RUTLAND – Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced Aug. 6 that Daniel Guyette, 31, of Rutland, has been arraigned on two felony counts of promoting a recording of sexual conduct by a child, and three felony and three misdemeanor counts of voyeurism. The charges brought against Guyette are the result of a criminal investigation—including the execution of…

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 12:17 a.m. a 911 call was received regarding a fire at 91 Lent Road in Sharon. The Sharon Fire Dept.along with Strafford Fire Dept.and several surrounding fire departments responded. Upon their arrival at 12:28 a.m. the entire house was engulfed in flames and the roof had already collapsed. The house, owned…

The day Lincoln Fenn chose to travel was a perfect summer’s day. He always was a smart man as well as a decent, gentle and humble man. He set a high bar for what it means to be a truly “good man,” a phrase tossed around too lightly at times. He wasn’t trying to rule…

John F. Cooke, a world traveler who lived in Whiting, passed away on the morning of Friday, July 31, listening to reggae at Helen Porter Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. He was recently on vacation in Negril, Jamaica, a place he loved. Negril and his cottage in Prince Edward Island were his homes away…

Vermont residents support a mask mandate (76%), the Black Lives Matter movement (66%) and the leadership of Governor Phil Scott (83%) and are concerned (93%) over the future of small businesses in the state. Those are four of the big takeaways from a joint statewide poll released Tuesday, Aug. 4, by Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio.…

Bethel, Royalton facilities expect few changes By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger A Swedish company has agreed to buy the Bethel-based GW Plastics in a deal that is expected to be final in September. The publicly traded Nolato develops and produces polymer products such as plastic and silicone for health care, automotive, and consumer electronics companies. The 65-year-old…

Students K-2 will have five half-days of in-person instruction each week; students in grades 3-8 will attend school remotely By Lee J. Kahrs The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is planning to begin school this fall using a hybrid of in-person and remote learning strategies, as have several other districts. However, RNeSU’s plan differs in that…

To help businesses enforce Vermont’s mask mandate, Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) and Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce are distributing a free box of 50 masks to customer-facing businesses across Rutland County. RRMC president and CEO Claudio Fort, Casella Waste Systems director of community engagement Jeff Weld, Heritage Family Credit Union’s senior vice president of…

By Polly Mikula Andrew Gieda, a Killington resident and business owner, was desperate to hear from his wife, Maria, on Monday to know that she and their 2-year-old son Robert were safe after violent protests erupted in Belarus, Sunday. Internet and phone access was cut off throughout Belarus during and after a contentious election. But…

By Katy Savage Gov. Phil Scott announced earlier this month that fall sports can resume starting Sept. 8, but many teams have been practicing all summer. When Scott lifted restrictions on recreational activities and group gatherings in June, school teams started holding voluntary practices and conditioning sessions, with notably high attendance. The Woodstock Union High…

By Cassandra Tyndall There’s an electric feeling in the air this week as one of the farther-flung planets, Uranus, grinds to a halt and heads in reverse, or retrograde, from our perspective. For some, this may hallmark exciting events, sudden new developments or the plot twist of new possibilities you’ve been waiting for. For others,…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg A good way to sum up your winless season is getting caught in a double pickle. A pickle is when a runner is caught between two bases. One is rare but two at the same time? Not good for First Stop Board Barn who is fighting for their first win. Their…

It’s an age-old quandary by Merisa Sherman It’s an age-old personal and preferential question on which I have been spending time this week in deep thought. Maybe I even meditated a little on this topic, just to see if anything would pop into my brain while it was completely at rest. Nothing happened, but it’s still one…

By Susan Shea Recently I saw a beautiful orange butterfly speckled with black – a great spangled fritillary –feeding on orange hawkweed in a meadow. I observed it through binoculars, so as not to scare it off, then slowly crept closer. I watched as the butterfly unfurled its proboscis, a tube that functions like a…

Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Trifolium is the first show in Chandler’s summer outdoor performance series. They will be bringing their diverse instrumentation and repertoire to a new venue, the stage at Farr’s Hill in Randolph. Trifolium is made up of three outstanding local musicians: Andy Mueller (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin, vocals), Chloe Powell…