BY ANGELO LYNN 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 […]
Month: August 2021
West Rutland Audubon stages marsh walk
WEST RUTLAND –– Join the Rutland County Audubon Chapter on Aug. 19 for a 3.7-mile loop at the West Rutland Marsh, or go halfway. Grow birding skills with friendly and accomplished birders. Kids, new birders and non-members are always welcome. The walk meets at the marsh boardwalk on Marble Street, 7 a.m. For more info go […]
Mount Independence hike into history
ORWELL — The annual August “Hike into History” at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell is back for 2021 on Sunday, Aug. 8, from 12-3 p.m. The site offers a special guided walk around the trail system led by Mount Independence Coalition President Stephen Zeoli. It is included in regular site admission of […]
VSAC’s newest grant offers two years of free CCV tuition
WINOOSKI –– A new grant program will offer eligible Vermonters the chance to obtain a college degree tuition free. As of July 27, 2021, the grant, called 802Opportunity, pays for up to two years of free tuition to the Community College of Vermont. Any Vermonter with a family adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 per […]
Annual Rabies Bait Drop Kicks Off
Baited rabies vaccine to be conducted Aug. 5-12 BURLINGTON – The State of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services mark a quarter century of cooperative efforts to stop the spread of the rabies, with the 25th annual Rabies Bait Drop, scheduled to start Aug. 5. The week-long bait drop is part of a […]
Pittsford Congregational Church hosts Enerjazz this Saturday, Aug. 7
The Pittsford Congregational Church, under the leadership of Pastor Michael Dwyer, is sponsoring a live band performance on Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. The band is Enerjazz and features 17 local highly talented musicians who are dedicated to playing favorite hits of the Swing Era in their original style. The band’s repertoire also includes arrangements […]
Couple Trades NYC for Vt. Rose Valley Farm
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PITTSFORD –– Vermont’s idyllic countryside has a way of enticing out-of-staters. Just ask Mason Jarboe, 27, and Kasey King, 32, who left their 70-hour work weeks and small apartment in New York City in September 2019 to move to Pittsford, Vt. and open Rose Valley Farm. The couple were opera singers in […]
Open Meetings complaint moves to Rutland Superior Court
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — Two Brandon residents who filed a complaint against the Brandon selectboard regarding an alleged Open Meetings violation, which the selectboard dismissed in a meeting last week, asked a Rutland Superior Court judge last Thursday to take up the case. The request to the Rutland Superior Court Civil Division was made […]
Pittsford selectboard to discuss 2.2mW solar project
BY ARIADNE WILL The Pittsford selectboard will review several items of business at their regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. Items include a solar proposal from Encore Solar and the review of a grant application submitted by Pittsford Village Farm. Town Manager John Haverstock said that Encore Solar is proposing a solar farm […]
State officials say school to return with precautions
BY HANNAH LAGA ABRAM MONTPELIER — Vermont students will be able to return to fully in-person instruction when the school year begins this fall, with only a few state health recommendations in place, Gov. Phil Scott announced at a Tuesday press conference. With COVID-19 cases on the rise nationwide, including in Vermont, the CDC last […]
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