Staff report Owner Steven Sawyer has closed Table 24 in downtown Rutland after 15 years as a pillar of the dining scene downtown.  Sawyer said he made the decision to focus on his family more, namely his almost 9-year-old daughter.  The restaurant at 24 Wales Street closed its doors abruptly at the end of…

    Staff report On Friday, June 23, Baja Burrito Company reopened in a new location less than a quarter mile uphill from its previous one. It now occupies where Taco X previously had been (many still refer to it as the former Peppers Restaurant location) at 2841 Killington Road.  Prior to its reopening, Baja…

  Stephanie Schaffer ended her “Finding New Roads Tour” in Ludlow last week.    Schaffer is from Rutland and her story begins in the summer of 2018 when her family had planned a summer vacation to the Bahamas.  They had three glorious days together as a family.  On the fourth day Steffanie’s family had planned…

  Through a bidding process, the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) hired Fitzgerald Environmental Associates, LLC to develop a stormwater master plan (SWMP) for the town of West Rutland’s Clarendon River Watershed.  The goal of this project is to work with West Rutland on treating and reducing overall stormwater volume by developing a stormwater…

Fishing line removed from mother’s beak By Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt A loon couple that has made Lake Rescue in Ludlow its home for several few years finally succeeded in hatching an egg in June, producing the first successful chick ever recorded on the 200-acre lake in Ludlow. The adult loons, large birds with striking dappled black-and-white…

  By Katy Savage As Paul Ginther gets ready to step into his new role as Killington fire chief, he knows his job will be difficult.   “It’s going to be a challenge from top to bottom,” he said. Ginther, 53, is taking over a department on Monday, July 10 after 13 members of the…

  By Polly Mikula Just days after the Killington Select Board approved a virtually flat municipal tax rate ($0.5444) at their June 26 meeting, the town received the state’s calculations for the education portion of the bill, which makes up about 80% of the total tax bill. The Vermont Dept. of Taxes has calculated that…

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  The red, white and blue ribbons flutter behind the young girl as she skips along the parade route. Her hair glistens in the sunshine and she laughs with joy. She holds a thin stick, not quite a baton, with wrapping paper ribbon attached with a bow, way too much glue and curled with a…

  I was digging through some attic containers a few months ago when I came across a small black box with a familiar imprint on the outside. I knew I recognized the design, but my memory couldn’t place it. I opened up the box and pulled out some packaging before my eyes latched onto the…

  In the shallow margins of many lakes and ponds in June and July, you may spot male sunfish guarding their nests. The sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) comprise many well-known species — including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, and black crappie — but the most visible nest guarders in early summer are the pumpkinseed, bluegill,…

  How is your garden growing? As gardeners we never seem to be satisfied with the way our flowers and veggies look. I think we are too hard on ourselves! Mother Nature as well as critters alter our plans and give us results that don’t always make us happy. But most of what we plant…

  I’m sure you can all relate to the experience of driving in your car , where your thoughts are a thousand miles away and far from the present moment. Then something sudden or unexpected happens on the road — someone hits the brakes in front of you, or maybe you didn’t see the lights…

  By Ann Hazelrigg  With our recent rainy weather, you may have noticed bright orange orbs with gelatinous tendrils on our native eastern red cedar and ornamental cedars (Juniperus spp.). These are the galls of the cedar apple rust disease pathogen, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein. This unique fungus disease requires two hosts within a couple of…

  Five features to be made up throughout summer schedule Adam LaFountain was the only winner on a washout day at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, June 25. The event, presented by Fair Haven/Poultney Auto Supply, was postponed by rain on Saturday night, and again punctuated by a major pop-up rainstorm on Sunday, postponing five…