By Angelo Lynn Super Tuesday was exciting, shocking politics. Vice President Joe Biden’s surge from his seemingly moribund campaign prior to Saturday’s South Carolina’s blow-out to Tuesday’s victory in 9 of 14 states, many of which he had no ground game or advertising presence, was a stunning reversal of fortune for Biden and his chief…

Professional logging contractors in Vermont are being encouraged to take advantage of a unique new opportunity to become Master Logger-certified at half the cost through a grant from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The opportunity coincides with a push to expand the ranks of Vermont Master Loggers that qualify for the state’s…

More low-income children in Vermont are starting their day with a nutritious school breakfast. According to the School Breakfast Scorecard, released earlier this week by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC, a national anti-hunger advocacy group), 17,796 low-income children in Vermont participated in the national school breakfast program on an average school day in…

The Vermont Department of Health is asking Vermonters to follow new travel guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The department is requesting that people who return from certain countries affected by the new coronavirus stay home for 14 days to help limit spread of the disease. The CDC guidance affects travelers…

By John Walters/VTDigger A patient at a hospital in Bennington is in critical condition after being the first person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus. The patient, described by hospital officials as an older adult male from the Bennington area, is receiving treatment at Southwestern Vermont Medical. The individual arrived at…

The Mountain Times published more complete coverage and town by town results online (mountain times.info) as the results were announced last Tuesday, March 3. Here is a summary of some of the votes on important local topics and briefs on some of the more surprising results. Pittsford does away with town listers Last Tuesday Pittsford…

Robert Knight Townsend, Jr., “Robby T,” died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on Sunday, March 1.  Robby was born July 30, 1957 and grew up in Absecon, New Jersey where he attended H. Ashton Marsh and Pleasantville High School. Robby worked at the Lido restaurant in Atlantic City and Miller Auto Parts before…

Peter William Giancola, 53, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 6 in Rutland, after a courageous 10 year battle with brain cancer. He was born in Rutland on July 27, 1966, the son of Barbara (Allard) and Joseph A. Giancola. He is survived by his parents, his younger brother, David (Jennifer) Giancola and…

WALLINGFORD—Traffic was stopped in both directions for some time on Route 7 in Wallingford village Thursday Feb. 27 as a Clarendon Garage crew worked to move a one-ton slab of rock off the right of way across from Cumberland Farms. The slab had cracked off a low roadside ledge and slid down into the shoulder…

By Royal Barnard RUTLAND—There are lots of energetic and creative people in our region. Many were born here and many were attracted here for the beauty, the people, and the way of life. Many more would love to be here if they had a suitable vocation. Dave Tibbs came to Rutland about 14 years ago, met his…

Okemo Mountain School and the Okemo Competition Center were well represented in the 2020 Burton U.S. Open, Feb. 24-29. Two young riders, Tommy Okesson and Sumner Orr, and one senior athlete, Joey Okesson, traveled to Vail, Colorado to compete in the junior jam and pro pipe events. Tommy Okesson and Orr competed in the junior…

Demand up, inventory low, prices best in state By Karen D. Lorentz Nationally, a homebuyer is looking at higher prices and more competition this spring with greater demand from Millennials as well as lower inventories and low mortgage rates, contributing to a tight market that will price some would-be buyers out. But in Rutland County,…

By Curt Peterson Voters approved the Windsor Central Unified District $21.7 million budget on March 3, 1677-1216. On Monday night before the vote, Killington school district representative and Select Board member Jim Haff explained to voters at the pre-election information meeting that he would be voting “no” on the proposed budget. He said he suspected…

By Virginia Dean After an initial delay to the Rutland community of its all-new aircraft, the Tecnam P2012 Traveller, Cape Air airline continues to work on validating policies and procedures for the new prop plane. “This is typical for a newly certified aircraft,” said Cape Air spokesperson Trish Lorino. The delay in the Tecnam’s introduction…

Staff report People from all over New England flocked to Woodstock last week to catch a glimpse of a rare South American bird. The bird, a crested caracara, which is native to Cuba, South America and Mexico, was affectionately named “Carl” on the Vermont Birding Facebook group. It’s unclear what brought the caracara so far…