Wallingford voters agreed to appoint a constable instead of electing one in the future. The article passsed 227-144 on Tuesday. Bruce Duchesne defeated Mark Tessier for a three-year select board seat  185– 158. John McLallen defeated Bill Brooks for a two-year select board seat 190-180. Jill Stone Teer was named delinquent tax collector over Lee Perry 225-129…

Tim Guiles defeated Dennis Reisenweaver for an open three-year select board seat in Brandon on Tuesday. Guiles won in an Australian ballot vote 400-242. Voters re-elected incumbents Brian Coolidge and chair Seth Hopkins to one year terms on the elect board. All articles also passed in Brandon. Voters approved a $2.6 million budget to be…

Timothy Hammond defeated incumbent Nicole McPhee 474-375 for a two-year school board seat in Rutland town. Rutland voters approved all special articles, including a $235,000 bond to improve elementary  school safety on Town Meeting Day. The bond passed 526-322. Voters also approved a $7.9 million school budget 550-331 and a $986,277 general fund budget 774-122.  

Bridgewater has a new Select Board member. Voters elected Brian Bontrager over Bruce Page in a 91-34 floor vote on Tuesday. Bontrager, a former school board and planning commission member, was elected to Mary Oldenburg’s seat, after Oldenburg resigned following 17 years of service. Bontrager, who owns Bontrager Custom Builders, will serve on the board…

Incumbent select board member John Doten, Jr. defeated challenger Eden Marceau-Piconi 436-310 on Tuesday. Woodstock voters unanimously approved the $3.9 million budget from a floor vote on Saturday March, 2.  The budget will raise the tax rate approximately 1.6 cents per $100 assessed value, or 3.7 percent. Two climate change articles were also approved at…

Incumbent Rutland Mayor David Allaire won re-election for his two-year seat against Michel Messier 1707-657 Tuesday night. Messier also lost in a bid for city treasurer 1963-429 to incumbent Mary Markowski. All of Rutland city's municipal and school budgets passed as did all the articles. Voters approved about $10 million in bond payments to address sewage and road…

Newcomer Chuck Claffey widely defeated incubment Patty McGrath 202-110 votes at Town Meeting Day Tuesday, March 5. McGrath has lived in Killington for 28 years and served as selectwoman for six. She said earlier contention on the board is no longer an issue and the town is moving toward fiscal sustainability. She wants to continue…

  By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board presented plans for the proposed new Public Services Building at a special meeting in the fire house Tuesday, Feb. 26. On March 5 voters will be asked to authorize borrowing up to $4,775,000 to finance construction on a Killington Road parcel the town has already purchased. Chief Roth…

The new South Ridge Quad is here. The South Ridge Quad opened Wednesday, Feb. 7, replacing the South Ridge Triple, which was removed in 2011. The quad will improve the traffic flow from the north and south sides of the mountain and restore lift access to the South Ridge area. There will be an opening celebration…

The Killington Pico Area Association is hosting Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth and the Select Board for an informational meeting about the budget and ballot items Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. This is the first of two informational meetings. The board will hold a second informational meeting about the budget March 4 at Killington Elementary School.…

Police are investigating a threat at Green Mountain Union High School Monday, Feb. 4. Chester Police Chief Cloud said in a press release that had been directed against the school through Facebook. Cloud was working with the state police to investigate the situation. He said Tuesday morning that the person who made the threat lives…

Police are warning drivers that snow squalls are causing difficult roadway conditions Wednesday night. Snow squalls in many areas, particularly along Interstate 89 in central Vermont, are causing extremely limited visibility on the roads.  Blowing snow also creates icy conditions.  Motorists are asked to avoid unnecessary travel and to slow down and leave plenty of…

  Staff report Police said a 6-month-old girl was found dead at a day care in Rutland Thursday, Jan. 24. Rescue personnel found 6-month-old Harper Rose Briar of Pittsford unresponsive at the in-home day-care on North Street in Rutland after a 911 call around 3:15 p.m. Thursday. The child was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center, where…

Staff report As enrollment declines and costs rise, Green Mountain College in Poultney announced Wednesday it will close this spring after 185 years. President Robert Allen posted a note on the college's website Jan. 23. "We have not been able to assure the economic sustainability of the college," Allen wrote. "Financial challenges are impacting liberal arts…

POWDR and Danny Davis, Peace Park founder, X Games gold medalist, Grand Prix winner, Dew Tour champion, and U.S. Snowboard olympian, announced Jan. 22 that they have partnered to launch Woodward Peace Park in Killington next month. The partnership brings Woodward, a playground for progressive sports experiences and part of the POWDR portfolio, together with Peace Park (founded by…