By Curt Peterson Jennifer Mayfield, 29, is one of six athletes representing the Vermont Special Olympics at the USA Games in Orlando this week. The state delegation includes one other golfer, two track athletes and two swimmers. Fourteen support people […]
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WSESU superintendent David Baker moves on
By Curt Peterson After 10 years as superintendent of Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU), David Baker is leaving to accept the position of superintendent at Orange Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU), in Hardwick in the Northeast Kingdom. WSESU includes the towns […]
Covid in schools leads to 50% absenteeism
By Curt Peterson At a recent Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCSU) board meeting concern was raised about effects the latest variant of Covid is having on attendance. Student attendance below 51% on a given day means that day […]
Former Barnard Select Board member accuses town official of making offensive posters leading up to election
By Curt Peterson Tim Johnson, a Select Board member of 20 years in Barnard, lost his seat to former town lister Richard Lancaster at Barnard’s Town Meeting. Johnson initially accepted the outcome as “democratic and fair.” He told the Mountain […]
WCSU takes on U.S. News Rating System
Inaccurate data reduced ranking from No. 3 to No. 30 in the past two year By Curt Peterson U. S. News and World Report magazine is well-known for its annual ratings of colleges and high schools. Windsor Central Unified Union […]
Killington Select Board appoints new planner
By Curt Peterson Killington selectmen have made Daryl Arminius’s appointment as town planner official. Arminius was most recently town planner in Charlotte for four years. “It was simply the job that drew me to Killington,” he told the Mountain Times. […]
Well drilling will determine capacity of Killington’s proposed new municipal water system
By Curt Peterson Two large well-drilling rigs were headed for a water source site behind the Mountain Times offices recently, but the bridge to cross the Ottauquechee River appeared to be strained as the first truck made the trip. The […]
Reading to use ARPA funding for air filters
By Curt Peterson The Reading Select Board decided on Feb. 14 to invest $22,500 of the town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund to provide air purification units in the Reading Elementary School building as well as other public buildings […]
Young Hartland chef is driving her dream in a refurbished bus
By Curt Peterson Nora Rice was born and raised in Hartland, and developed her deep love for fresh local produce, farm-raised meats and the art of food preparation growing up at Cobb Hill Cohousing and Cedar Hill Farm. At 18, […]
Couple paints Hartland house bright blue and yellow in support of Ukraine
By Curt Peterson Partners Doug Nolet and Meg Carleton were sitting around contemplating the state of the world, particularly the plight of the Ukrainian people under attack by the Russian military, when they decided to do something about it. Nolet, […]