Dear editor, Thanks to all who attended the Rutland Meals Challenge at Rutland Bowlerama and to those who gave donations to our bowlers! This event raised an amazing $1,126 for the Rutland Meals Challenge, which will provide 4,504 meals to food shelves in Rutland County. Please visit https://vtmealschallenge.wordpress.com to learn more about the Rutland Meals…

Dear Editor, In response to the article “Experts predict bad mosquito season for area” in the May 28-June 3 edition: This year, it is so obvious that something is different in respects to the horrific amount of mosquitos out, not just during the evening hours, but, all day long.  I have not been able to…

Dear Editor, I have a serious question for the town on an issue that has been left out of the Town Report — in fact it never made it into the financials of the 2014 Town Report, but is clearly stated in the Auditor’s Report. On page 9 of the Audior’s Report it states that…

Dear Editor, On behalf of the hundreds of families who will benefit, bravo to everyone who helped make Pack the Paramount a tremendous success. From The Vermont Country Store to Westminister Crackers, Hannaford and Price Chopper, from employees of Heritage Family Credit Union and Rutland Regional Medical Center to Green Mountain Power, from the elderly…

Dear Editor, The letter to the editor in last week’s edition penned by Town Manager Seth Webb on the town’s behalf, seemed more of a press release than the answers I was looking for regarding FEMA reimbursement. I posed these questions to Webb in an email a week before writing the letter for publication. I…

By Ed Gogek, M.D. State legislatures across the country are legalizing medical marijuana, but the nation’s physicians aren’t demanding these laws. The American Medical Association (AMA) doesn’t support them, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Society of Addiction Medicine both oppose these laws. The American Cancer Society hasn’t demanded medical marijuana, and…

Dear Editor, We have had several letters to the editor in recent weeks expressing their concerns about town matters. I would like to address the issues in the paper as a way of creating an open dialog where all citizens and the Selectboard can come to understand and respond to issues at hand. The Selectboard…

By Guy Page Just because it's summer, that doesn’t mean Vermont has taken a holiday from energy deals and projects. Far from it! In June alone, the wheels were turning to bring more hydro, nuclear (you read correctly), natural gas, and solar power to Vermont–or in the case of hydro, at least through Vermont. Nuclear…

Dear Editor, In a news article last week it stated FEMA would not pay any of the required upgrades to infrastructure destroyed during Irene imposed on towns from the state of Vermont. I know the town of Killington has been waiting for funds from FEMA for some four years now so I have a few…

Dear Editor, Thank you so much for your great and supportive coverage of our recent Trek to Taste on the trails of Woodstock. Over 1200 people attended the event, enjoying local food, fun and fitness. This was a record number, due in part to your great community reporting. Thank you for that, and for all…

Dear Editor, Rutland’s PEG-TV recently announced the retirement of their long time executive director. The three-station juggernaut has been a success that hopefully will continue. They last reported revenues of $750,000 and $1.4 million in assets with a well-paid and benefitted staff. But that success came in part at great cost to the town of…

State to submitting final case to FEMA on Killington’s behalf in July Dear Editor, Last weeks’ news about FEMA rejecting the state’s appeal to fund the cost of box culverts for other towns raised questions about our own town’s outstanding claims to FEMA. I wanted to write to share where the town of Killington stands…

Dear Editor, In response to Vince Chiarella’s letter to the editor “KPAA Questions Answered” in last week’s, June 18-24, 2015 paper, his letter has no new information that is not included in the KPAA’s  presentation to the Killington Select Board or The Mountain Times article “Town officials support contracting with new association for marketing and…

Dear Editor, Brandon’s special town meeting next Monday and election next Tuesday, June 30, offer voters an opportunity to build success upon success. As a town, Brandon has made visible progress over the last several months. We now have decisions to make together on a small number of important questions. It is our hope that…

Dear Editor, I have a lot of serious concerns about what is happening in Killington. As a long time resident and gardening professional, I’m alarmed at the decisions that have been made. I’m all for the beautification of Killington, but the decisions made on few new garden areas were not well thought out. The amount of…