Submitted Matt Marrazzo (left) and Drew Marrazzo (right) PITTSFORD – Townline Equipment, a family-owned business founded by the Marrazzo family in Plainfield, N.H., has added a second Kubota dealership in Central Vermont through the recent acquisition of Giddings Manufacturing. Located five miles north of Rutland on U.S. Route 7 in Pittsford, Giddings was one of…

On Aug. 11, Gov. Peter Shumlin and officials at Vermont Health Connect (VHC) announced that the change of circumstance functionality deployed at the end of May has allowed staff to reduce by more than half the backlog of customers waiting for changes to their health plans to be processed. The backlog currently stands below 4,500,…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations     Horoscopes for August 13 - August 19, 2015…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week's horoscopes are coming out under the light of a late Virgo Moon. The Moon recently turned Void-of-Course, which keeps us in a state of suspended animation until she makes her entrance into Libra. Loosely translated, this means there will be plenty of room for a…

Richard Francis Gluck, age 77, of Pittsfield, Vt., died on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Dick was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 15, 1938, the son of Sarah Fern Fisher and Frederick Francis Gluck. He attended the Regis School in New York City and graduated from the Brooklyn Preparatory School. Dick married…

On Monday, Aug. 17, at 3:15 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a report of a serious injury accident on Interstate 91 North in the area of mile marker 77. Preliminary investigation revealed David Stefanik, age 54 of Shalimar, Fla. was driving a tractor trailer truck northbound on I-91. The vehicle became disabled with flat…

On Monday, Aug. 17, at approximately 4:24 p.m. the Vermont State Police responded to the area of 4369 Route 17 in Addison, Vt., for a report of a deceased male who reportedly made a hard landing after parachuting from a plane. Upon arrival, troopers located Joseph G. Crossley, age 68 of East Hardwick, Vt., deceased…

BARNARD — On Tuesday, Aug. 18, police reported what they believe to be an accidental drowning on Silver Lake in Barnard late on Aug. 15. At approximately 11:50 p.m. Saturday night, Vermont State Police responded to the scene of a drowning on Silver Lake in Barnard. State Police learned that Ernest Wardwell, age 45 of Woodstock,…

Submitted Joey Leone KILLINGTON –  Renowned guitarist and marquee headliner Joey Leone has joined the musical line-up at two of Killington’s most popular entertainment venues, and will make frequent appearances at a third. Leone brings his signature sound to the Foundry on Saturdays starting this month, and this winter his fans will also find him every…

Courtesy of Tom Rogers, Vt Fish & Wildlife Vermont’s wildlife biologists are watching endangered timber rattlesnakes for signs they’ve been stricken with a newly discovered infection called “snake fungal disease.” Vermont conservationists are battling a new obstacle in the effort to conserve the state’s timber rattlesnakes and other snake species–a recently discovered infection referred to…

The Towns of Rutland and West Rutland will be jointly sponsoring the first of several public work sessions focusing on potential improvements to the Route 4A/Business Route 4 corridor between the two towns. The first session is scheduled to take place on Monday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the West Rutland town auditorium. The…

By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK—There are smiles all around the business community for the summer tourist season this year. Beth Finlayson, director of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce, said she was seeing a banner year. “Things are going really well,” she said. “A new restaurant, Ruth’s, has opened, and another restaurant has changed hands.” Finlayson…

By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org House Speaker Shap Smith and Matt Dunne, a Google executive, have both registered paperwork as candidates for governor with the Secretary of State’s office. Smith has served seven terms as a lawmaker, and became speaker in 2009. Smith has only said he didn’t see himself “running for the House again.” The…

Dear Editor, Vito Rasenas’ letter in the Aug. 13-19 edition of The Mountain Times is right on the money. The Killington Selectboard and town manager have been slowly and methodically trying to eliminate the “Slip Road.” This started well over a year ago with a suggestion by one of the selectmen to create a park…

Dear Editor, I’ve asked two simple questions. Killington Selectboard Chair Patty McGrath believes she’s answered them. As a voter, I do not. To summarize my point: page 7 of our town report lists a Town of Killington Debt Summary, which does not include FEMA/flood debt. Since my questions regarding this, Patty, the Selectboard and management…