Vermont stores feel ripple effect of strike at grocery distributor

Southwestern Vermont rail gets an upgrade to help the region’s economy

The Vermont Agency of Transportation secured $60.3 million in federal funds to replace 60 miles of freight rail between Rutland and North Bennington with continuously welded rail to improve safety and efficiency.

'We missed it': Wilder favorite Whistlestop Ice Cream reopens after 22 years

WILDER — In the early 2000s, Jennifer Mattern and her husband, Luke Mattern, operated Whistlestop Ice Cream out of their pink, single-family home. Looking back, Jennifer Mattern recalls long lines winding past the end of the block. She remembers befriending patrons and seeing teenagers visit the shop on first dates. After six years, the Matterns […]

Lawrence Shulman

<html><head></head><body>Lawrence (Larry) Shulman<br /><br />Vancouver, Canada - Larry Shulman died on November 3rd, 2026, at the University of British Columbia Hospital in Vancouver while recovering from a brief illness. He was 89 years (or, as he wo ...

Leon Sheldon

<html><head></head><body>Leon Sheldon<br /><br />Sharon, VT - Leon Sheldon, 93, formerly of Sharon, VT and Leominster, MA, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2026. Born on July 8, 1933, in Clinton, Massachusetts, Leon lived a full and meaningful li ...

Patricia Della Mahon

<html><head></head><body>Patricia Della Mahon<br /><br />Sharon, VT - Patricia Della Mahon, 75, died on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at her home. She was born on March 21, 1951, in Keene, NH to Henry and Ruth (Labor) Locke; as part of a large family, her ...