Mount Holly News

Five of the six candidates for Rutland's three Senate seats should be familiar to anyone who has kept an eye on the county's political scene for the past 10 years.

Flexing his fiscally conservative muscles in a time of economic uncertainty, the newest and youngest member of the Rutland Town Select Board says he has one goal in mind: advocating for taxpayers.

Residents statewide are volunteering to carefully search out Vermont's barns, in hopes of documenting and restoring them, before they fade out of living history.

The historic Rockingham Meeting House is getting a new slate roof, The roof, "Vermont gray-green," is being installed 17 years after the building's first slate roof was removed by the town in 1991 because slate ...

Organizers are hoping that the rainy weather won't dampen the rumble of motorcycles' engines at the Vermont Rally this weekend at the fairgrounds in Rutland.

A 48-year-old woman from Rutland was arrested for driving under the influence Wednesday after state police spotted her passed out in her car in Mt.

A Mount Holly man denied charges Tuesday that he stole more than $150,000 from a pair of video stores he managed in Ludlow and Springfield.

The family of a Mount Holly man who died three years ago at Rutland Regional Medical Center after an automobile accident is arguing that the hospital's care, not the crash, killed him.

The Vermont Catholic Diocese will not rebuild the historic St. Mary's Church in Mount Holly. via WCAX-TV Burlington

Vermont's Catholic diocese isn't going to rebuild St. Mary's Church in Mount Holly, which was destroyed by fire in December. via Burlington Free Press

Colleen Todt and Carl Matteson were married Aug. 4, 2007, in a double-ring outdoor ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Lynne Beehler in Proctorsville. via Rutland Herald

“Walking there isn't good. Driving is impossible.”

Firefighters all over Rutland County were busy Saturday fighting brush fires in Rutland, Mendon and Mount Holly. via Rutland Herald

“What brings me back is the students and their enthusiasm for history - and their creativity”

Eighth-grader Hunter Hupp admitted he was shaking before he took the stage to perform an interpretation of the Treaty of Versailles on Saturday at Vermont History Day. via Rutland Herald

“Phase one is the construction of the tower and the stairs, with phase two being the installation of the elevator”

Modern construction will allow more visitors a glimpse into the past when the Black River Academy Museum breaks ground on a new project this spring. via Rutland Herald

Joyce Smith of Bellows Falls announces the engagement of her daughter, Misty Morse, to Robert Converse Jr., son of Janet Farrington of Mount Holly, and Robert Converse Sr. via Rutland Herald

The parents of Tanya Norton and Tyler Davis announce the couple's engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Lenora Rumrill of Shrewsbury and Gary Norton of Mount Holly. via Rutland Herald

“You get to know everybody, and if you aren't there one week they miss you.”

The Dec. 30 fire that burned down St. Mary's Church in Mount Holly left its parish homeless, both literally and figuratively. via Rutland Herald

“Sweet freedom for Mr. Russo makes the state very, very concerned”

Vito Russo will continue to be held without bail while he awaits a new trial on an alleged aggravated assault. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We went through a list of things and health care was the most important issue to kick off with”

On Sunday about 30 people braved the snow and the unplowed road to the elementary school to attend a forum on the state of health care in Vermont. via Rutland Herald

The Mount Holly Health Care Forum will feature guest speakers state reps. Dennis Devereux, Dr. via Rutland Herald