Rutland City Rutland leaders discuss affordable housing at Candidates’ Forum Too many of Rutland’s landlords don’t live in their own rental units, incumbent alderman candidate William Notte commented at a Feb. 10 public forum. He was responding to a question asking what the candidates might enact to bring down high rents that keep young professionals…

Poultney budget contains minor increase POULTNEY—Poultney voters will be asked to approve a slightly increased budget over that of the previous year, up by only a bit over 2 percent, $1,139,189 for the 2016-17 fiscal year, compared to the current year’s $1,115,271. The largest increases are in the library budget and the health and welfare area.…

On Feb. 10 the American Red Cross announced this year’s selection of  “everyday people” to be honored for the heroic things they do in their community. The Everyday Heroes awards are celebrated all over the country; the awards honor people who personify the Red Cross mission of service and help in local communities. To herald…

RANDOLPH – Vermont Technical College recently announced two new degree programs that will start in the fall of 2016. Both programs expand its connection to economic development in Vermont. The college’s first-ever master’s degree, the Master’s of Science in Software Engineering, received approval by the New England Association of Schools and College’s at its fall…

RUTLAND–The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has awarded Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Worksite Wellness Committee the 2015 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness award. The award recognizes Vermont employers who have made programs and initiatives that encourage staff to make healthy choices a priority. Rutland Regional’s Wellness Committee is a cross-disciplinary team that…

Marlboro business man Brandon Riker announced last week that he hired Ben Young to be his campaign manager in his bid for lieutenant governor. The hiring comes six months before the Democratic Primary. “I am excited to bring on someone with Ben’s experience to run my campaign,” Riker said. “Ben has been involved in campaigns…

Local resident make a difference protecting wildlife BENSON – On Feb. 16, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization, announced that Old King Farm in Benson, Vt., has successfully created a Certified Wildlife Habitat® through its Garden for Wildlife program. NWF celebrates the efforts of Old King Farm to create…

CHESTER — On Feb. 14, at approximately 1:43 a.m., a single vehicle crash occurred on Route 103, near Cutoff Road (Proctorsville Gulf), in the Cavendish, Vt. Driver, 20-year-old Emily N. Chambers from Chester, Vt., was traveling south on Route 103 when she swerved to avoid colliding with a deer and traveled off the roadway. The vehicle rolled…

KILLINGTON —  Killington Elementary School is participating in the “Green School Energy Challenge,” sponsored by the Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP). “We plan challenges for our school throughout the year, in order to achieve our goal of reducing our energy usage,” wrote KES students and green team members Alex Rice, Austin Clarke, Lilly Kowalczyk, and…

By Andrew Nemethy, VTDigger.org Vermont’s snow sports industries are having an epic winter — but not in a good way. After last year’s prodigious snows and long winter sports season, which ran up a record number of 4.7 million alpine skier and rider visits and boosted sales of snowmobiles and other gear, this winter is…

By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org Vermont’s junior senator may have won New Hampshire presidential primary by 22 points, but “Bernie Sanders’ honeymoon is over,” CNN media reporter Dylan Byers began his story headlined “Sanders braces for a hard look from the press.” “Now that Sanders promised to take the fight to Hillary Clinton in every region…

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By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK — On March 1, voters will be asked to consider whether to float a $100,000 bond to expand the town’s tourist welcome center on Mechanic Street into a permanent office for the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. The money would allow the chamber to add 300 square feet for office and storage…

By Stephen Seitz QUECHEE — The Quechee Club’s aquatic center expansion is advancing and should be open in time for Memorial Day weekend, according to club General Manager Tim Lewis.  “Construction is coming along well,” he said. The project received Act 250 approval last August. The project encompasses replacing and expanding the indoor and outdoor…

By Christopher Biddle MOUNT HOLLY — At a public meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, Ed Bove, executive director of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, met with members of the Mount Holly Planning Commission, Select Board Chair Ted Crawford, and about 15 Mount Holly residents, to facilitate the writing of a new town plan. The group…