This Week’s News
Veterans invited to share stories at Vets Town Halls across Vermont
At these events, veterans are invited to stand before their community and speak for up to ten minutes about what their service means to them.
West Rutland selectboard works to improve affordable housing
NeighborWorks Director of Operations Melanie Paskevich summarized the $450,000 grant proposal on a new project featuring 27 low-income single-family home repairs and three rental unit repairs serving Addison, Rutland, and Bennington counties.
Two local businesses receive Vt.’s first retail cannabis licenses
The Cannabis Control Board approved its first batch of retail establishment licenses on September 14 to Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and FLŌRA Cannabis in Middlebury.
Jennifer K. Rushlow named dean of new Vermont School for the Environment
The environmental public policy school overseen by Rushlow will focus on climate change, environmental justice, sustainable food and agriculture, clean energy, and animal protection.
New data confirms national significance of endangered bat colony in Hinesburg
Indiana bats are a federally endangered species. The colony, located on conservation land in Hinesburg, consists of over 700 bats.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otters are comeback kids, again
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley co-coaches Kelly Trayah and Toni Poalino may need to get their hearts checked after the softball season concludes as their Otter squad has been testing […]
Area teams ready for playoffs
OV Baseball captures top seed By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball team is the number one seed in the Division II playoff bracket and are poised to make a […]
OV slides into playoffs with MVL title
By RUSSELL JONES After slugging it out with Springfield in their last game on Saturday, May 25, Otter Valley picked up an 18-11 win and the MVL title. The Otter […]
Proctor baseball rebounding at right time
By RUSSELL JONES Proctor started its baseball season with their shortstop and pitcher, Joe Valerio, on the bench after knee surgery following a basketball injury. The season got off to […]
OV baseball suffers first loss, still in first place as they look to wrap up the season
With the last game of the season on the horizon, the 12-1 Otter Valley baseball team squeaked by Hartford on Wednesday, 4-3, suffered its first loss of the season this […]
