The 26th annual Stuff A Bus three-day event is back Nov. 12-14. This year the event will go on with The BUS and live radio broadcasts throughout,  with one notable change. The organizers from Catamount Radio will be collecting cash and checks, not food. Following Covid-19 safety protocols it was decided that collecting food would…

By Royal Barnard For more than half a century the City of Rutland has hosted without interruption the most famous Halloween Parade in all of America. The dream child of Rutland reporter and comic fan, Tom Fagan, the event has brought Marvel Comics celebrities, ghouls, goblins and thousands of viewers from everywhere for decades. In…

By Chuck Hughes, KMS The Killington Mountain School Dryland Camp recently wrapped up for the session. The camp was for local athletes interested in getting in shape and keeping fit for the upcoming ski and board season. It was made up of six weeks of training on Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoon at the Johnson Rec…

David M. Gleed, 57, died Nov. 3, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, March 15, 1963, son of Robert A. and Roberta J. (Blais) Gleed. David Gleed spent many years in the restaurant and hospitality industry in the Killington area prior to being an X-Ray technologist. Surviving are his…

Daniel Kindle O’Connell of Rutland died on Nov. 2, 2020 of metastatic prostate cancer at the age of  81. Dan O’Connell  was never one to follow the expected path, and he enjoyed reflecting on the many adventures that he had the good fortune to experience throughout his life. Born in New York City, his family…

Birch Ridge Inn adopts biodefense technology By Polly Mikula Bill Vines and Mary Furlong, owners of the Birch Ridge Inn in Killington, have added an innovative health and safety measure to their restaurant and Great Room to help combat Covid-19 infection. “I’m scientifically trained, I’m a geek, and I’ve been studying this since we closed…

By Brooke Geery Rocco Jones, a fixture at Killington for mountain biking and snowboarding, was chosen as a Flyin' Ryan adventure scholar. The scholarship is provided by the Flyin' Ryan Foundation, named for skier Ryan Hawks who died in 2011. The foundation offers scholarships to kids 12 and older with a dream, a goal or…

On Nov. 8 at 6:46 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. According to police, Janet Salotti Page, 53, was traveling north on Route 7 in the town of Rutland near the Days Inn, when she struck Nicole Roberson, 43, who was crossing…

The Farmers to Family food box program has been extended through the end of the year! Starting Nov. 16, Farm to Family food boxes will be available at multiple daily food distributions throughout the state. To register and see the dates and locations, please visit humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help or call 802-476-0316 for assistance. Each reservation will receive…

Throughout October, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) hosted drive-thru and walk-in flu clinics in the Upper Valley. This year, VNH partnered with nursing students from Castleton University to deliver the vaccine. This hands-on training proved to be helpful for the Castleton University nursing students. A current nursing student at CU,…

***Update, 12:05 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020*** Colby Bowen was taken into custody on 11/6/20 without incident when he turned himself in at the Springfield Police Department on a warrant that was issued for his arrest on charges associated with this investigation. Bowen will appear in Windsor Superior Court on 11/9/20 at 1:30 PM.  …

Budget Article (Rutland City) “ARTICLE 1: Shall general obligation bonds or notes for the City of Rutland in an amount not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,450,000) subject to reduction from available state and federal grants-in-aid, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of acquiring former College of St.…

By Katy Savage Rutland County Incumbent Rutland County Sens. Brian Collamore (R) and Cheryl Hooker (D) have won re-election along with newcomer Republican Josh Terenzini in a close race. Terenzini, 33, has been on the Rutland Town Selectboard since 2015. He not only beat out challengers, but also earned 818 more votes than Hooker. Terenzini…

Incumbent democrats lose two seats: Rutland-Bennington and Rutland-2 Addison-Rutland District (1 seat) Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Whiting Ruth Bernstein (D) Terry Norris (i) (Independent) Richard Lenchus (Independent) Rutland-Bennington District  (1 seat) Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells and that portion of the town of Tinmouth • Sally Achey (R) — 1,417 • Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (i) (D/P) — 1,385 Rutland-1 District (1…

By Curt Peterson As first responders, including firemen, search and rescue and police, begin moving into Killington’s new Public Safety Building, the Select Board is sorting through final bills and funding. At a special meeting on Oct. 27 Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth told selectmen project costs have exceeded the expectation by more than $400,000 for…