Celebrate in downtown Rutland Saturday with a street party, Parade of Heros, concert and fireworks Staff report The whoopie pie — alternatively called a black moon, gob (term indigenous to the Pittsburgh region), black-and-white, bob, or "BFO" for Big Fat Oreo — is an American baked product that may be considered either a cookie, pie,…

By Fred Thys/ VTDigger Woodstock is adopting a novel approach to provide housing for people who work there. “You can get a job here, but then there’s nowhere to live,” said Trena Tolliver, who has been hired as Woodstock’s housing advisor by the town’s Economic Development Commission to run its pilot housing programs. “We’re trying…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Vermont State Police are investigating after a Ludlow police officer shot a man who was then taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a state police press release Aug. 16. The wounded man, whom police did not identify, was taken by ambulance to Springfield Hospital and was then expected to…

Staff report New state guidance released last Wednesday, Aug. 10, leaves Covid mitigation up to school nurses this school year. The Vermont Agency of Education and Department of Health release was three-pages of loose guidance, signed by Vermont Secretary of Education Dan French and Health Commissioner Mark Levine. The state said it is aimed at establishing…

Mayor nominates Joe Barbagallo By Jacob Knipes During the “communications from the mayor” portion of the Aug. 1 Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor David Allaire announced that after some consideration Matt Reveal had withdrawn his nomination to the board. Reveal was previously nominated for the vacancy, first created by Devon Neary’s departure from the board…

By Curt Peterson Local residents are worried about endless variants of Covid-19, and the new Monkeypox. As usual, these important topics are clouded by unanswered questions and misinformation. Both Dr. Rick Hildebrant, Rutland Regional Medical Center’s chief information officer and department chair of medicine, and Dr. John Perras, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s CEO,…

By Jacob Knipes The pick is in for Rutland’s Board of Aldermen vacancy. At the July 18 Aldermen meeting, Mayor David Allaire nominated former Alderman Matt Reveal to fill the vacancy left by Devon Neary. Reveal, who currently serves as a member of the Rutland Redevelopment Authority and as chairman for the Rutland City Republican…

By Katy Savage Ukrainians fleeing war started arriving in Vermont last month. Two Ukrainian families are currently in Rutland county and about 20 people have arrived in the state so far through the Uniting for Ukraine program, according to Amila Merdzanovic, the director at U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Vermont. A total of about…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Rutland’s sewage treatment facility often releases untreated discharges into the Otter Creek and its tributaries, which then empty into Lake Champlain. In a new appeal of a recently approved permit, members of an environmental organization argue officials haven’t adequately planned to eliminate the discharges. In the recent appeal to the Environmental Division…

'New' name is actually its original By Katy Savage Suicide Six, the nation’s oldest ski mountain, is now called Saskadena Six. Woodstock Inn and Resort officials announced the name change of Suicide Six on Wednesday, July 13 in a move to be more inclusive and aware about mental health issues. “We really believed it was…

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By Katy Savage After closing for good in June, Castleton Village School will be sold. Castleton and Hubbardton Select Boards voted 7-1 in a joint meeting July 7 to put the building on the market. Castleton Select Board member Mary Lee Harris said the boards are working with a real estate agent to determine an…

By Steven Jupiter/ Brandon Reporter Jim Avery has been at Otter Valley Union High School for so long that his first students are old enough to be grandparents. He can honestly say that he’s dedicated his career to the Otter Valley community. But next year’s graduating class will receive their diplomas from a different hand:…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Supervisory Union board has plans to build a new $80 million middle school/high school — possibly as soon as three to five years. But the current complex, built in the 1960s, has to function until there is a new facility — and there's still many hurdles until it becomes…

By Brooke Geery The Killington Golf Course will serve as the primary practice facility for the newly formed Killington Mountain School (KMS) golf team starting this August. The season officially gets underway on Aug. 18, with eight boys and a girl who have chosen to take place in this new fall offering from the school.…