SHREWSBURY — On June 26, at 10:27 p.m., members of the Vermont State Police responded to an ATV crash on Upper Cold River Road in the town of Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Department also responded to assist at the crash scene. Troopers arrived on scene and through the course of the investigation learned Neal…

PITTSFORD—On June 22, 2016, at about 10 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers responded to the Champlain Farms convenience store, located at 3705 U.S. Route 7 in the town of Pittsford, for a reported armed robbery. According to police, the robbery involved a lone Caucasian male robber, who entered the store with a weapon and demanded…

BRANDON — Federal authorities on Wednesday, June 22, arrested a Brandon woman as part of a national health care fraud crackdown. The Office of the U.S. Attorney in Burlington said the 36-year-old Misti Baker was involved in Medicaid fraud, and that a federal judged had ordered that she be jailed pending a detention hearing on…

RUTLAND – A major sewer line at Rutland Regional Medical Center will be replaced with newer pipes designed to handle higher output volumes. The project will begin on July 11 and will replace an aging sewer line originally installed in 1957. About 300 feet of new 12-inch PVC pipe will improve reliability and capacity and meet…

Vermont Realtors® (VR), the state’s Realtor® association, announced the creation of a statewide Energy Efficient Professionals Qualifications Registry (EEPQR) in a news release June 24. “VR is creating EEPQR to address the significant hurdles facing the development of more energy-efficient homes in the marketplace,” said Isaac Chavez, CEO for Vermont Realtors®. “There exists general consensus…

Creek Path, Ripley Bridge projects continue RUTLAND CITY—Assistant City Engineer Nate Stansberry recently gave the Board of Aldermen a plan to put solar-powered flashing beacons where the Creek Path crosses Crescent, State, and West streets. Using solar power fits the city’s “Solar City” thrust, he said. Lights are to be installed in either late fall…

By: Lani Duke Farewell, Jonas Rosenthal POULTNEY—Poultney town and village manager Jonas Rosenthal has announced his plans to retire in September, after 31 years of serving the 1,579 residents of the rural community. In addition to filling the town manager post since 1985 and the village manager role since 1996, Rosenthal has also acted as…

On June 23 the National Park Service announced $1.19 million in grants to support 20 projects at significant battlefields across the country. The projects will research, document, or interpret dozens of battlefields representing more than 300 years of history. “From the shores of the Mariana Islands, to an old Dutch fort in Delaware, to a…

RUTLAND COUNTY — Phil Scott, candidate for Governor, has received strong support from Rutland County lawmakers. In Rutland County, those coming out to endorse Phil Scott for governor include: Rep. Thomas Burditt (R-West Rutland), Rep. Lawrence Cupoli (R-Rutland-5-2), Rep. Peter Fagan (R-Rutland-5-1), Rep. Thomas Terenzini (R-Rutland-4), Rep. William Canfield (R-Fair Haven), Rep. Robert Helm (R-Fair…

By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The Rutland Herald and the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus will stop publishing print editions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The two sister newspapers will publish online seven days a week. Newsprint will be available Thursday through Sunday. R. John Mitchell, chairman and president of the Herald Association Inc., made the announcement Monday…

By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — “I have a simple thesis. If you restore it, they will come.” With that thought, Rutland County Audubon Society Co-President Roy Pilcher summed up Friday’s preservation of 500 acres of wetland at the former Dean Farm on Union Street in Brandon. Owners Lyn and Jim Des Marais have sold…

VIP tickets go on sale July 5 KILLINGTON – Killington Resort announced Tuesday, June  28, that tickets for the 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cups will go on sale starting next Tuesday, July 5 at 8 a.m. Taking place over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26-27, Killington will host the first Alpine World Cup event in the…

Photo by Paul Holmes A patch of snow remained on Superstar June 15.

Courtesy of BRAM Members of the Ludlow town crew helped to remove old radiators at the Black River Academy Museum. LUDLOW — The original radiators in the Black River Academy Museum building are over 125 years old and have been deteriorating for some time; they are now springing leaks that can no longer be repaired. Last week,…

KILLINGTON — For three days athletes threw themselves down East Mountain Road in Killington on skateboards, competing for the fastest time. The Downhill Throwdown freeride event was back for a third year, featuring high-speed action June 16–18. Downhill skateboarders and street luge competitors from all over the world came to race down the two miles of…