By Angelo S. Lynn In Vermont, Democratic legislators must carefully consider (and reconsider) a late-in-the-session move by Gov. Phil Scott that could potentially save taxpayers $26 million annually in education costs. To ignore it could risk losing this one-time opportunity and give Republicans political ammunition in upcoming elections. Here’s the deal: For the past several…

By Tom Scanlon Brian Regan was deep in the heart of Texas early in his career, on his way from one low-paying comedy show to another. He was standing next to a road, waiting to catch a Greyhound bus — but wait, it gets worse. “The bus pulls up, the door opens — and the bus driver…

Rutland Town solar site agreement nears RUTLAND TOWN—An agreement on solar development between Otter Creek Solar and Rutland Town is imminent, Town Administrator Joseph Zingale said, May 1. The Rutland Herald reported Otter Creek Solar 1 and Otter Creek Solar 2 are designed to alleviate residents’ and the town’s objections. Minor details are all that…

By Evan Johnson ROCHESTER—Police say they caught the man responsible for breaking into the Rochester School and another residence this weekend.  On Sunday, May 7, state police from the Royalton Barracks responded to a report of a break-in on Kirby Drive. Upon arriving, they discovered the suspect, identified as Rochester resident John Waters, had left…

On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers will host its 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. The National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch #495 will be collecting non-perishable food items for distribution to food shelves in our Rutland County communities. Local letter carriers will pick it up and deliver it to…

Governor Phil Scott has appointed two new members to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board from Rutland and Orleans counties. Brian Wiles has been appointed from Rutland County to replace Justin Lindholm, and David Robillard has been appointed from Orleans County to replace Grant Spates. The 14-member board is a group of Vermont citizens that…

May 12-13—RUTLAND—Rutland Youth Theatre presents the fun loving “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure, Jr.” Based on DreamWorks’ popular movie “Madagascar” to the stage at Paramount Theatre for three shows: May 12, 7 p.m.; May 13, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Join Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hip-hip hippo and, the…

Castleton U. honors and transitions CASTLETON—The Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees recently named Castleton history professor Adam Chill the VSC Faculty Fellow of the 2017-18 academic year. The semi-annual fellowship award recognizes teaching and learning accomplishments of tenured faculty. Chill became a full-time faculty member in 2009, teaching European history. His research includes the…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under a Libra Moon. I see all kinds of aspects. The issues that we associate with them will take us all over the map. By that I mean, there are some days when the stars line up to test our ability…

Saturday, May 6 was a very special day for Maria Lanka, a Killington loyalist from Long Island, N.Y. On the same day as the exciting 143rd Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, Lanka for her first time ever, set a record and was inaugurated with friends into the the Killington 100 Day Ski…

POULTNEY—Green Mountain College goalkeeper Carl Diethelm of Asheville, N.C., was awarded the prestigious North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Senior Scholar-Athlete, in a release by the conference office on May 2. The senior also was awarded with a place on the NAC Sportsmanship Team. NAC All-Conference selections are determined by a vote of the conference coaches. On…

The regular-season has officially ended for the baseball and softball teams at College of St. Joseph. The Lady Saints  played in the Yankee Small College Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 6, and were defeated by the NHTI Lynx 9-0. They finished their season with an overall record of 7-16 and a YSCC record of 7-5.…

Lucky babies born May 29 in Vermont will receive a $100 deposit into a Vermont 529 college savings account opened in his or her name by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp (VSAC). The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is joining with VSAC, which administers Vermont’s 529 college savings plan, to help educate Vermont…

By Mark Johnson, VTDigger The family that founded WCAX-TV announced Thursday, May 4, they are selling the station to an out-of-state media conglomerate for $29 million. WCAX president Peter Martin said the industry is rapidly consolidating and that it was increasingly impracticable to operate as a single-station owner. The station, the first started in Vermont,…

By Evan Johnson  On Saturday, May 6 in West Rutland, rugby fans from all over the state descended on a field outside of town for a day of hard tackles, mooseburgers and fundraising for a good cause. The event: The Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. Rugby, the raucous cousin of what we Americans call soccer,…