PROCTOR — A 34-year-old Virginia resident who hails from a small town and has served in the U.S. Navy will start his job as Proctor’s new town manager on Monday, Aug. 30. The Proctor selectboard named Michael Ramsey of Waynesboro, Virginia, as the new town manager at its Aug. 3 meeting after poring over the […]
Month: August 2021
West Rutland teen misses deer, hits tree
DANBY — A West Rutland teen, Hannah Todd, 19, was involved in a single-car accident when she served to avoid a deer in the road. State troopers report that Todd was driving on Lilly Hill Road in Danby at approximately 5:57 a.m. on Aug. 8 when she swerved in an attempt to miss a deer in […]
Fire destroys garage in Brandon
BRANDON — A fire heavily damaged a detached garage at 149 North Street in Brandon at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 8. The house and garage is owned by Brandon resident Kelly Disorda. The Brandon Fire Department responded to the scene, but by the time they arrived they found the detached garage fully involved with […]
Road Rage
Man charged with using car to run others off Rt. 22A in Benson BENSON — On Aug. 7, at approximately 7 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police-Rutland Barracks were notified of a road rage incident that began on VT Route 22A in Addison County and continued into the town of Benson. A police investigation […]
Brandon mulls spending ARPA funds on energy and housing
BY ARIADNE WILL BRANDON — The Brandon Selectboard held discussion on uses for ARPA funds and heard a report from the BLSG at their regular meeting Monday. The selectboard is continuing to narrow down ideas for uses for APRA funds and is collaborating with the Brandon Energy Committee to do so. Ideas for the funds […]
Brandon’s Barn Opera sets Open House Aug. 17
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– After two years in the making, Artistic Director Josh Collier is unveiling The Barn Opera House on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at a private showing that will fill the theater’s newly installed 110 seats. The renovated barn will reverberate with Puccini’s political thriller “Tosca,” for which Collier will sing […]
Schools consider policy for masking up
BY LOLA DUFFORT, VtDIGGER MONTPELIER — When Gov. Phil Scott’s administration announced new Covid-19 guidance for K-12 schools on Tuesday, they did so with an important caveat. The state’s recommendations — including around masking — were not themselves requirements. With the state of emergency no longer in effect, officials said they would need to rely on school […]
Pittsford town manager to step down in March 2022
PITTSFORD — Pittsford Town Manager John Haverstock has notified the Town’s Select Board of his decision to resign his post after next year’s Town Meeting in March. “I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Select Board over the past 13 years to serve the residents of Pittsford,” Haverstock said in remarks sent out in a […]
Thousands flock to Brandon Carnival
‘Best-ever’ crowd, Moore reports BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– The four-day Brandon Carnival brought delight to Estabrook Park despite the inclement weather on its opening day, Thursday, July 29, which was followed by an unusual string of three mostly sunny days for what had been a rainy, cool July. “When we started on Thursday it […]
At Devil’s Bowl
Scarborough, Drellos suspended following Saturday incidents WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has announced that two drivers from its Sportsman Modified division have been penalized following a pair of related incidents on Saturday, July 31. Joey Scarborough and Demetrios Drellos were competing for second place in the 30-lap feature race on Saturday night when […]
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