Slate Quarry Park, located at 76 Main Street in Poultney, has received a 2023 Vermont Public Places Honor Award as one of Vermont’s exemplary public places. Slate Quarry Park is a pocket park sited in a central location on […]
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Woman finds community in eyebrow business
By Victoria Gaither When permanent cosmetic tattoo makeup artist Angelly Graves moved to West Rutland two years ago with her husband, Miguel Graves, she knew right away it was home. “I love this community; we tried Miami. I like some […]
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New attorneys take over as Scofield retires
By Victoria Gaither Two new attorneys, Kevin Gustafson and Justin Schoville, have taken over the Killington Real Estate practice from attorney Marylou Scofield. Gustafson and Schoville moved into the building on March 1 and took up office space on the […]
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VSP seize 25 guns during Fair Haven drug bust
FAIR HAVEN—On Friday morning, May 19, Vermont State Police (VSP) seized 25 firearms —which included rifles, handguns and a semi-automatic weapon — as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition, crack cocaine and fentanyl from a drug distribution organization […]
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Green Mountain school board stands by ‘Chieftains’ name, drawing resignations
By Kate O’Farrell and Patrick Crowley, VTDigger In a vote that led to multiple resignations, the Green Mountain Unified School District upheld the “Chieftains” name for its high school mascot during a meeting on Thursday night, May 18, in Chester. According to […]
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Mendon man arrested for threatening with axe
By Katy Savage A Mendon was arrested May 21 after police said he struck a vehicle with an axe and threatened to cut people’s heads off at Gifford Woods State Park in Killington. Vermont State Police arrested Ralph Schneider, 61 […]
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Greg Hiltz retires from Killington snowmaking after 45 years
By Brooke Geery Not many people can say they’ve covered New York’s Central Park with snow, but Greg Hiltz can. A select few people can say they’ve pulled off making enough snow for a World Cup course in one night, […]
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Sarasota native stops in Rutland on tour to break pickleball world record
By Katy Savage Pickleball enthusiast Dean Matt made a stop in Rutland on May 21 as he attempts to break a pickleball world record. Matt, who calls himself The Pickleball Pilot, is playing pickleball in 48 states in 48 days […]
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John Russell appointed new board chair of VEPC
The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC) announced May 8 John Russell would be the new chair of the Vermont Economic Progress Council. John Russell was first appointed to the VEPC Board […]
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Salvage yard trial has mixed results
By Curt Peterson Eighty-year old Hartland businessman David Cowdry represented himself May 4 at the Windsor County Courthouse in Woodstock, facing two attorneys and a couple of environmental enforcement professionals from the state. At issue is Cowdry’s property on Route […]