By Curt Peterson Three Corners Market in Hartland defied “April Fools Day” April 1, when they drew five winners of giant stuffed animals in Easter colors. The raffle, sponsored by the store, received more than 100 entries. The five winners […]
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Fair Haven Middle/High School remains closed after a 500-gallon fuel oil leak
Staff report On Monday, April 1, the Fair Haven Middle/High School closed due to a boiler issue and has remained closed through Wednesday, April 3. Slate Valley Unified Union School District Superintendent Brooke Olsen-Farrell has posted daily updates on the […]
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Easter on the sunny slopes
Sunday, March 31,was an early morning for those lucky enough to score tickets to the sunrise service atop Killington Peak. The K-1 gondola started loading at 4:30 a.m. The Easter Bunny himself led the egg hunt at K-1, which was […]
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MVSU Board hears results of district survey on new build
By Curt Peterson The Mountain View Supervisory Union (MVSU) board’s proposal to fund a new middle-high school in Woodstock with a $99 million bond was defeated about 60% to 40% last month on Town Meeting Day. The board subsequently […]
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Celebrate Civilian Conservation Corps day, April 5
Local CCC camps were located throughout the region in Bethel, Cuttingsville/North Shrewsbury, Danby/Mount Tabor, East Wallingford/Weston, Ludlow, Mendon, Plymouth, Proctorsville/Cavendish, Poultney, Rochester, Sharon and Windsor Civilian Conservation Corps Day will be celebrated nationwide on Friday, April 5 because on that day […]
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Hartland School Board explains budget before vote, April 2
By Curt Peterson Every Hartlander should know they will have a chance to vote on the revised school budget on Tuesday, April 2. Absentee voting is available now. The Hartland School District serves the children of Hartland, Vermont by operating […]
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‘Storm of the year!’
Courtesy Killington Resort Snowstorms dumped 40 inches on Killington last week, with 24 inches of that falling in a white-out blizzard Saturday, March 23. The resort was able to reopen 100% of its terrain and thousands flocked to the slopes […]
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Killington fire chief resigns
Killington leaders ‘sad’ to see him go By Polly Mikula Paul Ginther has resigned after just eight months as Killington’s fire chief. His departure follows other short tenures in the department; but this time circumstances differed greatly. Town leaders were […]
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Daniel Banyai, owner of Slate Ridge, is arrested, will remain jailed
By Ethan Weinstein and Diane Derby/VTDigger Daniel Banyai, owner of the controversial former Pawlet gun range and paramilitary training facility known as Slate Ridge, was charged Wednesday, March 20, with aggravated assault on a protected person and resisting arrest after a […]
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Barstow school district to vote on revised budget, April 30
Staff report The Barstow Unified Union School Board unanimously agreed to re-warn a budget with approximately $29,000 in reductions at its meeting, March 21. The original $6.27 million budget (a 12.1% increase over FY2024) was defeated by only four votes […]