Staff report RUTLAND CITY—Monday night, Sept. 20, Rutland Mayor David Allaire announced a mask mandate for city employees to take effect Sept. 21. Allaire said that the mandate came “at the request of the unions and most of the department […]
Category: Local News
Covid-19 updates, Local News
Surveillance Covid testing delayed in most schools until October
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Surveillance testing has been touted by Vermont officials as a cornerstone of its Covid-19 mitigation efforts in K-12 schools. But only a little more than one-third of Vermont’s public school districts and a quarter of its private […]
Local News, State News
Redistricting: Oct. 1 panel to explore why it’s crucial to raise public awareness
When viewing civics through a geographic lens, it becomes clear that those who have the power to draw district boundaries have the power to determine political representation. In most states, state legislators redraw congressional, state house and state senate districts […]
Killington, Local News
The early visionaries, mountain operators who created Pico and Killington
By Karen Lorentz “Women don’t get enough credit in the ski industry,” noted Justin Lindholm in a presentation on the early ski history of Pico and Killington. That comment drew some appreciative female murmurs among the attendees at the Chittenden […]
Featured, Local News
Rooster could inspire noise ordinance, professional mediation
By Brett Yates A rooster in Pittsfield appears to have stirred a controversy among its human neighbors. The bird’s “constant crowing” has come up as a major topic of debate at four Select Board meetings since July, when Rebecca Steward, […]
Featured, Local News
In rescuing 8-week-old opossums; joy, attachment came as a surprise
By Steve Costello One recent day did not go as planned, but after starting with sadness, tension and adrenaline, it came to an end with an incredible feeling of happiness. With plans for tailgating and Castleton University football, I was […]
Featured, Local News, News Briefs, police
Gunfire death investigation continues in Killington
By Polly Mikula The investigation into the death of a Mount Holly woman last Wednesday night, Sept. 15, off Route 4 in Killington is ongoing, according to Adam Silverman, public information officer for the Vermont state police. “Our investigation is […]
Local News, News Briefs
Updated Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport master plan will influence future plans
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has completed a draft of the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport’s Master Plan Update (MPU) to account for changes that have taken place at the airport and in the aviation industry. The master plan will be […]
Local News, News Briefs
Bridgewater sewer failure dumps waste into Ottauquechee River
On Sept. 17, Woodstock Fire and EMS wrote on their Facebook page that “The Bridgewater sewer treatment facility by the Mill Mall has been discharging untreated sewer in the Ottauquechee river since August.” The post advised people to avoid the […]
Local News
Rutland Town Select Board discusses ARPA ideas
Staff report RUTLAND TOWN—At Sept. 14’s Select Board meeting, board members raised several ideas about what to do with the town’s estimated $1.2 million in ARPA money, roughly half of which Rutland has already received. Select Board Chair Mary Ashcroft […]