By Katy Savage Rutland County Incumbent Rutland County Sens. Brian Collamore (R) and Cheryl Hooker (D) have won re-election along with newcomer Republican Josh Terenzini in a close race. Terenzini, 33, has been on the Rutland Town Selectboard since 2015. He not only beat out challengers, but also earned 818 more votes than Hooker. Terenzini…

Incumbent democrats lose two seats: Rutland-Bennington and Rutland-2 Addison-Rutland District (1 seat) Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Whiting Ruth Bernstein (D) Terry Norris (i) (Independent) Richard Lenchus (Independent) Rutland-Bennington District  (1 seat) Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells and that portion of the town of Tinmouth • Sally Achey (R) — 1,417 • Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (i) (D/P) — 1,385 Rutland-1 District (1…

By Curt Peterson As first responders, including firemen, search and rescue and police, begin moving into Killington’s new Public Safety Building, the Select Board is sorting through final bills and funding. At a special meeting on Oct. 27 Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth told selectmen project costs have exceeded the expectation by more than $400,000 for…

City of Rutland Fire Dept. addresses repairs needed Many people have heard that the “10 of 9” whistle has sounded a little off the last week or so. Many more have taken to Facebook to find out what’s going on, the City of Rutland Fire Department posted on Facebook Nov. 1. The Department explained‚"We have…

By Christopher Ross ORWELL — Six loose cows appear to have been shot and killed Friday night, Oct. 30 in Orwell, according to a press release issued by Vermont state police Saturday. The cows had been running wild most of the summer and fall, said Brian Kemp, who owns Mountain Meadows Farm in Sudbury/Whiting, in…

Jane Dewey Langill of Rockford, Illinois, died Oct. 15, 2020. She was born Dec. 13, 1935, in Concord, New Hampshire, the daughter of Claude and Helen (Matthews) Dewey. She graduated from Concord High School in 1953, married Stephen H. Langill in 1958, and one month later graduated from the Concord Hospital School of Nursing. Jane…

By Curt Peterson From Oct. 12 through Nov. 12, individuals who spend $30 or more at participating businesses and ask to use "Real Bucks" in participating towns will receive $10 off their total purchase (while supplies last). Participating businesses will receive the $10 discount back after redeeming the Real Bucks with their Area Association. Killington…

  Rutland Regional Medical Center has opened a new Specimen Collection Center (SCC) in the former Physiatry and Physical Medicine space on the Allen Street side of the hospital. This new location will improve the service, flow, and safety of specimen collection at the hospital. (Physiatry and Physical Medicine is now part of the Vermont…

Slate Ridge, a center for military-style training and “professional gunfighting,” posts life-threatening messages, but breaks no laws? By Staff Report, VTDigger WEST PAWLET — In the remote hills of southwestern Vermont, a group of locals gathered last week to talk with a reporter about chilling experiences they’ve had with a nearby property owner. The property owner,…

By Katy Savage Stephen Frankel has a Chinese proverb he lives by: “Man who sells oranges will always tell you his is the sweetest. Taste them and decide for yourself.” Frankel, a martial arts teacher, heard the proverb from his former teacher, acclaimed martial art instructor Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming. “I think it applies to everything,”…

The resort outlines advanced parking reservation system used to limit crowds this season Staff report The ski season is right around the corner, with Killington Resort aiming to open next Saturday, Nov. 14 along with Mount Snow, the first  two resorts to open in Vermont. “While there is always a competition to open first, we…

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is advancing the final plans for the Quechee Gorge Bridge Project. It is scheduled to go to bid for contractors in the coming weeks. After much discussion, the AOT has decided that the project requires a continuous single lane of traffic for the duration of the construction season. This…

The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce has chosen T. Daniel Williams as its citizen of the year for 2020-2021. The award is given each year to a Poultney area citizen who has "contributed to the betterment of the Poultney community, provided continuing outstanding service to the community, and who demonstrates the true spirit of service,…

On Oct. 27 at 8 a.m., a Windsor County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle for an infraction on U.S. Route 4 in Bridgewater. During the stop, Brandon Curtis Adkins, 32, gave a false name to the deputy, before exiting the car and running into the woods. When the true identity of the subject was discovered,…

USDA RD has invested $891M to modernize and upgrade rural water and wastewater infrastructure across 43 states. This includes $789,000 in loans and grants to Bridgewater to replace and upgrade aging components of the town’s wastewater treatment facility and collection system from 1978. The investment will improve pollution control by reducing maintenance and repair costs,…