By Katy Savage Seven people are running for five seats on the Board of Aldermen this Town Meeting Day, March 1. Paul Clifford is not seeking reelection, leaving one seat open.There are several familiar faces. Incumbents Michael Talbott, Sharon Davis, […]
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10 candidates seek election to Rutland school board
By Katy Savage There will be turnover on the contentious Rutland City School Board as four aren’t running for re-election on Town Meeting Day, March 1. Ten people are running for four open seats. Hurley Cavacas, Jr., Ann Dages, Dena […]
Legislature discusses mascot changes
By Katy Savage After Vermont school districts have grappled with how to deal with offensive school mascots, a new law may prevent schools from having mascots with racial or ethnic ties. The Senate Education Committee discussed a bill on Tuesday, […]
‘Miracle man’ returns to skiing after heart transplant
By Katy Savage Anthony Cosentino lay in a hospital with a pump connecting his leg to his heart to keep him alive. His muscle mass was gone and 90% of his heart had stopped functioning, but he remembers telling his […]
Hundreds attend local watch party for Hannah Soar
By Katy Savage Hannah Soar didn’t get a medal in her first Olympics on Feb. 6, but that didn’t matter to those who watched her grow up skiing. About 200 people got up before the sun on Sunday to cheer […]
Rutland dogs look for touchdowns in Puppy Bowl
By Katy Savage Before the Bengals and Rams take the field for Superbowl LVI on Feb. 13, puppies will compete in the 18th annual Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet and this year, two local dogs have made the cut. Dumpling […]
Killington’s Hannah Soar heads to Olympics
By Katy Savage Hannah Soar heard it growing up. As she bumped down the moguls of the Outer Limits trail at Killington Resort as a child, other skiers told her, “You’re going to be an Olympian,” Soar remembers. Soar, a […]
Rutland farmers market moves to new location due to contamination
By Katy Savage The Vermont Farmer Food Center on West Street in Rutland has been ordered to shut down after failing to submit a work plan to the state to remediate a contamination problem. Kimberly Caldwell, an environmental analyst at […]
Castleton Village School closes abruptly
Broken water line, asbestos displace students until March most likely By Katy Savage Castleton Village School abruptly closed for two months starting Tuesday, Jan. 18 after a broken water pipe and an asbestos problem damaged half the building. About 100 […]
Woodstock Trustees vote to require face masks
By Katy Savage Face masks are required in all public areas in the Woodstock Village, regardless of vaccination status in Woodstock, after a 4-1 Trustee vote on Jan. 11. Trustees Daphne Lowe, Seton McIlroy, Bill Corson and Jeff Kahn supported […]