By Paul Holmes Killington received 27 inches of snow in two days Saturday night through Monday, March 11. Skiers, riders and pups rejoiced!
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MVSU seeks public feedback
By Polly Mikula Voter turn out was “huge” this past Town Meeting Day, March 5 — even a record in some towns in the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) district. Reading had the highest percent of its registered voters turn out, […]
Be a Castleton University student, for a day
Courtesy VTSU Ross Conrad, former president of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, will lead a session on beekeeping during Castleton’s 1-Day University on Saturday, March 23. Free opportunity for the community by the community Castleton University is hosting a new […]
Rutland’s Social Tinkering organization expands reach with national spotlight
Last Wednesday, March 6, Rutland area nonprofit organization Social Tinkering was featured during the prime news hour between 5-6 p.m. on National Public Radio (NPR). The Social Tinkering team is thrilled that people are hearing about their work all across […]
Vermonters rejected nearly one-third of school budgets
On Town Meeting Day 29 of 93 school budgets were voted down including four in Rutland County and two in Windsor County By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Voters struck down close to a third of school budgets across Vermont on Tuesday, March 5, […]
Education spending ticks down as state gets affirmation of what’s driving costs
By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The latest data from the Vermont Agency of Education shows a small decrease in projected education spending and affirms previously anecdotal evidence on the major factors causing a projected increase in education property taxes. Health care costs, construction, […]
Vermonters rejected nearly one-third of school budgets
On Town Meeting Day 29 of 93 reported budgets were voted down By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Voters struck down close to a third of school budgets across Vermont on Tuesday, March 5, the highest proportion in at least a decade, according to […]
Nikki Haley wins Vermont, the first state to spurn Trump in primaries
By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Above: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley spoke in South Burlington on March 3. By Emma Cotton and Paul Heintz/VTDigger Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first state in the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday […]
Killington voters approve cannabis by 21 votes
Articles, municipal budget pass, Haff re-elected By Polly Mikula Whether to authorize cannabis retailers to operate in a defined business district on Killington Road passed by the smallest margin, just 21 votes (265 for to 244 against) on Town Meeting […]
Hartland School District pulls school ballot Articles 4 and 5
Follows other area districts in region Submitted Staff report A number of area school districts made a last-minute decision to pull school budget articles from the Town Meeting Day ballot. The Mount Ascutney School Board removed a 2023-24 budget proposal […]