The Vermont Department of Taxes will begin issuing lists by end of the year of 100 individual taxpayers and 100 business taxpayers with the highest amounts of unpaid tax debt, the state announced Sept. 8. A new law, Act 174, enacted in June 2014 grants Vermont’s commissioner of taxes the ability to compile and publish…

RUTLAND—The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) will begin collecting flood-related data from area municipalities over the next few months, in an ongoing effort to prepare for potential flooding and protect water quality in the region. The work will focus on Act 16 (H. 401), a law enacted in 2013 that adds flood resilience to the…

RUTLAND — Forest Street closed to through traffic beginning Sept. 6. The closure will last approximately 28 days and is a result of an accelerated bridge construction project. The bridge over Moon Brook will be completely replaced. Therefore, no through traffic will be permitted on Forest Street between Gibson Avenue and Park Street during the closure…

KILLINGTON — Due to contractor delays, the repaving of Killington Road from Route 4 to West Hill has been rescheduled, the town of Killington announced Friday, Sept. 5. Work will continue on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13 with paving scheduled to conclude on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.

ROCHESTER/BRANDON  — The Vermont Agency of Transportation has issued a construction update regarding a road closure to all traffic. Route 73 between Rochester and Brandon (the Brandon Gap) will close to traffic at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, and reopen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. As part of the Rochester/Middlebury/Warren bridge repair projects, bridge…

KILLINGTON—A 65-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Saturday, Aug. 30, at the height of the well-attended annual Killington Classic Motorcycle rally, when he hit a large bump in Killington Road and lost control of his bike. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m., according to Lieutenant Charles J. Cacciatore of the Vermont State Police. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock…

STOCKBRIDGE—Stockbridge residents are invited to attend a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Stockbridge Central School to hear about the town’s new five-year town plan and to provide their views and perspectives to the planning commission. After the hearing, the commission will have the option to amend the draft plan…

CAVENDISH — On Sept. 4, 2014, at approximately 9 p.m., Rockingham State Police received a call regarding a burglary at 319 Greven Road Ext in the Town of Cavendish. The call was placed by Raymond Wood, age 49, who informed Vermont State Police that two flat-screen televisions had been taken from his residence. He stated the…

EAST RANDOLPH — On Thursday, Aug. 28 at about 3:30 p.m., Zachary Paroline, 14, of East Randolph, stepped out from behind a parked van into the path of a 2005 Cadillac CTS driven by Cady Boule, 17, of Randolph Center. The incident occurred on Route 14 South in East Randolph. The weather was partly sunny and…

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) announced its decisions on 2015 rate increase requests for insurance plans offered through Vermont Health Connect (VHC), Vermont’s online health insurance marketplace. The decisions are the result of a 90-day review and technical analysis that began with the insurers filing their rate requests by June…

POULTNEY — Do you know someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to enrich the Poultney community in sharing his or her time and talents? If so, the Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce encourages you to nominate that person for the Citizen of the Year award. Presented annually, the Citizen of the Year…

RUTLAND—The board of directors of BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont announces it has selected Carol Flint as BROC’s new executive director. Mary Jean Inglee, BROC’s board president, commented that “We are confident that Carol’s experience, knowledge, and integrity are a great match for the work, staff, and friends of BROC, and together we will continue…

By Lani Duke College classes resume CASTLETON — Castleton College President Dave Wolk recently recounted his school’s progress to an audience of more than 500 in the Casella Theater. He described the school as being “in transformation,” venturing into entrepreneurial areas with a new international student initiative designed to bring in talented students from foreign countries.…

By Lani Duke Rutland Plywood fire sends up more smoke The city of Rutland continues to uncover new information about the fire that flattened Rutland Plywood and those affected. Now we learn the Vermont Department of Corrections is affected. When the fire burned down the plant, it eliminated jobs for 15 of the 66 people…

For an update on this story please click here UPDATE: (Sept. 11, 2014) KILLINGTON  – Powdr, the owner and operator of our Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, has reached an agreement to sell its Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) assets—including the base area, parking, lower ski terrain and lifts, as well as water and snowmaking for…