Market and Deli for an […]
Retired legislators honored
About 70 Vermonters gathered at Baxter’s at the Rutland Country Club Saturday, Jan. 28 to honor five of our county’s recently retired Republican legislators: Senator Joshua Terenzini, Representatives Tom Terenzini, Bob Helm, Larry Cupoli, and Peter Fagan. Former representative and […]
Killington voters asked to approve purchase of new town hall at Town Meeting
By Curt Peterson On Monday, Jan. 30, the Killington Select Board approved an article for Town Meeting to purchase and renovate an existing building at 2046 Route 4 for it’s new town hall. Selectman Jim Haff explained the evolution from […]