By Curt Peterson  At the Oct.16 Select Board meeting the Policing in Hartland Committee presented recommendations for future law enforcement. Mandi Potter, committee chair and a selectwoman, read the 1.5-page report created by the seven-member panel. At the committee’s Oct. 11 meeting, Potter condensed results of a public forum and other resident…

  After a four-month drug investigation, a Rutland man was arrested for five counts of sale of cocaine on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Police arrested Kevin Seward, 36, of Rutland. The investigation into Seward’s distribution of cocaine involved the use of confidential informants who purchased cocaine from Seward on five separate occasions. During the investigation, the…

  Police said an Ingersoll and several Milwaukee tools were stolen from the Agency of Transportation garage in Tunbridge. Transportation Area Maintenance Supervisor Daryl Benson told police the tools were last observed present at the site on Oct. 13 and later realized to be missing on Oct. 20 between the hours of 9 and 10…

  By Curt Peterson For two days last week the Hartland Listserv buzzed with residents’ accounts of a 40-ish short white man in a white or silver pickup truck who appeared at multiple addresses on Oct. 18-19. The driver approached several homeowners requesting “money to buy gas to get to (his) bank in White River…

The Vermont State Police identified the suspect that stole a Vermont State Police cruiser and patrol rifle as Timothy Gabriel, 29, whose most recent addresses were in Burlington and Rutland. Members of the Vermont State Police located Gabriel walking on Cherry Street in Burlington on Wednesday, Oct. 18 around 4:30 p.m. He ignored commands directing…

  By Polly Mikula The K-1 Lodge provided ample space, great acoustics and a stunning backdrop for this year’s Killington Community Update held Oct. 19.     By Polly Mikula Great Gulf bought the rights and permitted plans to develop a village at the base of Killington Resort in May setting in motion a plan…

The Vermont State Police identified the suspect that stole a Vermont State Police cruiser and patrol rifle as Timothy Gabriel, 29, whose most recent addresses were in Burlington and Rutland. Members of the Vermont State Police located Gabriel walking on Cherry Street in Burlington on Wednesday, Oct. 18 around 4:30 p.m. He ignored commands directing…

  The heavens may have opened last Saturday, Oct. 7, in Ludlow, but even the downpour didn’t seem to faze the over 400 people who braved the weather so they could enjoy the many different varieties of chili available at the Ludlow Rotary Club’s 32nd annual chilicook-off. Judges, town managers and Select Board leaders made certain…

    Vermont State University (VTSU) Interim President Mike Smith released the voluntary faculty buyout plan to university faculty on Monday, Oct. 9, afternoon as part of the ongoing academic optimization efforts. Optimization calls for programs to be either maintained, sunsetted, moved, or consolidated to save as much as $3.35 million annually, to meet student needs…

  Vermont residents affected by July’s severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides now have until Tuesday, Oct. 31 to apply for FEMA assistance. This does not mean people should delay applying — the sooner people apply, the sooner FEMA can process your claim, a news release Oct. 11 from FEMA stated. Those with storm-caused expenses and live…

    The Vermont Dept. of Economic Development  announced Oct. 13 that the Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) application portal will close on Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. Businesses who have yet to apply or are still completing their application will need to do so by Monday. “This $20 million grant program has been a…

    RUTLAND—In advance of the cold and flu season,is updating their visitor guidelines and asking the public’s help in curbing the spread of infectious diseases. “We are making some adjustments to our visitor guidelines,” said Dr. Todd Gregory, chief medical officer for the hospital, in a news release, Oct. 12. “We want to keep…

Mosher Excavating will finish work on the upper section of East Mountain Road (from Roundabout to the bridge) this week and will move to the lower section (Bear Mountain Road and down to Route 4) next week Oct. 23-Nov. 3, with that portion closed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.  There will be signs at the…

The Agency of Natural Resources Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) fined Ascutney Fire District #2, the owner and operator of a public water system in Weathersfield,  of the Vermont Water Supply Rule (VWSR) on Oct. 13. It has been directed to bring the water system into compliance. Many Vermonters use public community water systems for…

  Company recently added 30,000 square feet and plans for multiple expansions  RUTLAND—Kalow Technologies, a leading contract manufacturer of packaging, beverage dispensing, ag tech, and 3D printing equipment recently leased and began renovation work on an additional 30,000 square feet of space at 155 Seward Road in Rutland. The additional space was acquired to meet…