By Katy Savage QUECHEE — Joel Parker and his family lived near Boston but they drove two hours to Vermont every weekend. They skied in the winter and cycled in the summer. “Then we got the idea of why don’t […]
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Vail to buy Okemo, Sunapee, Crested Butte
Mueller family will enter purchase agreement after 36 years at the helm By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger LUDLOW — Triple Peaks, LLC, owned by Tim and Diane Mueller and their children Ethan and Erica Mueller, announced Monday, June 4, they have entered […]
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Act 46 plan recommends 18 school district mergers
By Stacey Peters and Colin Meyn, VTDigger The education secretary released a long-awaited — and for many anxiety-inducing — report Friday, June 1, recommending which school districts should merge. Acting Education Secretary Heather Bouchey recommended 18 consolidations, under a mandate written into the […]
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Woodstock bridge to open Friday
By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK—Bridge 51, which crosses Kedron Brook on Route 4 in Woodstock Village, will be open this Friday, May 8, according to a statement from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. The work remaining includes rubbing the concrete finish […]
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Water testing underway after state finds contaminated wells in Clarendon
By Katy Savage CLARENDON — The state is testing 20 private and public water wells near the Rutland airport after finding five wells were contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. “Our hope is that that this set of sampling will finally define […]
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Rutland man dies after boat overturns on Lake Bomoseen
By Katy Savage CASTLETON—A man was pronounced dead after he was found submerged in 5 feet of water in Lake Bomoseen last weekend. Richard Grimly, 73, of Rutland was pronounced dead around 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Police said Grimly […]
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Paramount Theatre reopens; Broken roof truss identified as cause of leak
By Katy Savage RUTLAND—After canceling a sold-out show and shutting down for two weeks due to a broken roof truss, the Paramount Theatre reopened June 1. The Vermont Fire and Safety issued a certificate of occupancy June 1, declaring the […]
Obituaries
Walker Grant, 80, was a Killington ‘institution’
Walker Grant (Preston Walker Grant, Jr.), a resident of Killington for nearly 40 years, died March 19, 2018, in Port Charlotte, Fla., where his winter home was. At his request, no service was held. He donated his body for medical […]
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CSJ names new president
RUTLAND—The College of St. Joseph board of trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer L. Scott as the seventh president of CSJ. Scott currently serves as senior director of assessment and program accreditation for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness […]
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Stern to challenge incumbent governor Scott
By Stephen Seitz CAVENDISH—Republican gubernatorial candidate Keith Stern brought his campaign to Cavendish on May 24, where he discussed what was on the minds of area voters. Don Shattuck, like Stern a Springfield resident, shared a beef he had with […]