By LEE J. KAHRS PROCTOR — The final weeks of the Proctor Town Office renovation are just ahead, and according to Town Manager Greg Maggard, the project is on schedule. So is Maggard’s future in Proctor. Maggard, 46, was hired in June to replace former Town Manager Stan Wilbur, who retired. Upon arriving in Vermont, […]
Year: 2020
Farm fresh ideas
Vermont’s farm culture is far from dead, and if Greg Cox has anything to do with it, agriculture will bring young people back to Vermont and grow the economy again.
Next stop, Brandon?
Town keeps trying to put itself on Vermont’s rail map By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The idea of making Brandon a train stop on a proposed Amtrak rail line from Rutland to Burlington has been resurrected yet again. For years, the town has tried to get the state to listen to a proposal that […]
Take a hike
What does a Boy Scout leader do when there’s no work and money to raise? Take a hike.
New rec director in Pittsford
PITTSFORD — There is a new recreation director in Pittsford for the first time in 19 years. Nelson Brown, 28, has been hired to fill the rather large shoes left by the retirement of longtime Pittsford Rec Director Randy Adams. Adams announced his retirement over the summer after 19 years on the job. “We miss […]
Art and love in 2020
At a time in the U.S. when race and activism are socio-cultural touchstones, Jennifer Herrera Condry and Will Kasso Condry are working to spread understanding and community through public art.
An officer and a farmer
Terry Williams is willing to work across the aisle if he’s elected to the Rutland County Senate seat. But he’s also part of a movement to get more Republicans elected to statewide office in general.
A different dream realized
Retired teacher Michael Dwyer leads the flock at the Pittsford Congregational Church.
BRAVO has the volunteers, needs the projects
Restorative justice program needs community service opportunities By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Brandon Restorative Action for Victims and Offenders program (Bravo) has the participants it needs to volunteer for local projects to make amends. What it needs now is more opportunities to do so. Brandon Selectman Tim Guiles chairs the BRAVO board and […]
There is work to be done
Sen. Cheryl Hooker has been a Vermont state legislator long enough to enough to know her priorities. It’s a long list of key issues exacerbated by the pandemic, just like everything else.
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