By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger In 2018, the state of Vermont released a plan outlining how it should prepare for natural disasters. The State Hazard Mitigation Plan lays out 24 strategies, separated into 96 discrete actions, to address risk factors for natural disasters. Those actions included improving flood resilience, strengthening building design standards and educating local communities about potential hazards,…

By Curt Peterson A dozen Hartlanders joined “master baker” Jeffrey Hamelman at the public pizza oven on Saturday morning, Sept. 7, bent on learning how to make bagels. Ten women, one rising 8-year-old girl, and an aging male journalist brought a short list of kitchen equipment. One of the women, Sara Fuschetto, is a breadmaker…

On Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 5:45 a.m., police responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Lake Dunmore Road near Fernville Road in the town of Leicester.  Investigation revealed Timothy Lester, 54 of Leicester, was walking on the side of the northbound lane while Benjamin Kandzior, 43 of Leicester, was traveling south in a Dodge Ram…

Banyai was arrested by the same Pawlet constable he’s charged with assaulting By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Daniel Banyai, 51, was arrested Monday, Sept. 9, for violating conditions of release on his pending felony charge of aggravated assault against a police officer, according to a press release by Pawlet Constable Thomas Covino. Covino is the same officer whom Banyai is…

Sunday, Sept. 15, the Vermont State Police began investigating suspicious deaths in Pawlet. It was early Sunday morning, when police first received a call reporting a suspicious person. Subsequent investigation led the state police to a residence on Route 133, where troopers located the deceased victims. A subsequent news release confirmed that there were three…

Community Health is a recipient of the Health Center Quality Leader Gold Award, ranking among the top 10% of the Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) nationally, according to a news release Sept. 13. The federal Community Health Center Program, under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), recognizes quality care each year, ranking Community Health…

The Killington and Pittsfield community and family will celebrate the life of Mary Noel (Finnegan) Gluck on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Summit Lodge at 3 p.m. Mary Noel (better known as “Noelie”) married Dick Gluck in 1971 and they became second homeowners in Pittsfield soon after that. They resided in Rowatan, Connecticut, and spent…

A celebration of  life will be held for Angela Boisvert at The Wobbly Barn in Killington on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 4-7 p.m. Angela Rose Boisvert (formerly Angela Kardos) age 77 of Killington, passed peacefully on June 9 after a long battle with cancer. She was born Angelika Rose Tolmachov in 1947 in Bad Tölz, Germany.…

Patricia “Pat” Taylor Melton, 78, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, at the hospital in Rutland with family at her bedside. Pat was born on Oct. 15, 1945, in New Albany, Mississippi to the late George Ocie Taylor and Annie Elzine Gadd Taylor.  She was predeceased by her sister Georgia Taylor Fisher, and brother Robert Louie…

By Brett Yates The town of Killington will consider a new plan for improving connectivity among its public mountain biking trails. Pedestrians, hikers, and transit riders would also benefit from the proposed infrastructural additions, which aim to link recreational amenities on Route 100 to commercial and community hubs on Route 4. On Wednesday, Sept. 11,…

By Adam Davis The Rutland County Democratic Committee recently held a fundraiser at a private residence in Chittenden in the effort to raise money for local candidates and help turn Rutland County into a solid blue Democratic stronghold. Prominent politicians like Senator Peter Welch and State Treasurer Mike Pieciak spoke alongside known and unknown local…

FIS Ski World Cup returns for 8th year Thanksgiving weekend Killington announced Sept. 12 that tickets for the 2024 Stifel Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m.  at killington.com.  Taking place over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will once again bring women’s Giant…

By Catherine Hurley/VTDigger It’s already been a great year for hydrangeas, magnolias and lilacs in New England. Now it’s Vermont’s leaf-peeping season and foliage experts predict another strong, colorful showing. “We see a fairly positive set of circumstances surrounding this year’s prospects,” Jim Salge, a former meteorologist at Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, wrote in his annual…

On Saturday, Sept. 14, Killington’s Dream Maker Bakers made history setting a new world record at the Whoopie Pie Festival with a 1,187-pounder. It was 120 pounds over the previous record of 1,067 pounds set in 2011 by Wicked Whoopies of South Portland, Maine. The festival in downtown Rutland drew over 7,500 people throughout the…

UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 20 at 2:35 p.m. The Vermont State Police on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in the killings of three people last weekend in Pawlet. Brian Crossman Jr., 22, of Granville, New York, faces three counts of aggravated murder arising from the fatal shootings of his father,…