Staff report A Windsor Central Supervisory Union board member resigned Tuesday, Jan. 31, citing the district’s mishandling of violence at Woodstock Elementary School. Todd Ulman resigned effective immediately. “I am disturbed by the latest incident at WES and how our […]
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Ludlow resident wins on Jeopardy
Staff report Jake DeArruda, who is originally from Ludlow, is making a name for himself on “Jeopardy!” DeArruda won three games in a row on the popular game show Jan. 27 and Jan. 30-31 DeArruda now lives in Massachusetts and […]
Local police see significant increase in crime
Killington Police responded to Vail Road on Dec. 18 after someone broke a backseat window, took two vintage guitars and sold them to Be Music in Rutland. On Dec. 28, the police responded to Killington Market and Deli for an […]
Retired legislators honored
About 70 Vermonters gathered at Baxter’s at the Rutland Country Club Saturday, Jan. 28 to honor five of our county’s recently retired Republican legislators: Senator Joshua Terenzini, Representatives Tom Terenzini, Bob Helm, Larry Cupoli, and Peter Fagan. Former representative and […]
Killington voters asked to approve purchase of new town hall at Town Meeting
By Curt Peterson On Monday, Jan. 30, the Killington Select Board approved an article for Town Meeting to purchase and renovate an existing building at 2046 Route 4 for it’s new town hall. Selectman Jim Haff explained the evolution from […]
WCSD voters consider planning for new high school, heating system, school roof
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District board approved its district-wide warning for the March 7 Town Meeting Australian Ballot on Jan. 26. The vote was unanimous. Votes in each of the seven participating towns — Barnard, […]
Killington Forward hearing draws a crowd,$47 million TIF-funded infrastructure bond explained
By Polly Mikula Finding an open seat in the conference room of Killington’s Public Safety Building Monday night, Jan. 30, was a bit of a challenge as about 30 residents joined the public hearing in-person with another 50 attending via […]
Barstow Memorial principal dies
Staff report Barstow Memorial School Principal David St. Germain of Pittsford died over the weekend. Superintendent Kristen Hubert announced his death on Jan. 30 in an email to the school community. “The news came as a shock to me and […]
Rutland student raises awareness on Holocaust, Jewish community
By Katy Savage When rockets launched from the Gaza Strip of Palestine into Israel and violence escalated in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Mary Sobel was stunned by the amount of people who spoke in favor of Palestine. Celebrities like Bella […]
Shiffrin wins 84th World Cup race
Staff report Mikaela Shiffrin became the most decorated women’s alpine skier on Tuesday, Jan. 24 when she won her 83rd World Cup race. She broke Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 wins set in 2019. Shiffrin continued her winning streak on […]