By Brett Yates New Chittenden resident Nicole Vachon Hanlon has taken the reins at Barstow Helping Hands, a club that connects students at the local pre-K-8 school to charitable endeavors and community involvement. On Oct. 25, she visited the Chittenden […]
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New auditor appointed in Pittsfield
By Brett Yates On Oct. 21, the Pittsfield Select Board appointed Anne Muller to fill a vacancy on the town’s board of auditors until a vote at next year’s Town Meeting. Select Board member Ann Kuendig identified Muller as a […]
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Rooster owner tells her side of story
By Brett Yates Since July, the Pittsfield Select Board has endeavored to determine how to respond to a townswoman’s complaints about a noisy rooster on Lower Michigan Road, near the corner of Route 100. At the board’s Oct. 7 meeting, […]
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Municipal logging considered in Chittenden
By Brett Yates In 2004, the town of Chittenden purchased the 138-acre Rutland Grammar School woodlot with the hope of using timber revenue to boost municipal finances, but for 17 years, the land has gone untouched. That could soon change. […]
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Revenue up at GMNGC
By Brett Yates KILLINGTON — The municipally-owned Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) has enjoyed a profitable season thus far, netting $28,000 more than it had at the same point last year, according to the Killington Select Board, which reviewed […]
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Chittenden to landscape reconfigured intersection
By Brett Yates Following a swift redesign of the junction of Holden Road and Dam Road earlier in September, the town of Chittenden now aims to beautify its new T intersection. On Sept. 27, the Chittenden Select Board approved a […]
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Rooster could inspire noise ordinance, professional mediation
By Brett Yates A rooster in Pittsfield appears to have stirred a controversy among its human neighbors. The bird’s “constant crowing” has come up as a major topic of debate at four Select Board meetings since July, when Rebecca Steward, […]
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Chittenden reconfigures intersection
By Brett Yates On Sept. 13, the Chittenden Select Board approved a proposal to redesign the intersection of Holden Road and Dam Road, with a cost not to exceed $2,000. Currently, drivers heading south on Holden Road approach a fork […]
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Video ads to showcase downtown Rutland
By Brett Yates The Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) has hired BENT Media, a video production company based in Franklin County, to create a series of advertisements that will promote shopping, dining, art, and entertainment in the city’s historic center. By […]
State News
50,000 Vermonters to receive new driver’s licenses after barcode errors caused travel issues
By Ashley DeLeon/VTDigger Almost 50,000 Vermonters are expected to receive new driver’s licenses after several newly printed cards were rejected by federal transportation scanning machines, according to the Vermont Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The error did not impact people’s ability to […]