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4 • LOCAL NEWS The Mountain Times • June 12-18, 2019 Local teams win championships Submitted West Rutland High School’s softball team defeated Blue Mountain Union High School 19-9 for the D-4 state championship on June 8. This is the second time in three years the West Rutland team has won. Submitted The Black River Union High School baseball team defeated Danville School 10-1 to win the D-4 state title. Submitted The D-2 Woodstock girls tennis team defeated U-32 in the state championship game for the third year in a row on Thursday, June 6. Residency Special Entry fee discount on all apartments The Gables at East Mountain is Rutland County’s Premier Retirement Community Call Randi Cohn at 802.770.5275 or visit thegablesvt.com DINING | HOUSEKEEPING | MAINTENANCE | TRANSPORTATION WMS WATER Water Conditioning & Filtration Water Testing UV Treatment Water Softeners Iron & Sulfur Removal Arsenic & Uranium Removal WMSWATERLLC@gmail.com 518-361-9832 • Granville, NY made you look. imagine what space can do for you. MOUNTA IN TIMES 802.422.2399 • mountaintimes.info Submitted Green Mountain Union High School track team won the D-4 championship on June 1. Warden: Honored by Gov. Scott continued from page 1 said. In 2018 Carey responded to more than 217 incidents and made 21 arrests. One of those incidents involved an elderly deer hunter who fell in the woods last fall and broke his leg, in Shrewsbury. It was dark by the time Carey, who is one of three certified EMTs for Vermont Fish and Wildlife, found the man’s vehicle and started looking for him in the woods. “I could hear a faint whistle in the distance,” Carey said. “He was really, really cold. He was very happy to see me and I was happy to see him.” “Carey is a consummate professional who effectively enforces hunting, fishing and trapping laws,” said Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter in a news release. “He displays a keen sense of judgment, treating all people fairly and with dignity, regardless of the situation.” Carey covers Ludlow, Plymouth, Shrewbury, Clarendon, Mount Holly, Wallingford and Mount Tabor. Like the other game wardens, he’s responsible for enforcing fish and wildlife regulations and criminal laws.
The Mountain Times • June 12-18, 2019 LOCAL NEWS • 5 Local planning commissions receive brownfields grants Staff report The Rutland Regional Planning Commission and The Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission were among two recipients of brownfields grants from the Environmental Protection Agency. Six grantees in the state received a total of $2.2 million. Each organization received $300,000. Rutland Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Ed Bove said the money will be used to fund environmental cleanup projects in the area. “We try to invest in sites that have high potential for reuse,” Bove said. “We focus on downtown and village areas.” Rutland Regional Planning Commission recently invested $115,000 into the former Berwick Hotel site in Rutland, which was a gas station before it was a hotel that burned in 1973. Bove said the environmental clean-up is part of what led to a developer considering investing in the site to build a hotel. Both planning commissions have received EPA grants in the past. The EPA has awarded $114 million in assessment grant funding since it started, with $109 million in revolving loan fund grants and supplemental funding and $75 million in cleanup grant funding. There are an estimated 450,000 brownfields currently nationwide. Two Rivers Planning Commission Executive Director Peter Gregory estimated he’s received $1 million in grants from the EPA in 25 years. Two Rivers looks to invest in downtown areas that are underutilized or abandoned. Previous Two Rivers funding has covered the Farmway site in Bradford and a former auto dealership in Woodstock. “There’s certainly not enough money to address them all,” Gregory said. Singleton’s in Quechee closes By Curt Peterson The Singleton’s Market, located on Route 4 in Quechee for eight years, closed permanently with little notice on May 28. The market was widely known for its interesting menu of delicious deli sandwiches, high quality, reasonably priced meats and groceries, to paraphernalia ranging from antique guns to sunhats to T-shirts and bear skulls. And the location was promising – directly across from the antique gallery and near the yellow blinking light at Hartland-Ottauquechee Road where the speed limit is reduced. According to local reports competition from Jake’s Market and a run of bad tourist winters made the store less viable than hoped, and Tom and Linn Singleton, owners of the original Singleton’s General Store in Proctorsville, decided to let it go. “We really appreciate the customers who came to the Quechee store,” Linn Singleton told The Mountain Times. “Right now we are busy here in the main store, keeping our customers happy and moving forward into the future.” The Singletons should know what’s best for their business – the Proctorsville location is booming, and visitors will find it familiar in many ways to the now defunct Quechee spin-off – only more so. According to the company website, Tom’s parents Bud and Mary started the family business as “Newton’s Store” in Reading in 1946 – 73 years ago. After a five-year break they bought some land on Route 131 and opened Singleton’s General Store in Proctorsville in 1978. Two generations grew it to 7,500 sq. ft. Singleton’s, page 17 TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER 7335 US RT 4 BRIDGEWATER, VT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FULL TIME VACANCY The Town of Bridgewater is seeking a qualified candidate with knowledge of highway equipment, general maintenance and repairs and must have a CDL. Duties include plowing, sanding and maintaining roads. Overtime required during adverse weather conditions. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits offered after 30 days. If interested, application can be found on the town website or picked up at the Bridgewater Town Office. All applications must be received by June 24, 2019. EOE Table of contents Local News ................................................................ 2 State News ................................................................. 6 Opinion ..................................................................... 8 News Briefs ............................................................. 10 Calendar .................................................................. 13 Music Scene ............................................................ 16 Rockin’ the Region .................................................. 17 Living ADE .............................................................. 18 Food Matters ........................................................... 22 Mother of the Skye .................................................. 28 Columns .................................................................. 29 Pets .......................................................................... 32 Service Directory .................................................... 34 Classifieds ............................................................... 36 Real Estate ............................................................... 37 NOW OPEN SEASON PASSES 7 day pass- $998 5 day pass- $848 includes Sunday after 1pm 7 day pass- #398 30 and under Junior pass- $149 purchases w/ 5 or 7 day pass Range pass- $299 PASS BENEFITS 14 day booking window Discounted guest passes pass holder guests 20% off applicable rate Range use included 20% off golf shop merchandise excluding golf balls & sale items 10% off Gracie’s food Local golf course reciprocal rates MOU NTA I N TI M E S is a community newspaper covering Central Vermont that aims to engage and inform as well as empower community members to have a voice. Polly Mikula Jason Mikula Erica Harrington Lindsey Rogers Katy Savage Krista Johnston Simon Mauck Curtis Harrington Editor & Co-Publisher Ad Manager & Co-Publisher Business Manager Sales Representative Assistant Editor/Reporter Graphic Designer Graphic Designer Distribution Manager - Contributing Writers/Photographers - Julia Purdy Curt Peterson Karen D. Lorentz Cal Garrison Dom Cioffi Mary Ellen Shaw Paul Holmes Kevin Theissen Marguerite Jill Dye Dave Hoffenberg Robin Alberti Kyle Finneron Asphalt SealCoating thedrivewaydoctorsvt.com (802) 549-4323 ©The Mountain Times 2019 The Mountain Times • P.O. Box 183 Killington, VT 05751 • (802) 422-2399 Email: editor@mountaintimes.info mountaintimes.info
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