By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Supervisory Union Director of Finance and Operations Jim Fenn and Butler Bus Co. proposed purchasing four fully electric school buses for the Barnard and Woodstock bus routes last night, and the board approved the project. […]
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Rochester residents are rallying after learning Mac’s Market is shutting down this month, leaving the area without a local grocery store.
Around 108 people attended a community discussion on Thursday, April 27 — the first of what are expected to be several meetings. “It’s been an emotional situation and we all have a lot of thoughts about this,” said Monica Collins, […]
Students pick up trash for Earth Day
Mrs. Schneider’s Killington Pre-k class collected four bags of trash last Friday in honor of Earth.
Senate panel advances $8.5 billion state budget that would end pandemic-era motel housing program July 1
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Senate budget writers have advanced their draft of Vermont’s $8.5 billion budget, which would inject tens of millions of new money into child care, health care and the human services — and end, as of July 1, a […]
Local New Yorker cartoonist remembered ‘Out with his boots on’: Friends and colleagues reflect on the vigorous life of Ed Koren
By Paul Heintz/VTDigger As the son of a dentist, David Remnick spent plenty of time in his youth flipping through the pages of the New Yorker in his father’s waiting room. “Among the most visually recognizable artists of my growing up […]
Dollar General now open in Poultney
Dollar General has a new store at 61 Beaman Street in Poultney. DG stores provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items […]
Mission Farm gifted quilt
At a simple service on Easter Sunday, a rainbow of color was unveiled in a dossal behind the altar at Church of Our Saviour at Mission Farm in Killington. This quilted piece was a gift from a member of the […]
VSU reverses course on libraries, athletics
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont State University is reversing course on changes to its libraries and athletics programs, putting an end — for now — to a controversial slate of decisions to transform member campuses. The changes were announced Monday afternoon, April […]
Woodstock discusses new police chief
By Katy Savage The Woodstock Village Trustees held an hour-long community discussion with a consultant as the municipality seeks a new police chief since Robbie Blish announced his retirement, effective July 16. The Woodstock Village Trustees and consultant Jim Baker […]
Pond skimming at Killington 2023
Photos by Jerry LeBlond Crowds gathered for the annual pond skimming event at Killington on Saturday, April 15.