Two Leicester men shot in targeted attacked; one killed

Shooting near Leicester Four Corners on Sunday night leaves one man dead, another in critical condition.

Leicester News for April 27, 2023

LEICESTER — Green Up Day, May 6, is almost here. Green Up bags are available on the shelf between the doors at the Town Office. It is hoped that 100% of the roads will be cleaned of trash. For more information about how to help and which roads need attent … (read more)

Leicester news for Apr. 20

Green Up Day is coming soon! Bags are available at the Town Office and will be available at the town shed the morning of Green Up.

Leicester: It’s time to register your dogs

Town Clerk Julie Delphia reminds dog owners that all dogs in town are required to be registered by April 1. A dog census will be conducted this spring and registration of dogs avoids the potential of fines and fees.

Community rallies after Leicester home fire

It’s a house we drive by every day, right on Route 7 in Leicester just north of the Brandon town line. And on a fateful Tuesday night, March 21, it went up in flames.

Leicester news for Dec. 15

The Leicester Historical Society is once again sponsoring the Memory Tree at the Four Corners.

Leicester news for Dec. 1

The Leicester Historical Society is once again sponsoring the Memory Tree at the Four Corners. Names, clearly written, can be sent to Diane Benware at 1594 Old Jerusalem Rd, Salisbury, VT 05769.

New high-speed internet coming to 14 towns

The nonprofit internet provider Maple Broadband began work in early October stringing fiber-optic lines that will bring high-speed service to up to 1,400 underserved or unserved households in portions of Cornwall, Leicester, Middlebury, Orwell, Salisbury, … (read more)

State police: Leicester house fire ruled suspicious

Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged a home at 1691 Route 7 Sunday night.

RNESU learning COVID lessons

BRANDON — During the COVID-19 pandemic, youngsters have seen the brightness of their childhoods darkened by the specter of disease, uncertainty and the real-time fissuring of a society in which many have been taught to trust implicitly. New Rutland Northe … (read more)

Leicester news for Jul. 21

The Leicester Democratic Caucus for the purpose of nominating Justices of the Peace will be held on Monday, Aug 8, at 7:00 pm. at the Leicester Senior Center at the Four Corners.

Sign up for upcoming dairy workshops

A free dairy herd management workshop, Raising Healthy Heifers, will be offered Aug. 25. from 10 a.m. to noon, at Taconic End Farm, 1395 Leicester-Whiting Road, Leicester.

Leicester news for Jun. 9

Old Jerusalem Road, also known as Creek Road, will be closed from June 7 to Sept. 6 so a large culvert can be replaced with a bridge over the Leicester River where it meets the Otter Creek.

Area man facing multiple charges

A Leicester man has pleaded not guilty to a slew of criminal charges after police said he threatened to kill two adults and two children who were related to his ex-girlfriend, and then recklessly drove after them at Moosalamoo Campground in Salisbury over … (read more)

Rutland Northeast hires Kristin Hubert as its next superintendent

The curriculum chief will replace the retiring Jeanné Collins on July 1.

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