By: Lani Duke Farewell, Jonas Rosenthal POULTNEY—Poultney town and village manager Jonas Rosenthal has announced his plans to retire in September, after 31 years of serving the 1,579 residents of the rural community. In addition to filling the town manager […]
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News Briefs: Lakes Region, June 1 2016
Library addition breaks ground POULTNEY—Construction of the $381,000 renovation and addition to the Poultney Public Library began May 23 as a lineup of library trustees and supporters sank silver shovels into the ground behind the 205 Main Street structure. The […]
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Old King Farm holds spring fling weekend festival of Earth healing
May 27-30 — BENSON — Old King Farm Healing & Retreat Center announces its 7th annual Biodynamic Spring Fling event, taking place on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30. Led by experts in the fields of biodynamic farming, eco-spirituality, and sustainable living, participants will […]
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News Briefs: Lakes Region May 18
By Lani Duke On second thought . . . Act 46 vote ORWELL—When Orwell voters turned down the Act 46 consolidation of Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union with a decisive vote of 211 to 121, that rejection disallowed the entire plan for […]
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News Briefs: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke Elementary budget passed FAIR HAVEN—Only 10 more people voted for the Fair Haven Grade School budget than voted against it May 3. Voting “yes” were 137; “no,” 127. The community had turned it down 378 to 345 […]
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Seventh-graders: your journey can start here
CASTLETON—The Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board’s Council on Youth is working with the middle school counselors of Castleton Village, Fair Haven, Mill River, Orwell, Benson, West Rutland, Christ the King, Proctor and Rutland Town School to organize the sixth annual […]
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Lakes Region News Briefs
Approvals and rejections CASTLETON—Castleton voters eliminated the traditional lister’s position in favor of a professional assessor, in a 638-489 vote. Voters in Castleton approved, 686-478, construction of a new town office during their March 1 balloting; they also approved, 762-396, […]
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National Wildlife Federation certifies new wildlife habitat in Benson
Local resident make a difference protecting wildlife BENSON – On Feb. 16, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization, announced that Old King Farm in Benson, Vt., has successfully created a Certified Wildlife Habitat® through […]
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News Briefs: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke Hubbardton fire shows perils of remodeling HUBBARDTON—Trapped between walls and dropped ceilings, a fire took down a Hubbardton home erected about 225 years ago. Missing from the townscape is the one-and-one-half story, post-and-beam Cape Cod-style house at […]
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Vermont goes to extremes to attract the toughest athletes
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