Dear Editor, It is with tremendous gratitude that I write this letter to the residents of the town of Killington. It has been my great pleasure and honor to serve as your School Board member for the last 15 years. I joined the Board before my son entered the Killington Elementary preschool and he will…

Dear Editor, As you may know, I am running for Rutland City Assessor on Town Meeting Day, March  2. I am not into political endorsements. I will run on my proven experience in Real Estate mortgage financing, my experience doing title searches and RE closing settlements and my experience as a banker. My work in…

Dear Editor, Kids are one of our resources. Just like the farmers and farming and farms, Rutland is abundant in natural resources but our children are in trouble. The data collected prior to Covid showed that over 40% of Rutland children believe nobody cares about them. It gets worse from there. The 2017 Vermont Youth Risk…

Dear Editor, The Castleton University Alumni Association Board of Directors, who represent over 18,000 living alumni members, oppose any name change from Castleton University to Vermont State University. The historical significance of Castleton’s name cannot be overstated. Castleton was founded in 1787 four years before Vermont became the 14th state in the Union. Castleton University,…

Editor’s note: This is a commentary by the Rutland Herald/Times Argus editorial board, republished here with VPA permissions.  Something is way out of whack. Isabel Jennifer Seward, a teenage driver, was fined $220 for her part in a double-fatal vehicle crash that killed an elderly Ferrisburgh couple last fall in Charlotte. Were it not for…

By John Casella, president, and Lyle P. Jepson, executive director of CEDRR The following is a letter to the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) board of trustees dated Feb. 2, from the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) representing its membership of approximately 400 Rutland County businesses, as well as many municipalities. This…

By Lisa Lynn/VT Ski & Ride Ian Forgays was a backcountry skier: "Skiin’ Ian" as he was known and, on social media, “Lincoln Lynx.” He wasn’t the type of guy you would see on chairlifts, unless it was the single chair at Mad River Glen where he worked as a liftie, manning the summit station.…

This winter, Vermont law enforcement is cracking down on unlawful off-trail riding for snowmobilers. And they're ticketing violators. "So spread the word," Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (V.A.S.T.) stated in a recent news release. In Vermont 80% of land is privately owned and those landowners get no compensation for allowing recreational trails and access to…

On Feb. 6, at 6:58 p.m., police responded to Lake Dunmore in the area of Rustic Lane in the town of Salisbury (near Songadeewin camp) for a snowmobile crash. While enroute troopers were notified of an unresponsive female. Amanda Warren,43, of Salisbury, had been operating a snowmobile on Lake Dunmore with passenger/victim Kristle Humiston, 39,…

Vermont State Game Wardens have charged Christopher Thomas, 29, of Springfield, in connection with a snowmobile violation that occurred Friday, Feb.5. A Fish & Wildlife warden was conducting a snowmobile safety checkpoint at the CCC Camp in Grafton. At about 8 p.m. the warden was approached by three snowmobiles while displaying his flashing blue light…

By Brooke Geery On Feb. 6 at 11:06 a.m. a 911 call was received regarding a snowmobile fire on the River Road Covered Bridge on Veilleux Road in Troy, a small town on the Vermont/Quebec border. Several local fire departments responded, and the Troy Fire Chief, Robert Jacobs, contacted the Dept. of Public Safety Fire…

By Sen. Alison Clarkson Given all that the Vermont Dept. of Labor (VDOL) has experienced with processing the vast numbers of Covid Unemployment claims, it was very discouraging to have the VDOL face a significant data security breach early last week. VDOL had mailed out about half of the 1099G tax forms only to discover…

By Rep. Jim Harrison Under Vermont law, the governor can make certain changes to how the executive branch is structured through an executive order by Jan. 15 in the first year in a new term. The Legislature then has 90 days to intervene if it chooses. If the Legislature takes no action, then the restructuring…

Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets announced on Feb. 8 they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that creates an alliance between the two storied independent grocery chains, as it nearly doubles their collective footprint in the Northeast. This transaction unites two New York-based grocery chains with deep ties to local communities and shared…

By Erin Petenko/VTDigger School and youth leagues will be able to resume competitions Feb. 12, state officials said at a press conference Friday, Feb. 5. The games will have some restrictions, such as limiting the teams to two games a week and forcing competitions to be spaced three days apart, said Julie Moore, head of the…