Staff report, VTDigger PAWLET—A Supreme Court decision has confirmed that Slate Ridge must permanently shut down and pay the town of Pawlet $46,603. Neighbors have long expressed concerns and fear about the operations at the controversial paramilitary training facility, owned […]
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Covid outbreaks force schools to close
Staff report Some local schools are so short of staff due to the Covid outbreak they temporarily closed. Several schools in the Orange East Supervisory Union closed the week before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Oxbow High School in Bradford […]
Governor Scott doubles down on controversial school Covid policy changes
Staff report Gov. Phil Scott and other state officials defended their controversial and “abrupt” shift in school policy for combatting Covid-19 in the governor’s weekly press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 11. As case numbers have hit record numbers with the […]
Fernandez seeks Woodstock Select Board seat
Staff report Ernie Fernandez of Taftsville is seeking a two-year Woodstock Select Board seat, currently held by Mary Riley, who is not expected to run again. Fernandez, 33, said he hopes to improve quality of life for Woodstock’s year-round residents […]
Vermont’s Covid-19 test distribution sites depleted in holiday scramble
Staff report Vermonters across the state have waited in long lines to pick up take-home Covid tests ahead of holiday get-togethers — only to be told, in many cases, that the tests were all gone. State officials had announced on […]
Holiday Inn to be renamed Cortina Inn
Former owner of Mendon establishment to repurpose name Staff report The former Holiday Inn on Route 7 in Rutland Town will now be called the Cortina Inn. If that name rings familiar, it is. The Cortina Inn was for years […]
Windsor Central School announces winter sports plan
Staff report In a letter to Windsor Central Supervisor Union (WCSU) families, dated Dec. 3, Superintendent Sherry Sousa outlined its proposed winter sports guidelines for elementary and middle/high schools. The proposal will be discussed and finalized at the district board […]
Little Lambs Academy preschool expands to Grace Church
Staff report RUTLAND — Grace Congregational UCC and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) have partnered to open Little Lambs Academy, a preschool for children 3-5 years old, at Grace. It is scheduled to open Monday, Oct. 4. The program is […]
Booster doses begin this week
Vermonters 65+ and 18+ with underlying medical conditions or who work in certain occupational settings are eligible Staff report Vermonters 75 years of age and older are now eligible to schedule and receive Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster doses. Registration started […]
Mayor Allaire issues city employee mask mandate; Alderman fail to pass anti-mask measure
Staff report RUTLAND CITY—Monday night, Sept. 20, Rutland Mayor David Allaire announced a mask mandate for city employees to take effect Sept. 21. Allaire said that the mandate came “at the request of the unions and most of the department […]