By Jacob Knipes Some of Vermont’s top librarians visited Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington this past Tuesday, Aug. 9. The visit came as part of an initiative by the Vermont Department of Libraries to tour every county in Vermont and visit the local libraries. Joshua Muse, consultant of library technology for the department, detailed how…

By John Flowers/ Addison County Independent The Vermont State Board of Education voted unanimously Friday, Aug. 12, to issue an opinion that “there is an overwhelming risk” that Ripton won’t be able to assume full responsibility for educating its students beginning next July — either as a supervisory district or as a school district within…

By Karen D. Lorentz Not everyone has the good luck to find their direction in life at age 11, but for Devon McCluskey, an introduction to snowboarding by a cousin proved a fortuitous event that set him on a ski-industry path that he is passionate about. “My Christmas present that year was a ticket to…

By Curt Peterson At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Windsor Central Supervisory Union policy committee discussed a capital debt repayment policy that is still in the idea stages, according to its presenter, Ben Ford of Woodstock, who chairs the finance committee. The policy idea was the product of a July joint meeting of the building…

By Katy Savage The Vermont Farmers Market won’t be returning to the Vermont Farm Food Center (VFFC) building in Rutland this November, as hoped. VFFC Executive Director Heidi Lynch said environmental clean-up of the site hit a snag and more testing is required. “With more recent reporting from engineers, there are more tests that need…

By Katy Savage The Brandon Free Public Library temporarily closed Aug. 6 for 10 days after a staff member was threatened with sexual assault from a person in the community. Library Director Molly Kennedy said the threat was made against a female library clerk on June 30. Kennedy was informed about the incident on July…

By Curt Peterson At its regular meeting, Aug. 8, the Killington Select Board proposed to increase the fees for the required annual registration of short-term rentals for the next program term — Nov. 1, 2022 through Oct. 31, 2023. The registration fee for each category will increase over this year’s fee by $250, Select Board…

By Curt Peterson Deb and Andre Patenaude posted the first listserv notice about “campers” at Hartland’s Exit 9 Park and Ride lot on Aug. 3. “Okay, Hartlanders. I’m very surprised that no one has commented on the new eye sore that parked in the park n ride!” they posted, adding that the “campers” seemed to…

By Curt Peterson Hartland resident John Kapise of Bohaka Road celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, Aug. 5. He served in the U.S. army artillery from 1942 to 1945, starting in England and helping drive the Nazi army through France and into Germany before the surrender. After the war and a stint on the grounds…

Mayor nominates Joe Barbagallo By Jacob Knipes During the “communications from the mayor” portion of the Aug. 1 Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor David Allaire announced that after some consideration Matt Reveal had withdrawn his nomination to the board. Reveal was previously nominated for the vacancy, first created by Devon Neary’s departure from the board…

By Brooke Geery This summer, Killington Resort and the Play Forever fund are proud to invest in our community by participating in a Community Support Agriculture (CSA) program. Through this partnership, in-season produce items are supplied by local farms and distributed for free on a first-come, first served basis to active Killington team members monthly…

Democrats John Bartholomew and Elizabeth Burrows secured House seats for the Windsor-1 district, over Paul Belaski on Tuesday. Bartholomew and Burrows were tied in official results, with each getting about 30% of the vote, while Belaski got about 20% of the vote. They face no challenges in the November general election.

Democrats Alison Johannensen and David Singer will be the new assistant judges for Windsor county. Johannensen got 27% of the vote in unofficial results on Tuesday, followed by David Singer, who got about 18%. Democrat Michael Ricci, who was appointed to the position less than a year ago, got about 15% of the vote in…

Democrat Ryan Palmer secured a victory on primary election night for Windsor county sheriff with 44% of the vote, over Thomas Battista, who had 30% of the vote in unofficial results. Palmer will face incumbent Republican Michael Chamberlain in November.

David Zuckerman secured the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on Tuesday. “I am honored and humbled to have been chosen by so many of my fellow Vermonters to be the Democratic nominee,” Zuckerman said in a statement. “I would like to thank my competitors in this race. I enjoyed getting to know them better and…