By Lani Duke Road work: be patient and courteous Traffic is running slowly along some of the local roadways as construction crews take advantage of summer weather. The Business Route 4 corridor project has been slowing traffic. Route 4 East is receiving a new drainage culvert and storm drain plus repair to the retaining wall…

By Lani Duke Clean Water rules to affect more farms Farmers await new Vermont water quality rules with trepidation. No longer do restrictions apply only to dairy farms, but, if drafted rules receive approval, new Agency of Agriculture rules will apply to all, whether livestock or vegetable and other crops. Enforcement won’t be immediate; farmers…

On July 21, Representative Job Tate (R, Rutland-Windsor-1) endorsed Bruce Lisman for governor, saying: “In my conversations with Bruce, I’ve been profoundly impressed by his clear-eyed and comprehensive knowledge of the issues facing our beloved state. Whether in the business field or simply working to help Vermonters, Bruce has shown, time and again, that he…

Green Mountain Power crews worked around the clock, restoring power to 32,400 customers after a wave of powerful thunderstorms swept across Vermont Saturday afternoon, July 23. Heavy winds blew down large trees onto power lines and cutting power across the state. Approximately, 1,800 customers in the areas around the Royalton and White River Districts sustained…

By Stephen Seitz PLYMOUTH—Republican K.T. Cappellini wants to claim the state representative’s seat being vacated by Alison Clarkson. Windsor-5 represents the towns of Woodstock, Plymouth and Reading. Cappellini comes from extensive experience in television news and currently manages an apartment building in New York City, according to his website. “I’m a strong proponent of states’…

EAST WALLINGFORD—On July 24 at 2:15 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Route 103 in East Wallingford. Preliminary investigation revealed that Anton Shroeder, age 53 of Ludlow, was traveling south on Route 103 on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when he crossed the center line in an attempt to pass the…

RUTLAND — On July 24 at 5:15 a.m., members of the Vermont State Police, while patrolling State Street in Rutland City, located a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was stopped in the middle of the roadway. The operator, who was later identified as Brandon Monaco, age 21 of Rutland, was found slumped behind the steering wheel.…

BOMOSEEN — On July 23 at 4:45 p.m., Clifford R. Jones, age 66 of Rutland, went out to retrieved two fishing poles from a dock on Lake Bomoseen when he was pinned by a large dead tree that fell due to the sever wind storm at the time. The tree broke at its base, falling on…

SHREWSBURY—On July 24 at 7:58 p.m. troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks responded to a complaint of a theft from a motor vehicle at 2000 Vermont Route 103, an Appalachian Trail parking lot in the town of Shrewsbury. According to the victim, the incident took place between 3 and 5 p.m. Entry was…

RUTLAND—Members of the Rutland community heard startling statistics about women’s economic security at a discussion cohosted by the Vermont Women’s Fund (VWF) and College of St. Joseph (CSJ) on July 20. Attendees were urged to do all they can to “change the story” regarding women’s economic empowerment, since the trends are still mired in gender…

By Emerson Lynn, St. Albans Messenger The safest target for any politician is the company that is profitable and the person[s] running it. In Vermont, that target has become the hospital and its administrators—the University of Vermont Medical Center in particular. In a Vermont Digger story last week it was noted that Vermont’s hospitals have…

By Lee H. Hamilton The next few weeks in politics are a little like the All-Star break in baseball. With the Republican and Democratic national conventions upon us, it’s a good time to step back and assess this year’s election. Which carries bad news for both parties. The Republicans face a steep electoral challenge. If…

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org Economists lowered estimates of how much revenue the state is expected to net in the current fiscal year by $28 million, Thursday, July 21. However, the Shumlin administration says the state can make up for the drop without cutting the budget, by using money unspent in the previous fiscal year and…

Dear Editor, The Vermont Inn and Bed & Breakfast Association brought to my attention on July 19 a consideration from the Vermont Department of Health that would compartmentalize lodging accommodations by size (the number of guest rooms) when it comes to the application of the department’s recently revised health and safety regulations. I do not…

Dear Editor, As a former legislator, I would like to help you get to know Kesha Ram, a candidate for lieutenant governor in the upcoming primary. Kesha Ram was my seat mate in the House of Representatives, and though far younger than I, 26 years old at the time, she was already an experienced legislator…