By Victoria Gaither A year after Gov. Phil Scott ordered restaurants and bars to close due to the coronavirus, March 16, 2020, two restaurant owners in Killington and one in Rutland looked back on a year of challenges, changes, and Covid-19 precautions. “It was a challenging year, last year being our first year open and…

By Brett Yates On March 15, Rutland City Mayor David Allaire swore in four new members of the Board of Aldermen: Mike Doenges, Thomas Franco, Devon Neary, and Carrie Savage. Two returning aldermen, Tom DePoy and Bill Gillam, also took the oath of office. DePoy, the owner of a commercial cleaning company, now begins his…

On Thursday, March 18, at 6:14 a.m. state troopers from the Rutland Barracks were notified of a single vehicle crash with injury at the intersection of Route 7 and East Pittsford Road in Rutland Town. Through investigation it was determined Brian Tarmy, 50, of Rutland Town was driving a 2011 GMC Terrain and came to a…

Hannaford Supermarkets is alerting customers that the 6.5" Triple Layer Chocolate Cake sold at its in-store bakery is being recalled due to mislabeling. The cake, purchased between March 7, 2021 through March 16, 2021, is missing the “milk” allergen specification on its label. There have been no reports of illness or injuries. It is recommended…

At the conclusion of Tuesday evening’s meeting, Select Board Chair Lynne Bertram announced that Norman “Nope” Martin had declined to participate in a runoff election with George Spear and instead dropped out of the race. In Australian balloting on March 2, Spear was deadlocked with longtime incumbent board member Martin, 128-128, in the only contested…

Three sections of Routes 12, 106 and 4 will be repaved. The anticipated start date is early May, though project managers couldn’t say exactly when as the start date will be determined by the company chosen to do the work. The work on the paving may go into the evening hours to ensure that the…

By Curt Peterson For more than 50 years Barnard residents have relied on a fellow named George to learn when spring has officially arrived. Historically sponsored by the Barnard General Store, George (a dummy who is tied in a sitting position, his high chair supported by the ice on Silver Lake) announces the “ice out”…

By Polly Mikula Plans to move Rutland Free Library out of downtown, and relocate it to the former College of St. Joseph (CSJ) campus, have fallen through — at least for now. Library trustees had hoped to buy the former college library building from Heartland Development, which plans to acquire much of the former campus from…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND—Judge Peter Hall died early Thursday morning, March 11, one week after announcing he would step back from the region’s federal appellate court. Hall, 72, was the lone Vermonter on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which is based in New York City. Judge Geoffrey Crawford, Vermont’s chief federal district…

By Katy Savage The niece of a man killed in a hit and run in Mendon Thursday, March 11, is asking the public for help in identifying who hit him. “I’m struggling with what happened,” Amanda Miles wrote in a message to her late uncle on Facebook. “You didn’t let life bring you down and you…

MCR, the country’s fourth-largest hotel owner-operator, has acquired Killington Mountain Lodge, a 102-room inn located at 2617 Killington Road in Killington. The lodge sits on the sixth hole of the par-72 championship Killington Mountain Golf Course. MCR will operate the Killington Mountain Lodge as a Hilton Tapestry affiliate. The hotel will have a grand reopening as a…

The  VT Volunteer Services for Animals Humane Society (VVSA) Drive Up & Poke! rabies clinic is scheduled for Saturday, March 20, from 12-2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Woodstock Union High School. Dogs in Vermont are required by law to have a rabies vaccination by 6 months of age and be licensed. Dr.…

Okemo’s Have-A-Heart campaign supports local community LUDLOW—For more than a decade, Okemo employees have made generous donations to the resort’s annual Have-a-Heart campaign to benefit local community service organizations. This year, Okemo employees raised and donated $1,620 for Chester Helping Hands (CHH), a Vermont nonprofit organization that was created in response to Covid-19 to offer…

One child in seven in Vermont struggles with hunger. On Friday, March 19 from 9:30- 11 a.m. the Rutland Jewish Center and Vermont Foodbank will be handing out prepared boxes of food to folks in cars at 92 Park St. in Rutland. Volunteers are needed to manage traffic and hand out the food. Donations are…

Justin Hyjek, founding partner of the Homestyle Hotel and Main + Mountain Motel, spoke to the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) at its weekly meeting recently about his interest in seeing Ludlow grow. Hyjek is now serving his third term on the Ludlow Select Board (SB). Hyjek said he was interested in helping the town and…