By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW— Already facing sexual assault charges, Chester resident Ryan Stocker, 18, now finds himself possibly facing life in prison. On Aug. 7, Stocker appeared in Windsor Superior Court to face charges of kidnapping, attempted sexual assault, and […]
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Laughter sends out Black River 2017 grads
By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW—If nothing else, the Black River High School class of 2017 will remember their commencement speaker with a smile, as diplomas were handed out to the 26 new graduates on June 17. The class voted to hear […]
Police investigating sexual assault in two towns
By Stephen Seitz CHESTER—Police in Chester and Ludlow are investigating what may be a series of sexual assaults in those towns, allegedly by a high school student at Green Mountain Union High School. Asked about this, Ludlow police chief Jeffrey […]
What’s next for Black River High School?
By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW—On May 30 the towns of Mount Holly and Ludlow narrowly defeated an Act 46 merger proposal, which would have closed Black River High School and sent the students of those towns to the Mill River Union […]
Circa 1810 wine tasting room opens
By Stephen Seitz (Updated with edits May 25, by Todd Trzaskos at Vermont Wine Media) LUDLOW—Local connoisseurs don’t have far to go to find the latest offerings of Brook Farm Vineyard. The vineyard has come to Ludlow at 116 Main Street, […]
More road work to come
By Stephen Seitz As sure a sign of spring as robins returning and crocuses blooming, the season also sees road construction crews getting back to work. In Rutland Town, the traffic signal at the intersection of Green Mountain Plaza, Seward […]
Act 46 Committee preparing info blitz ahead of vote
By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW — On May 30, voters in Ludlow and Mount Holly will decide whether to close Black River High School and send its students to Mill River High School in North Clarendon. On Thursday, April 13, a […]
Rutland students dominate at 3D printer competition
By Stephen Seitz RUTLAND—Students from Rutland High School and Rutland Middle School both claimed first place at the third annual 3D Modeling Event, held this year on March 24 at the Vermont Technical Center in Randolph. “This was our third […]
First Killington brewery receives Act 250 permit
By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON—The Killington Beer Co. has been issued an Act 250 permit to move into the Terra Median building at The Woods in Killington. The company received its permit on March 9. Attempts to reach the company’s Vince […]
Two towns reject school merger
By Stephen Seitz BARNARD—Act 46 is getting off to a creaky start, at least for some. The law, which went into effect in 2015, has the goal of merging Vermont’s school districts in the hope of providing better education, as […]