PITTSFORD—UPS driver Wayne Winston of Pittsford was recently inducted into UPS’s prestigious Circle of Honor for achieving 25 years of accident-free driving. Winston, along with seven other elite drivers from Vermont, is among 1,445 new inductees. Vermont boasts 29 active […]
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Budgets pass in West Rutland and Wallingford
By Lani Duke Lacking contested races, West Rutland voters had relatively few contentious issues facing them on March 3. They passed their $1,208,082 town budget and their $5,713,687 school budget, and funding for the $50,000 school resource officer position for […]
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Mayor re-elected; aldermanic board acquires youthful energy
By Lani Duke Rutland City voters returned Christopher Louras to the mayor’s office for a fifth term. He received 1,863 votes to David Allaire’s 1,341 votes. The third candidate, Kam Johnston, received 99 votes. Louras campaigned that he had put […]
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Wanted: A city pool
By Lani Duke A survey of 993 respondents showed strong report for a municipal pool, even among people who have not used White’s Pool. The closing of the disintegrating pool leaves summer recreation with a gaping hole—a hole that 90 […]
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Ice causes head-on collision on Route 107
STOCKBRIDGE—On March 3 at about 11 a.m., Barbara Kessel, age 66 of Shelburne, Vt., hit a patch of ice on Route 107 in Stockbridge, losing control of her vehicle and crossing into the oncoming lane. Donna Thompson, age 58 of […]
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Rutland ponders dog park; meeting to spur ideas
Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Working with the Creative Economy, the Rutland Recreation & Parks Department is hosting a meeting about a possible dog park in Rutland. The meeting will take place at the Rutland Recreation offices at 16 […]
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The voters have spoken
By Lani Duke Here is a roundup of changes by town: BENSON—Benson’s public floor meeting presented the best possible illustration of the value of the Vermont election process. Speakers explored the issue of public versus individual responsibility as they debated […]
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RRMC nurse Andrea Borchlewicz receives Daisy Foundation nursing award
Provided by Rutland Regional Medical Center Pictured (l-r) Kathleen M. Craig, Director, Rutland Women’s Healthcare, Andrea Borchlewicz, RN (center) and Valerie Pajak, cousin of Andrea Borchlewicz. RUTLAND–Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Andrea Borchlewicz, a registered nurse (RN) with Rutland Women’s Healthcare, […]
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Journalism student scholarships available
Apply by March 20 The Journalism Education Foundation of New England, a division of the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA), will award up to ten $1,000 scholarships this spring to high school seniors and college students residing in […]
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KMS announces new Mountain Adventure Camps program
KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School, in partnership with Killington Resort, recently announced a new series offered this summer: the Killington Mountain Adventure Camps Series (KMACS), which will run through July 2015, for kids 8 to14 years old. Spartan Race coach Mark Jones […]