By Curt Peterson Incumbent Democrat Sens. Alison Clarkson of Woodstock and Richard McCormack of Bethel are running against Democrat Rebecca White and Republicans Dana Colson, Jr and Alice Flanders for three Windsor County Senate seats. All candidates will be represented […]
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Three Dems seek two seats in Windsor-6 House district
By Curt Peterson Three Democrat candidates are seeking two seats in the primary election on Aug. 9 for the Windsor 6 House district, serving White River Junction and a portion of Quechee. Incumbent Kevin Christie (D-White River) said his goal […]
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Hartland residents report many bears sightings, some conflicts
By Curt Peterson The Hartland listserv has been buzzing with bear sightings. David Cooper, who lives on Mace Hill Road, photographed a wandering ursine on his road July 15 at 5:20 p.m. and posted the image on the listserv. That […]
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BA.5 is the latest of a ‘parade of surges’ to expect, Covid experts say
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger It’s been roughly a year since the Delta variant arrived in Vermont, reversing what had been a nearly Covid-free summer. Delta caused a surge in cases and hospitalizations, propelling what Health Commissioner Mark Levine deemed a new […]
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Farm stand proposal has Hartland in an uproar
By Curt Peterson No one would argue that the Bedell Farm in Hartland, with its crumbling barn, overgrown fields, poorly-aging home and some rusty implements, wasn’t an eyesore. So when Rock Webster’s land improvement company cleared the structures, leveled the […]
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Select Board names new fire chief search committee
By Curt Peterson At its July 11 meeting the Killington Select Board emerged from executive session to announce names of those appointed to thefire chief search committee. Select Board chair Steve Finneron and Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth will serve as facilitators and […]
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Woodstock Union High School to get new heating system
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Supervisory Union board has plans to build a new $80 million middle school/high school — possibly as soon as three to five years. But the current complex, built in the 1960s, has to function […]
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Killington posts new paid fire chief position
By Curt Peterson Killington is hoping to hire a paid fire chief for the first time in the organization’s history. The salaried position was advertised in the Mountain Times on June 15 and 22. Gary Roth, who has been a […]
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Killington outlines plans for unexpected hazards
By Curt Peterson According to the Killington Hazard Mitigation Planning Team, the four possible natural disasters to which the town is most vulnerable are, extreme cold, snow, and ice association with winter storms, high winds, thunder/tropical storms, tornadoes, and severe […]
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Community weighs in on WCSU name change
By Curt Peterson Around 262 members of the Windsor Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) community responded to a survey designed to seek opinions about changing the district’s name. The survey was distributed through all the local listservs in the district. Current […]