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 district handles communication to parents, teachers, administrators and the community at large,” Ulman said in…

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 works as a delivery dispatcher for Yale Appliance.

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 attempted theft of beer. A few days later, two Visa credit cards were stolen from…

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 county GOP vice chair Mark Candon was the MC with Representatives Tom Burditt and Butch…

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 a “new town hall” concept included in a 2019 six-year plan, to the currently proposed…

By Mary E. Mendoza Editor’s note: Mary E. Mendoza is an assistant professor of history and Latino/a Studies at Penn State University. She lives in Weybridge. Because I teach about the history of race in America, I often ponder the differences between equity and equality. In addition, the start of my current semester teaching Latino…

Dear Editor, Let me begin by saying thank you for your support and encouragement over the years. I am truly honored and humbled to be your mayor.  I want you to know I am totally healthy and cancer free, working every day, and am as motivated and excited about the next two years as I…

By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. A bill introduced last week to reform the way Vermont sheriffs operate is a step in the right direction, and sorely needed. Currently Vermont sheriffs have an unseemly way of earning…

By Erin Petenko/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court issued a decision Friday, Jan. 20, in favor of Montpelier allowing noncitizens to vote in its local elections. The court ruled that the Vermont Constitution does restrict voting in statewide contests to citizens. Montpelier City Council President Jack McCullough told VTDigger that the initiative began when town residents noticed that it…

National Unclaimed Property Day is this Wednesday, Feb. 1 and the state is partnering again with the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) to remind Vermonters to search for and claim their missing money.   The Treasurer’s Office currently holds $119 million of unclaimed property. In 2022, the office paid out over 15,000 claims…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District board approved its district-wide warning for the March 7 Town Meeting Australian Ballot on Jan. 26. The vote was unanimous. Votes in each of the seven participating towns — Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Woodstock, Plymouth, Pomfret and Reading — will count equally, and a simple majority…

By Jim Harrison As I begin my third year on the House Appropriations Committee, I have often marveled how the 11 member (now 12) could reach consensus on the major budget bills each session. That doesn’t mean we all agreed on every appropriation, but enough compromises were made to achieve unanimous votes in committee. Unfortunately,…

By Polly Mikula Finding an open seat in the conference room of Killington’s Public Safety Building Monday night, Jan. 30, was a bit of a challenge as about 30 residents joined the public hearing in-person with another 50 attending via Zoom.  “That’s about 10% of the town’s registered voters,” said Selectman Jim Haff. “That’s a…

Staff report Barstow Memorial School Principal David St. Germain of Pittsford died over the weekend. Superintendent Kristen Hubert announced his death on Jan. 30 in an email to the school community.  “The news came as a shock to me and other administrators,” Hubert said. “We express our sympathy and condolences to his family.”   St.…

By Katy Savage When rockets launched from the Gaza Strip of Palestine into Israel and violence escalated in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Mary Sobel was stunned by the amount of people who spoke in favor of Palestine. Celebrities like Bella and Gigi Hadid, Palestinian descendants, posted their support on Instagram. It seemed to Sobel like…