By REP. STEPHANIE ZAK JEROME Part I The 2021 session is one for the record books, especially in terms of legislating via Zoom and the huge amount of federal aid that has come to our state due to the pandemic. We will never forget the struggles of the past year, the Vermonters who lost their […]
Day: June 23, 2021
Sara’s stories
After Sara Gallipo passed away in 2015, her daughters Kayla Desabarais and Jenelle Daly as well as close family friend Meghan Fox, commemorated her legacy by starting Sara’s Stories — a program that aims to give books to children and foster literacy at an early age.
Brandon board reinstates some penalties, not all
By ARIADNE WILL The Brandon Selectboard unanimously passed a motion to halt the penalty for filing a late homestead declaration at their regular meeting Monday. The vote was one of five unanimous votes made by the Selectboard Monday: other items passed were the decision to reinstate delinquency on tax and sewer accounts, the acceptance of […]
Area towns get $1.2M ARPA funds
By JOHN VAALER The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was passed by Congress last month to jumpstart the economy from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to Addison and Rutland counties. A spokesperson from Vermont Congressman Peter Welch’s office informed The Reporter that about $ 1.2 million can be expected from federal […]
Class of 2021 embraces togetherness at Proctor High
After missing their Washington D.C. trip because of the pandemic, the Proctor High School Class of ’21 was ecstatic to gather for their high school graduation on June 12.
Markowski Field serves as OVUHS graduation backdrop
On a sunny, beautiful day that saw 76 Otter Valley Union High School seniors graduate on a well-spaced Markowski field, in observance of loosened pandemic guidelines, Principal Jim Avery said afterward that the event was a “brand new way to hold a graduation, so this class gets to set the standard.”