By Julia Purdy and Polly Lynn Mikula RUTLAND—Friday, April 20, the Mountain Times staff made a field trip to Casella Recycling in Center Rutland, the heart of the Casella trash collection and recycling empire. The visit was made partly to […]
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Hagenbarth named interim town manager of Killington; Town signs contract for golf course management, lends $250,000 to golf pro shop
By Julia Purdy On Tuesday, April 17, the Killington Select Board and 18 members of the public in addition to town employees, gathered for the regularly scheduled meeting. After adjourning for a brief executive session at the beginning of the […]
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Townspeople spoke, Killington Select Board listened
By Julia Purdy KILLINGTON— On Thursday, April 12, the Killington Select Board held a special meeting for the specific purpose of receiving public input and discussion on two urgent topics, which emerged from Town Meeting this year: future management of […]
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Rescuing Rutland neighborhoods, one city-owned house at a time
By Julia Purdy RUTLAND—All real estate speculation isn’t bad. In Rutland’s case, the city sees it as an avenue toward the revitalization of in-town neighborhoods and a way to get tax sale properties – typically distressed and an invitation to […]
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Pittsford residents versus Dollar General: Round five
By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—The fourth Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on the application to build a Dollar General store on Plains Road in Pittsford village convened Monday, March 26, in two segments: a site visit and a presentation indoors at […]
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Next generation takes over sugaring opperation
Chittenden family farm plans for its second century By Julia Purdy CHITTENDEN—Jenna Baird and Jacob Powsner live in a modest house on land belonging to Baird’s parents, steps away from the large, traditional farmhouse where Bonnie and Bob Baird live. […]
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Pittsford residents challenge Dollar General plans
By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—Since 2016, Pittsford BTS Retail LLC has been trying to gain approval to build a Dollar General store in the north end of the village, on Plains Road. BTS’ latest attempt was its third hearing before the […]
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Deep March snow; Three feet of snow piles up across central Vermont
By Julia Purdy and Polly Lynn Mikula With 32 inches of new snow in the past week at Killington and a possibility of 8-12 more inches by Wednesday, March 14, the old weather proverb seems to be proved true: March […]
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Mendon ponders economic development moves
By Julia Purdy MENDON—The recently formed Mendon Economic Development Committee (MEDC) aims to improve Mendon’s economic health, looking ahead to the town-wide reassessment scheduled for 2020. The group took another step toward that goal Tuesday, Feb. 20, by discussing a […]
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Vt. Humanities book discussions return to Rochester Library
By Julia Purdy ROCHESTER—The Rochester Public Library hosted its first Vermont Humanities Council-sponsored book discussion in at least a decade Thursday morning, Jan. 18, with Nancy Gallagher’s eye-opening contribution to modern Vermont history, “Breeding Better Vermonters,” a thought-provoking look at […]