By Curt Peterson Leigh Sherwood and Lisa Picor from Lavalee Brensinger Architects (LBA) presented the Windsor Central Unified Union School District Board Zoom meeting with the results of “Phase I” of the proposal for a new middle/high school on the current campus in Woodstock on Monday, May 11. Cost estimates for the project approximate $68…

POMFRET—This week the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) announced that 6,412 native trees and shrubs have been planted along 12,500 feet of riverfront land on 10 different rivers in Vermont and New Hampshire this spring. The plantings, which are all on privately owned land, will help reduce erosion, improve clean water, and increase fish and wildlife…

With virtual becoming the new normal, the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) will be holding on online auction to raise needed funds for the animals in our care. The “Sit. Stay. At Home” online auction will run for two weeks in July and will be fun for everyone. RCHS is in need of auction items…

Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—In response to the public need for personal protective equipment, the Rotary Club of Rutland has purchased and plans to distribute free non-surgical masks. Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. members of the Rotary Club of Rutland will distribute the free non-surgical masks outside Price Chopper and Walmart…

By Brooke Geery A summer staple in the Rutland area, the Village Snack Bar is officially open for the season. Brian and Mark Fothergill purchased the restaurant earlier this year, and have been making some changes and improvements, including ordering 24 brand new, custom-built picnic tables for additional seating. Due to Covid-19, the tables have…

Golf opening Saturday, May 23, followed by Mountain Biking, June 6 https://youtu.be/YRRdeU2aP1g   Staff report KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced Monday, May 18, that it will be opening summer operations this Memorial Day weekend. Its 18-hole golf course will open Saturday, May 23, to Vermont residents and non-residents who’ve quarantined for 14 days and the Bike Park Saturday, June 6, to…

Sherburne Fire District #1 operates the sewage treatment facility on Dean Hill Road in Killington. It serves the properties along Killington Road from The Woods to Glazebrook. The facility operators continue to treat higher flow than there should be at this time, particularly with the pandemic business closures. There are many potential sources of this…

By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified School District superintendent Mary Beth Banios announced at the May 11 board meeting that Woodstock Union High School was ranked “Third Best” among Vermont high schools in 2020 by U.S. News and World Report. WUHS is one of 312 public high schools in the state. Mt Mansfield Union High…

BETHEL— On May 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that two local grantees have been selected to receive $800,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s brownfields program. These funds will aid under-served and economically disadvantaged communities around the state in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.…

CHITTENDEN—The Barstow School Board announced the appointment of David St. Germain as the next principal of Barstow Memorial School, on Monday, May 11. St. Germain, a local resident, will begin his new position on July 1, 2020. Having earned a doctorate of education in administrative leadership for teaching and learning from Walden University, Dr. St.…

KILLINGTON—In response to Gov. Phil Scott’s announcement Friday, May 8, that summer camps can open if they “can meet strict health and safety requirements,” Killington’s Department of Parks and Recreation will offer a modified summer camp. The regulations put in place by the state of Vermont include measures to increase social distancing, allowances for easier…

By Julia Purdy Even when schoolchildren are required to stay home, the school meals program must go on. And this year, in addition to seeing that kids don’t miss out on nourishment, the program helps to relieve the extra financial hardship of parents being out of work as well as offering paid work to paraeducators,…

Lowe honored for helping to save American Kestrels RANDOLPH—Brian Lowe, of Randolph, has helped hundreds of American kestrels successfully hatch and fledge in Vermont and was named the winner of the 2019 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award. Lowe was announced as the 2020 winner rather than receiving the honor in person, in keeping with current Covid-19 physical…

CASTLETON—The Vermont State Colleges board of trustees named Dr. Jonathan Spiro interim president of Castleton University, according to a news release Thursday, May 7. Dr. Spiro will begin June 1 and serve until a permanent president is named. “It’s an honor to be named Castleton’s interim president. I’m confident our amazing and hard-working team of…

Rutland’s Summer Market will open at Depot Park downtown Saturday, May 16 By Katy Savage RUTLAND—After a four-week mandated closure, the Vermont Farmers’ Market in Rutland is coming back Saturday, May 16. Gov. Phil Scott gave farmers’ markets permission to open May 2, but only if they follow certain guidelines. Vermont Farmers’ Market president Paul…