KILLINGTON—Police have yet to find two baby goats that were stolen from Hinterland Organic Farm in Killington overnight Sunday, July 7. The two 7-month-old miniature billy goats were tethered to a 150-pound weight, which was also stolen, said Killington Police […]
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Poultney voters nix zoning amendment, dealing blow to Dollar General
Poultney voters defeated an article 549-302 on Tuesday, July 9, to loosen zoning bylaws and let a Dollar General come to town. The article would have let property owners bypass the Development Review Board by permitting mixed commercial and light […]
New hemp operation takes root in Florence
Q&A with Rye Matthews By Julia Purdy Vermont Hydroponic Produce on Whipple Hollow Road in Florence has been acquired by Northeast Hemp Commodities, maker of Methodorganics health products. The landscape along the Castleton River now features acres and acres of […]
Police search for two stolen goats
KILLINGTON—Police have yet to find two baby goats that were stolen from Hinterland Organic Farm in Killington overnight Sunday, July 7. The two 7-month-old miniature billy goats were tethered to a 150-pound weight, which was also stolen, said Killington Police […]
Poultney voters nix zoning amendment, dealing blow to Dollar General
Poultney voters defeated an article 549-302 on Tuesday, July 9, to loosen zoning bylaws and let a Dollar General come to town. The article would have let property owners bypass the Development Review Board by permitting mixed commercial and light […]
Bridgewater’s high traffic ticket revenue becomes point of contention
By Curt Peterson BRIDGEWATER—In 2018, Bridgewater wrote 12 percent of all traffic citations in the state. The topic is a bone of contention among members of the three-person Select Board, and a hot topic among the town’s 936 residents and […]
Woodstock library seeks $500K for failed HVAC system
Staff report WOODSTOCK—The Norman Williams Public Library’s heating and cooling system failed, so library staff and volunteers are offering home delivery of books, DVDs and magazines, for free. “We can deliver right to our patrons at home,” said Norman Williams […]
Pittsfield, Rochester MTB trails combine
Staff report The Green Mountain Trails in Pittsfield are becoming part of the Rochester Area Trail Alliance. The RASTA board voted last week to add the GMT network, which features 25 miles of trails, to its chapter. “We thought it […]
Hartland couple allows you to live, work on sheep farm
By Curt Peterson HARTLAND—Todd Heyman and Suzy Kaplan have created Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins in Hartland to emulate the popular European farm-stay destinations — where guests live and work on a real farm and pay for the experience. Accommodations […]
Workers find human skull in construction dig
By Ed Larson Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, July 1, workers from Fabian Construction unearthed what they believed was a human skull at a construction site on Green Hills Lane, in Rutland City. The work was being done partially […]