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Man who settled suit over drug arrest is jailed on new charges in Rutland
July 20, 2017
By Alan Keays/VTDigger A Richmond man who recently settled a lawsuit for $100,000 with the city of Burlington over allegations that a former officer lied to make drug charges stick is now behind bars facing new drug charges. Michael P. Mullen, 26, was arraigned Monday in Rutland Superior Court on felony charges of possessing cocaine…
Bethel bringing 200-foot trout mural to life
July 19, 2017
Giant trout, colorful banners, and sculptural riverine benches will soon bring new life and color to Bethel’s Main Street. Thanks to an Animating Infrastructure grant from the Vermont Arts Council and a series of creative partnerships, the Art on the River project will add vibrancy to a key stretch of town while also addressing practical…
FEMA assesses flood damage in Brandon
July 19, 2017
By Evan Johnson Federal Emergency Management Agency staffers were in Vermont last week, appraising damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure from early July rain storms. On Thursday, July 13, a two-man team of public assistants plus a public affairs liaison drove from the Vermont Agency of Transportation office in Mendon to Brandon to observe…
Gobeille calls the opioid crisis “ubiquitous”
July 19, 2017
By Alan Keays, VTDigger The head of Vermont’s largest agency was speaking Thursday, July 13, in Rutland when a little girl darted in front of him. “Can I get a high-five?” Al Gobeille, secretary of the Agency of Human Services, asked the toddler. She kept running, then whizzed past him again. “Maybe a fist bump?”…
Countywide initiative puts spotlight on quality of life, jobs and tourism
July 19, 2017
By Polly Lynn Mikula “We’re here to celebrate Rutland County communities coming together toward a new effort to promote the entire region in the Killington Valley Initiative,” said Rutland Sen. Brian Collamore, Friday evening, July 14, at the estate wine tasting at the Peak Lodge in Killington, where the Killington Valley Initiative officially released its…
Rutland grand list stays above $1 billion despite $10 million dip
July 19, 2017
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND – Rutland City’s grand list still tops $1 billion, but it has dropped over the past year by $10 million. The grand list is the assessed value of the property in the city. Recent figures prepared by the city’s assessor’s office show that the current grand list stands at…
Killington man hurt in crash
July 13, 2017
State police said a Killington man was hurt in a crash on Route 4 in Rutland town on Saturday night. Police said in a press release Philip Black was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non life-threatening” injuries following a head-on collision that occurred around 10 p.m. near the intersection…
Pittsford woman dies in car accident
July 13, 2017
Police say a Pittsford woman died from injuries resulting from a car crash that occurred on Saturday night in Rutland. Vermont State Police, Rutland Town Fire Department, and Regional Ambulance Service responded to the scene of an accident at the intersection of Route 7 and Pinnacle Ridge Road in Rutland. Investigation determined that Kara Goudreau…
Barstow school to build a new playground
July 13, 2017
CHITTENDEN—Barstow Memorial School began a fundraising project for a new playground after their current playground was determined to be no longer safe. This month, the goal has been achieved and a new playground will be in place for the start of school in August. Principal Renee Castillo noted that in August 2016 she had invited…
“No friends at an auction”: cows, machinery sold to clear debt
July 13, 2017
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger IRA — The 108 head of cattle are gone. So are the tractors, balers and even the manure spreader. They all went to the highest bidders at an auction Saturday, July 8, at Milky Way Farm in Ira after a creditor of the financially struggling Rutland County dairy operation called…
Nominations sought for Poultney’s Citizen of the Year
July 12, 2017
POULTNEY—Do you know a Poultney citizen who goes above and beyond the call of duty to enrich the Poultney community in sharing his or her time and talents to it? Residents are invited to submit their nomination for their ideal Poultney citizen for the 2017 Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.…
Rutland addiction doctor faces dozens of drug fraud charges
July 12, 2017
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND —A local doctor and medical practice owner had been engaged in criminal conduct for several years involving prescription and Medicaid fraud, Vermont State Police alleged Monday, July 3. Dr. Mark Logan, owner of Green Mountain Family Medicine in Rutland, faces 35 counts of prescription fraud and six counts of…
Killington’s historic farmhouse turns 200
July 12, 2017
By Susan Durant “I wake up every morning amazed I am living in a 200-year-old house. The fact that it is still standing is a testament that they knew how to build them then,” said the Rev. Lee Crawford, the current resident of the Josiah Wood Farmhouse (now the vicarage for Church of Our Saviour…
Rutland Region News Briefs
July 12, 2017
By Lani Duke Downtown’s changing face The Bookmobile has moved to 17 Center Street, near Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum, and double its original square footage, on June 1. Owners Ruthellen Weston and Donald Babcock had opened the original store on Merchants Row in October 2012. They specialize in used books but offer new titles, children’s books,…
Lakes Region News Briefs
July 12, 2017
By Lani Duke Poultney residents contest store proposal POULTNEY—Local residents’ concerns about developing a Dollar General store on a Beaman Street property led to the town’s Development Review Board nixing the proposal, June 28. A pair of planned light-industrial uses met with community approval, but inclusion of the 10,000-square-foot retail use did not. Four buildings…