By Katy Savage Woodstock voters could decide to buy the privately owned Woodstock Aqueduct Company and make it a municipal operation on Town Meeting Day in March.  The aqueduct company, owned by the Billings family and other investors, is being offered for sale for the value of the debt.  It’s unclear how much debt…

  By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Col. Mark Anarumo leaves post as president of Norwich.   By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The president of Norwich University said he is departing the military school over three years on the job. Mark Anarumo said Friday, Jan. 5, that he was leaving by “mutual” decision. Provost and Dean of the Faculty Karen Gaines…

By Curt Peterson Hartland has a new town manager. John Broker-Campbell, 44, was officially appointed Tuesday, Jan. 2, with a salary of $92,000 and full benefits. “John clearly demonstrated that he has the skill set, experience and enthusiasm to be a successful town manager for Hartland,” Select Board chair Phil Hobbie said in a website…

Submitted By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger A month after Vermont’s Environmental Court renewed a warrant for Daniel Banyai’s arrest, law enforcement say the Slate Ridge owner has left the state. Environmental Court Judge Thomas Durkin required Vermont State Police and the Rutland County sheriff to submit official updates every 30 days on their efforts to arrest Banyai.  In…

Act 127’s new weighting formula, allows up to 10% increase with 5% cap on the equalized tax rate; rising property values aren’t capped By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula Courtesy Ben Ford, MVSU  The chart above show the projected FY25 tax rates for each district town; the $1.5984 rate in the first row is the…

By Curt Peterson Hartland has a new town manager. John Broker-Campbell, 44, was officially appointed Tuesday, Jan. 2, with a salary of $92,000 and full benefits. “John clearly demonstrated that he has the skill set, experience and enthusiasm to be a successful town manager for Hartland,” Select Board chair Phil Hobbie said in a website…

By Curt Peterson Hartland has a new town manager. John Broker-Campbell, 44, was officially appointed Tuesday, Jan. 2, with a salary of $92,000 and full benefits. “John clearly demonstrated that he has the skill set, experience and enthusiasm to be a successful town manager for Hartland,” Select Board chair Phil Hobbie said in a website…

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In 2015, Vermont lawmakers reformed the state’s electric grid by requiring utilities to purchase or build more renewable energy.  During the coming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3, 2024, lawmakers plan to take up a bill to strengthen the law, known as the renewable energy standard. It will likely require utilities to source even…

It was not just an unusually warm year, 2023 was a year of extremes throughout the state, from flooding to cold snaps and heat waves By Erin Petenko/VTDigger By Erin Petenko/VTDigger, with data from National Weather Service The chart above shows the average temperatures in Burlington since 1900. This past year, 2023, was well above average. …

Submitted   Starting Jan. 1, Green Mountain Power (GMP) will continue its rebate programs to help customers save when they switch from fossil fuels to clean electricity for driving, heating and cooling, yard care and more. All GMP’s programs are designed to help cut costs for all GMP customers while also cutting carbon emissions.  Also…

Submitted Kathleen Demaio   Kathleen A. Demaio, 81, passed away in her home on Dec. 11, 2023. She was born Oct. 31, 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey the daughter of Frank and Louise (Deluca) Montone. She worked as a computer programmer as an independent contractor for the U.S. Postal Service. Demaio graduated college with…

Submitted   Route 4 was closed the morning of Dec. 31 in Killington for a  jack-knifed tractor-trailer unit. Police said Kenneth Hoag, 36, of Hoosick Falls, New York was traveling in the tractor trailer eastbound on Route 4 near Jughandle Road and Winterberry Road when he lost control due to icy road conditions around 6:30…

Submitted   State Treasurer Mike Pieciak was joined by state and national leaders Dec. 19 at a press conference in Burlington to announce legislation that would establish a baby bonds program in Vermont. Baby Bonds is an innovative policy to address intergenerational poverty, support rural economic development, and retain young people in Vermont.   The policy would…

  Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…