By Lani Duke Grade-schoolers learn life lessons, literacy Kindergarteners in Benson Village School have been learning to write for practical reasons. The recently filled out a firefighter job application, wrote police tickets, and completed incident reports. They are also learning about the people in their community who produce food: farmers, grocers, bakers, and chefs. Kindergarteners…

WALLINGFORD— On April 26, all members of the Wallingford community are invited to kick off the Wallingford Community Visit process, an opportunity for residents to actively participate in examining issues, deciding their top priorities and developing concrete action plans for community and economic development. The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) was invited by the town…

Town also signs contract with golf course management company, lends $250,000 to golf pro shop

Need help affording home efficiency upgrades? Efficiency Vermont is giving away $5,000 toward weatherizing a home through a video contest. Interested participants are asked to submit a quick video 60 second (or less) and submit it to Efficiency Vermont to enter. The video with the most votes, will win a more comfortable, energy-efficient home. The…

Submitted (Left-right) M.D., SVMC OB/GYN’s Kimberley Sampson, MD, U.S. Congressman Peter Welch, Alison Lutz, MD, and Malcolm Paine, MD.

On April 13, Green Mountain Power filed a traditional rate case with the Public Utility Commission for rates set to take effect January 2019. The filing calls for a base rate increase of  5.45 percent and a bill credit that equals about 6 percent, more than offsetting the increase. The result for customers is a net…

By Emily Benning Green Mountain Club cautions trail users about Mud Season closures.

RUTLAND— Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932-2009), a Rutland native and America’s only Olympic skier to win two gold medals in the same event, will be the subject of the fifth sculpture in a series highlighting figures of local and regional history. Andrea Mead Lawrence grew up in Mendon and her parents, Brad and Janet Mead, founded…

KILLINGTON— Otto Nisimblat, son of Steve Nisimblat and Jennifer Iannantuoni of Killington, has just completed a six-week session as a page in the. He was one of 30 eighth grade students from around the state who served this legislative session. Otto is a student at Woodstock Union Middle School. He attended school on Mondays and…

By Julia Purdy Motorists looking for a quick fill-up will have to drive a little farther in Rutland and Chittenden, as two well-patronized gas stations have closed their pumps in response to a state law, passed in 2013, requiring the replacement of all unlined, single-walled underground gasoline tanks (Title 10, Ch. 59, Sec. 1927 –…

By Julia Purdy KILLINGTON— On Thursday, April 12, the Killington Select Board held a special meeting for the specific purpose of receiving public input and discussion on two urgent topics, which emerged from Town Meeting this year: future management of the Green Mountain National Golf Course and the search for a replacement for the town…

By Senator Alison Clarkson It was a real treat to see “1776” at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction and to be invited to participate in the “talk back” with the audience after the show. In response to our current political climate, the show’s producers had hoped to encourage debate about our aspirational…

By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon As Vermonters well know, especially those of us on dirt roads, we are approaching mud season. It may not be our favorite time of year, but we take solace in knowing that green grass, warmer temperatures and spring flowers are just ahead. In some respects, this…

Dear Editor, Thanks to the previous Killington Select Board (Patty, Chris and Ken) I now have to pay $50 more per month towards my mortgage escrow account. I previously voted not to change the bi-annual tax collection to quarterly. Now that the quarterly annual tax collection is now changed to an “odd” three time annual…

Dear Editor, On April 12, the House released a draft of the Farm Bill that aims to significantly erode nutrition programs that support millions of Americans, including SNAP (known in Vermont as 3SquaresVT), our nation’s largest hunger-relief program that helps 75,000 Vermonters feed themselves and their families. The House Farm Bill endangers the long-term bipartisan…