The Vermont Donor Milk Center (VDMC) has announce the opening of a new freezer site at 123 S. Mendon Road in Mendon. This expansion aims to increase the availability of pasteurized donor human milk to families in Vermont and northern New York. Since its inception in 2020, the VDMC has been dedicated to providing life-saving…

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) will host an informational meeting open to the public on Wednesday, June 12, to present a draft long-range management plan (LRMP) for the Castleton Management Unit (CMU) plan for Blueberry Hill and Birdseye Wildlife Management Areas that will guide the management of these lands for the next 20…

The Attorney General’s Office announced June 3 that it has filed civil enforcement actions against two Vermont Medicaid providers for fraud. The lawsuits, currently pending in Vermont Superior Court, were investigated and brought by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) and allege separate violations of the Vermont False Claims Act. Locally,…

Mosher Excavating has resumed their work on East Mountain Road for flood recovery repairs from the intersection with Route 4 (Skyeship) to Bear Mountain Road.   That section of East Mountain Road has been closed from 7 a.m. until the afternoon since May 13 and will remained closed during that time until Friday, June 7. …

Expect drilling and blasting this entire week at intersection of Route 4 and Killington Road in Killington. A detour remains in place via West Hill Road. There will be one blast daily between 11 a.m. and 12 noon (if unforeseen delays it could be as late as 1 p.m.). “A second drill rig will arrive this…

The Hartland school budget re-vote will take place on June 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Damon Hall. Voting early: Once the ballots are ready you can vote in person at Damon Hall and give the ballot to the Town Clerk, even if it is before voting day. Ballots are expected to arrive on…

The first vote passed by 9 votesbut was petitioned,the second vote failed by 14 By Curt Peterson The Hartland school budget revote on May 28 failed by 14 votes – 537 to 551. Two days later the School Board held an emergency meeting to strategize its next move. Chair Nicki Buck explained the board can…

Barstow, Otter Valley prepare for third budget votes June 11 and 12 Staff report On Thursday, May 30, two Rutland County school budgets were up for revotes. Only one passed. On its third attempt, Rutland Town School District’s $10.57 million budget passed 477-288. On its fourth attempt, Slate Valley Unified Union’s $30.8 million budget failed…

By Katy Savage After serving just one term, Rep. Tesha Buss, D-West Woodstock, is stepping down. Buss, 50, won’t be seeking reelection in November to spend more time with her family and focus on her daughter’s gymnastics career. Her daughter, Izabella Skuro, 10, recently won the state championship in Xcel Bronze.   “She won the…

By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula About 70 people attended the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) school board meeting Monday, June 3, to hear a presentation by Marty Spaulding and Paul Stafford of PCI Capital Project Consulting, and Kurt Naser of PC Construction, on three options for fixing the 50-year-old middle/high school facilities in Woodstock.…

By Victoria Gaither Renowned for its world-class skiing, Killington also boasts a reputation for producing exceptional students through Vermont State University’s Resort and Hospitality Management Program at Killington. The man who led that charge, producing many students who are now managers in the ski industry and general managers of the hospitality industry is retiring. Family,…

The grand opening of New England Cider Donuts at 29 Main St. in Ludlow was recently celebrated with a ribbon cutting. The new shop will offer local coffee, breakfast sandwiches, assorted baked goods, in addition to delicious cider and specialty donuts. In the summer months it’ll also offer extravagant ice cream sundaes. 

By Polly Mikula Ricky Bowen, foreman for the town of Killington highways and facilities, stepped away from that post on May 15 after 36 years of service.  “The town will not publicly comment further because of respect for the process and because this is a personnel matter,” wrote Town Manager Michael Ramsey. “However, during the…

Vermont is among the first states to launch thenew permanent federally-funded program  Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont agencies of Human Services and Education announced May 21 that the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Vermont’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (SEBT) plan to help feed eligible school aged children during the summer vacation months.…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The cruiser Vermont State Police Cpl. Eric Vitali was driving when he crashed into a parked fire truck on Interstate 89 in March was traveling at 88 mph just before the crash and between 79 mph and 86 mph at impact. That’s according to a standard crash report submitted by the Vermont…