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News Briefs: Lakes Region

July 15, 2016
By Lani Duke Schools offer summer breakfast-lunch program Fair Haven Grade School and Wells Village School both offer breakfast and lunch to children age 18 or younger through Aug. 5. Fair Haven offers breakfast, 8-9 a.m., and lunch, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., five days a week. Wells Village School offers breakfast, 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. and…

News Briefs: Rutland Region

July 15, 2016
By Lani Duke Solar array comment period resumes WEST RUTLAND—The Public Service Board ordered the 21-day comment period to be resumed on an application for a Certificate of Public Good on a proposed 500-kw net-metering solar array at 280 Clarendon Ave., West Rutland. The application had been filed April 12 by Westside Solar, LLC, based…

VSAC awards $700,000 in scholarships across state

July 15, 2016
On July 6, Vermont Student Assistance Corp. announced it will award over $700,000 in scholarships to college-bound seniors who graduated from high school in June 2016. Funded by VSAC’s federal GEAR UP grant, each of these 350-plus high school graduates who enroll at a postsecondary institution in the fall will receive the $2,000 scholarship. GEAR…

CSJ reimagines Giorgetti Library through learning commons model

July 15, 2016
Courtesy of CSJ Doreen McCullough, CSJ’s librarian for 30 years, has seen many changes over that time. This is the second major library renovation that McCullough has seen during her time at CSJ. RUTLAND—Giorgetti Library is the hub of College of St. Joseph’s academic community. It’s where students spend hours studying and exploring the numerous…

Man dies after going to son’s aid

July 15, 2016
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A Starksboro man has died after jumping into the water off Button Bay State Park to help his son, who was struggling while swimming, according to Vermont State Police. Jason Russell, age 36, died at 4 a.m. Thursday, July 7, after being pulled from the water unresponsive Wednesday at approximately 5…

Sanders endorses Clinton

July 15, 2016
By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — After weeks of withholding his official support, Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Tuesday, July 12. “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that,” Sanders said in a rhetorical shift from recent weeks, when the democratic socialist suggested a national convention…

“ Blue Star Marker ” rededicated

July 15, 2016
By Royal Barnard General Wing descendants Katrina Wing and sons, and Megan Foley, and Mark Foley, Jr. joined Garden Club presenters and dignitaries for a group photo after the ceremony, Saturday.

Rutland hearings begin death penalty review

July 15, 2016
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — Two weeks of hearings on the constitutionality of the death penalty opened Monday, July 11, in U.S. District Court in a case that has the potential to lead to the first-ever U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the legality of capital punishment. Defense lawyers for Donald Fell, who is facing…

West Hill Road slip lane closed

July 15, 2016
By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON — The West Hill Road slip lane will be closed for the next two months, according to Killington’s road and facilities manager, Chet Hagenbarth. “It’s safer that way,” he said. “It doesn’t affect traffic flow, especially at this time of year, so it’s safer to have it closed.” Hagenbarth said the…

Killington Village progress hits another delay

July 14, 2016
By Karen D. Lorentz The Rutland County Regional Planning Commission, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission and Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commissions have filed a Motion to Alter and Amend the Permit Conditions that were imposed regarding traffic studies in the June 21 Environmental Court decision regarding the Killington Village. In that decision Judge Thomas S.…

Carville and Matalin to headline second half for Project 240

July 14, 2016
  Project 240 logo RUTLAND – The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University announced July 11 that the second half of Project 240 is set to begin. As part of the remaining 10 events, the Paramount will welcome several prominent political experts and analysts to its stage, none of whom are more well-known than the powerhouse…

Refugee resettlement myths dispelled

July 14, 2016
By Stephen Seitz RUTLAND — A number of unfounded beliefs about Syrian refugees have made their way into the discussion over whether to allow 20-30 families to relocate to Rutland. Stacie Blake, the director of communications for government and community relations for the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants, of which the Vermont refugee program…

Rutland Board balks at refugee plan, but locals won’t get vote

July 14, 2016
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — The Board of Aldermen came up just short Tuesday, July 5, of granting a controversial citywide special election on whether to participate in a refugee resettlement program, but then endorsed a statement withholding the Board’s support for taking in refugees, at least until more information is available. A petition…

Killington municipal property tax rate set

July 14, 2016
By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON— Killington Select Board Chair Patty McGrath said that new rate for municipal property taxes would be 0.3333, “only slightly higher than we anticipated,” she said. The Select Board unanimously approved the rate at its regular meeting Tuesday, July 5, there was no further discussion. The 2015-16 rate was $0.4633 for an 18-month…

U.S. Senate passes GMO bill pre-empting Vt. law

July 14, 2016
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The U.S. Senate passed a GMO bill late Thursday, July 7, that will require food manufacturers to provide information about genetically engineered ingredients. The measure passed 63-30. The bill, S.764, allows companies to choose a text label, a symbol or a QR or bar code for GMO products. Manufacturers have lobbied…