The Hunger Council of Rutland County has announced free meal sites for youth 18 and under from June through August. There is no application or registration fee. To find drop-in summer meal sites in Vermont, call 211 toll free or text “FOOD” to 877 877. Neshobe Elementary School, 17 Neshobe Circle, Brandon. Contact: Nancy Bird,…

Kimberly and Matthew Johnson and their family have recently been selected by Habitat for Humanity of Rutland County to live in a new home being built at 42 Cleveland Ave. in Rutland. This family of four is currently renting an older two bedroom unit in a building that houses seven other units in the same…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW—If nothing else, the Black River High School class of 2017 will remember their commencement speaker with a smile, as diplomas were handed out to the 26 new graduates on June 17. The class voted to hear from Craig Goodman, who founded and runs Goodman’s American Pie in Ludlow. He was graduated…

DANBY—In the early evening on June 1, state troopers from the Rutland Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Danby Mountain and Brook roads in the Danby. It was reported the crash involved three persons, with one person trapped and unresponsive inside the vehicle. The Danby-Mt. Tabor Fire Dept., East Dorset…

DANBY—On Wednesday at about 9 a.m., state police from the Rutland Barracks were called to an accident in Danby involving explosives. Police said Kenneth Williams, an employee of Vermont Quarries Corp., had been attempting to dispose of blasting caps when an explosion occurred, injuring him in the face. Williams was transported to Rutland Regional Medical…

An inmate at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility is due in court to face charges of perjury. Police said Nicholas Miller, an inmate at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility, contacted the state police, bureau of criminal investigations in May and reported having inappropriate contact with his wife’s probation officer. Miller demanded his wife…

Three College of St. Joseph (CSJ) students sit on stools, looking markedly out of place hunched over a small blue table covered in Legos. One is building a car, the other is sorting, and the third is taking notes. The students are just one group involved in the college’s collaboration with Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum, which allows CSJ students…

The Rev. Norman MacLeod will retire as Rector of St. James Episcopal Church as of June 30.  He will preach and celebrate Communion at the church for the last time on Sunday, June 25 at a 10 a.m. service. The Rev. Mr. MacLeod arrived in Woodstock with his wife, Elizabeth C. Stevens, just days after…

Slowing West Rutland traffic WEST RUTLAND—The Town of West Rutland is gathering speed data at two high-accident zones with the intent of reducing speed limits: at the area around Westway Plaza and where Clarendon Avenue intersects with Main Street. Rutland County Sheriff Stephen Benard included the study in the renewal of his office’s $80,000 contract…

Castleton/Hubbardton school district weighs needed repairs Maintenance Chief Jim Fowler told the Castleton/Hubbardton School Board June 7 that the school district needs to replace its leaking, 40-year-old steam kettle and upgrade the 48-year-old walk-in cooler’s refrigeration system. Another concern is that the floor of the garage is failing. Fowler will seek three quotes for its…

By Evan Johnson Alternating traffic patterns are expected to cause delays in travel as local road construction continues in Killington, Rochester and Ludlow. Route 4 Crews are scheduled to be onsite doing shoulder work mid-week during this week. Shoulder work will begin near or at the Rutland Town/Rutland City line and head east into Mendon.…

KILLINGTON—The loons nesting on Kent Pond welcomed one baby, Wednesday, June 14, after a 28 day incubation period, according to Paul Holmes, a Killington resident and photographer has been watching from a distance and recording their activity. “Wednesday evening it was clear that the chick had hatched since dad was regularly returning to the nest…

Preliminary steps for Phase 1 of village underway By Karen Lorentz KILLINGTON—With a December 2016 mediation process leading to the settlement of some complex issues, including an old lawsuit, the appeals to SP Land Company’s Act 250 permit for a village at Killington have been successfully dropped and village progress is being made. SP Land…

Citizen committee selects top site after considering a dozen By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—Do we really need a new fire station? Was the first question the Fire Department Facility Review Committee asked themselves when they formed in December 2014. Two and a half years later, the committee concluded that the town does indeed need a…

By Evan Johnson On Monday, June 19, Governor Phil Scott announced the appointment of David Soucy as Senator for the Rutland District, serving Rutland County. He will serve alongside Senators Peg Flory and Brian Collamore. Soucy, a resident of Killington, was appointed to fill the seat vacated by former Senator Kevin Mullin, who was recently…