Authorities have arrested 2 Rutland
men in connection with a June 7th burglary in the Town of Killington. An investigation led state police to
27-year-old Justin Kirby and 31-year-old Nicholas Seck. Seck and Kirby were observed carrying a
stolen television set from Seck's residence on Cresent Sreet in the Town of Rutland
to a vehicle. After a motor vehicle stop
was conducted by police, the TV was seized.
Vermont's
senior senator has gotten the green light to test ultra high-speed internet in America's
rural communities. Senator Patrick
Leahy's pilot program passed yesterday as a provision in the Senate Farm
Bill. It will allow the Rural Utilities
Service to invest in up to five gigabit broadband networks in rural areas over
the next five years. Gigabit internet
speeds are about 100 times faster than the average high-speed internet
connection. Leahy wants to base one of
those projects in Vermont. Leahy's amendment was approved just before
the Senate gave final passage to the Farm Bill.
Vermont's
crops are off to a late start this spring due to all the rain. The concern is two-fold, as farmers are
worried about diseases growing on the plants already in, plus the crops which
should be planted when it's hot and dry are being delayed in going in. The wet weather is also affecting the quality
of grass for cows, so their appetite is down, which means less milk, and
eventually less cheese.
Middlebury residents will have a voice in the various plans
now available for the downtown rail project. When it begins, the project will
disrupt downtown traffic for several months.
There are currently six alternatives being considered, which will impact
Main Street and Merchants
Row bridges. Residents can view the
presentation at MiddleburyBridges.org.
Cornwall Bingham
Memorial School
has a new principal. Susan M. Hackett, a
Rutland County
educator and past principal of the Plymouth
and Sunderland elementary schools, has been named the
new top administrator. A Proctor
resident, Hackett currently works as a reading intervention teacher at the Rutland
Town School
and as afterschool site coordinator at the Clarendon
Elementary School. While she will serve primarily as an
administrator at Bingham Memorial, Hackett is prepared to do some substitute
teaching and fulfill other roles when called upon. Hackett officially begins her two-year Cornwall
contract on July 1.
Friends and family hit the golf course yesterday to honor a Rutland
High School student killed in a
tragic accident. The tournament hosted
128 teams that raised funds for the Purple Angel Foundation, a scholarship
organization in memory of Carly Ferro, who was killed in a tragic car accident
in October. Ferro was an avid golfer and
part of the foundation is a golf scholarship to be awarded to a teen girl. Many participants donned Ferro's favorite
color, purple. The full day of events
included golf, food and a silent auction.
All of the estimated $10,000 raised will go to the Purple Angel
Foundation.
