By Andrew Nemethy, VTDigger.org Vermont’s snow sports industries are having an epic winter — but not in a good way. After last year’s prodigious snows and long winter sports season, which ran up a record number of 4.7 million alpine skier and rider visits and boosted sales of snowmobiles and other gear, this winter is…

By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org Vermont’s junior senator may have won New Hampshire presidential primary by 22 points, but “Bernie Sanders’ honeymoon is over,” CNN media reporter Dylan Byers began his story headlined “Sanders braces for a hard look from the press.” “Now that Sanders promised to take the fight to Hillary Clinton in every region…

Courtesy of Fenway Park

By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK — On March 1, voters will be asked to consider whether to float a $100,000 bond to expand the town’s tourist welcome center on Mechanic Street into a permanent office for the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. The money would allow the chamber to add 300 square feet for office and storage…

By Stephen Seitz QUECHEE — The Quechee Club’s aquatic center expansion is advancing and should be open in time for Memorial Day weekend, according to club General Manager Tim Lewis.  “Construction is coming along well,” he said. The project received Act 250 approval last August. The project encompasses replacing and expanding the indoor and outdoor…

By Christopher Biddle MOUNT HOLLY — At a public meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, Ed Bove, executive director of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, met with members of the Mount Holly Planning Commission, Select Board Chair Ted Crawford, and about 15 Mount Holly residents, to facilitate the writing of a new town plan. The group…

By Diane Scappaticci Rosenblum KILLINGTON—On Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 1, Killington voters will be asked to approve a 10-year, low-interest loan of $200,000 in order to replace its library roof. The proposed loan would require zero percent down, meaning no increase in taxes would be needed. The library has allocated enough money to repay…

Public asked to participate in the planning process A group of Rutland area residents and local organizations, led by Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) and Castleton University, are working to start a makerspace in Rutland. They are looking for public comment on the concept, which will be followed by a public meeting. “Our goal at…

SHREWSBURY — On Feb. 15 at 11:28 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a residence on Cold River Road in the town of Shrewsbury for a report of a shooting. The caller reported being in a dispute with his girlfriend and that she had been shot. Upon arrival, they discovered a…

RUTLAND — On Tuesday, Feb. 16 at approx. 9:30 a.m., the Vermont Drug Task Force, along with partners, conducted arrest operations in southwestern Vermont. At this time, 20 individuals have been arrested on drug related charges. More arrests are expected. A press conference is scheduled at the Vermont State Police barracks in Rutland on Wednesday,…

On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at approximately 3:55 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a child that had been located in a stream behind a daycare provider’s business in the town of Waterbury Center. When family members arrived at Elephant in the Field, a licensed daycare provider, to pick up their 3-year-old child, staff…

Submitted A Hummer H2 landed on its roof after a 15-foot fall into the Saxtons River. On Feb. 6, 2016, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Route 121 in Grafton. The vehicle involved was a yellow Hummer H2. The vehicle was operated by Irfan Arif age 17…

Courtesy of CSJ Provider Scholarship students hold bingo games at the Bardwell House. RUTLAND—On Feb. 5, the College of St. Joseph announced that its Provider Scholars have contributed more than 10,000 service hours in the community since the program’s inception in the fall of 2013. A Provider Scholarship is worth $65,000 over four years for…

By Karen D. Lorentz Presenters Rob Megnin (Killington), Michael van Eyck (Bromley), and Carolyn Stimpson (Wachusett) shared info on programs to attract first-timers to snow sports. By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON — Over 400 people participated in the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Eastern Winter Conference and Trade Show hosted by Killington Resort last week.…

RUTLAND–Darren Childs, board president, and Kelly Giancola, executive director, cut the ribbon at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rutland Community Cupboard’s new location at 65 River St. in Rutland. The Rutland Community Cupboard serves individuals and families who are in need of food, and all food items are free, thanks…