Offers signing bonuses of up to $1,000 for plow drivers and mechanics The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is offering additional incentives to help recruit frontline maintenance workers and mechanics this season. From now through Dec. 31, newly hired plow drivers and mechanics who already have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) will receive a total…

The arrival of crisp, colder weather means many things to Vermonters–like the start of ski season and the coming holidays. But to many Vermonters, it means worrying about how to keep their families warm over the long winter months. Green Mountain Power is helping with a $130,000 donation to WARMTH, a program that helps Vermonters…

By Lani Duke Changing of the guard With Rutland Police Lt. Kevin Geno scheduled to retire in February, Sgt. Matthew Prouty is lined up for promotion to lieutenant and patrol division commander. Prepping for winter Like so many other improvements at the Vermont Farmers Food Center, the new sign at the VFFC on West Street…

KILLINGTON — The Killington Energy Committee sends out a big thank you to the over 20 community members that attended the solar roundtable that was conducted this past Saturday, Nov. 7. The roundtable provided an opportunity for several Killington residents to share their experience installing and using solar to power their homes and businesses. In…

The former OMYA Lab Building to be shared space PROCTOR—The Proctor Select Board will hold a second open house on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the town office to provide residents an opportunity to tour the current town office and the proposed space in the former OMYA Lab Building…

SHREWSBURY — On Monday Nov. 9, Rutland State Police received a report of a burglary on Lottery Road in the town of Shrewsbury, Vt. Victim George Lincoln, age 63, and VSP-Rutland would like any and all help recovering sentimental Civil War memorabilia passed down from generations. The Lincoln family is missing a 6” flint lock…

PITTSFIELD—The Pittsfield Select Board received an updated plan from DuBois & King for the proposed Tweed River Park. DuBois & King will be conducting a public meeting on Nov. 17, 2015 at 6 p.m. to take questions and comments from registered Pittsfield voters. The plan is on public display on the properties slated for the…

On Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, parades and parties hosted thousands of costumed locals and visitors to the region. At two of the bigger gatherings prizes were awarded, and folks put up amazing designs to win! Wobbly Barn, Killington The Wobbly Barn hosted a 21+ costumes-required party starting at 9 p.m. There was no cover, but donations…

By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the fourth story in a series on graduates of Green Mountain College’s Killington School of Resort Management (KSRM) program, the nation’s only three-year bachelor’s degree program in resort and hospitality management. Originally from Hampshire, England, Oliver Hardy moved to the states at age 15 and attended Lenape Valley…

ANR policy could balance wildlife, renewable energy By Gaen Murphree The bobolinks that nested in Vermont hayfields and grasslands this past summer are already winging their way toward winter homes in Argentina and Brazil. Environmentalists warn that when the birds return next spring some of their nesting habitat may have been swallowed up by the…

Submitted Chester, the seven-time national event winner, leaps off the dock in Killington. By Robin Alberti The weekend of Oct. 22-25, some local Fly Dogs traveled with their owners to the Ultimate Air Games, The Best of the Best, at Purina Farms in Grey Summit, Mo. This is an invitation-only event, and it is quite…

Submitted Charles Wise Charles Wise—a longtime Killington resident, community leader, and beloved friend to many for over 50 years—died at his home in Killington, Vt., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Charlie was born in 1931 in New York City and spent his growing-up years in Bayside, Queens. He was a Korean War Veteran with four…

Submitted Benjamin J. Rossman CLARENDON — On Oct. 24, 2015, at approx. 6:03 p.m., a member of the Vermont State Police was monitoring traffic on Route 103 in Clarendon when a 2012 Volvo S60 was observed traveling northbound at a high rate of speed — measured at 108 m.p.h. in a 50 m.p.h. speed zone.…

RUTLAND—Elsa’s and Anna’s trotted up the pathway, a Dalmatian sat, surrounded by glowing pumpkins on the steps, and a zombie followed, all with plastic orange pumpkins in hand. College of St. Joseph hosted its annual trick-or-treating event for the local community on Oct. 27 as a way for children to collect candy and show off…

WEST RUTLAND —  Rutland State Police and Fair Haven Police Department are investigating a series of gas drive-offs in the West Rutland and Fair Haven areas. Investigation suggests that the same male was driving a white 2004 Ford pick-up with Vermont Truck Registration 231A531 on Nov. 1 at 2:54 p.m. when gas was most recently pumped…