By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND—A city firefighter who was fired late last year following his arrest while off-duty on charges of impersonating a police officer and later for crashing into a parked car while driving drunk has reached a […]
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Locals battle it out note for note at Lip Sync
By Robin Alberti The Paramount Theatre was buzzing with excitement Saturday night, as eight teams, sponsored by local businesses and groups, took the stage to move their lips and hips, all for a great cause. The second annual Lip Sync […]
Rutland family receives $5K to make their home energy efficient
By Katy Savage RUTLAND— Erin and Jim Lorentz close off their front door every winter. They lay blankets on the floor to keep the cold air out and they seal off all their single-pane windows with plastic, but their house […]
Local farms to give produce to hungry Vermonters
By Katy Savage PAWLET—Laughing Child Farm owners Tim and Brooke Hughes-Muse got into the business to provide healthy, organic food to friends and neighbors. They focus on one crop on their farm in Pawlet: sweet potatoes. The Hughes-Muses have grown […]
Vermont Standard hires former Pulitzer executive
Dan Cotter WOODSTOCK—The 165-year-old Vermont Standard, based in Woodstock and serving a 10-town area, has its first new publisher in 38 years, according to Phil Camp, Sr., owner and president, May 3. Newspaper industry veteran Dan Cotter began his duties […]
Seal of Biliteracy to be awarded to students; Woodstock Union Middle/High School will host a pilot program
Some Vermont students will soon be able to include a new honor recognition on their high school resumes and transcripts. On Wednesday, May 2, the Vermont Legislature approved a resolution in support of the Seal of Biliteracy, an award given […]
Trustees: CSJ to stay open
Staff report After threatening to close the College of St. Joseph last month, the board of trustees voted 13-3 to keep it open on Monday night, May 7. “I am very excited and very thankful that the trustees showed their […]
Cavendish Elementary to keep principal’s position
By Stephen Seitz CAVENDISH—Following a special meeting on April 30, the Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUSD) board has decided to permanently retain the principal’s position at Cavendish Town Elementary School. The original plan had been to hire an interim […]
Killington Select Board gets house in order
By Julia Purdy The Killington Select Board has begun the process of unraveling several financial knots. Unlike the Gordian Knot, which Alexander the Great simply cut through with his saber, thus astonishing the world, Killington’s financial knots must be analyzed, […]
Proctor residents to discuss town’s future; Meeting to be held, May 16
PROCTOR—Proctor residents are invited to a meeting to line up action plans to move community-identified priority projects forward May 16. Community volunteers will meet in the Vermont Marble Museum at 52 Main St. in Proctor May 16 to frame out […]