- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jun 13, 2013
CASTLETON COMMUNITY CENTER CHALLENGE
Castleton Community Center has set up a "challenge" supported by a
partnership between the Vermont Senior Games Association and the
University of Vermont Center on Aging, the CCC Challeng ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jun 5, 2013
Mexican restaurant opens downtown
Two new restaurants in downtown Rutland provide alternatives for
local diners. Mexican restaurant Nacho Mamas recently opened at 118
Merchants Row, a space formerly occupied by Ojala's beau ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jun 5, 2013
Library programs set for summer
POULTNEY - School is nearly out, and the summer library programs
will soon begin. Before school lets out, the library staff visits
Poultney Elementary in costume, and tells of the summer's pla ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 30, 2013
Disturbance of peace
CASTLETON - Residents of Castleton are still unhappy with some
young people, seemingly part of the college student body, who have
been partying until 2 a.m.
Is the problem one of inadequate law enforcem ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 23, 2013
FUHS tops list for education
FAIR HAVEN - Fair Haven Union High School recently made Newsweek's
list of the best 2,000 public high schools, using a scoring system
that compares effectiveness in turning out college-ready grad ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 16, 2013
Greeters to screen boats for invasive
species
BOMOSEEN - A Vermont Grant in Aid provides funding for the Town of
Hubbardton and the Lake Bomoseen Association to support the Greeter
Program. Greeters offer voluntary watercraf ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 8, 2013
RESTORING A HISTORICAL HOUSE
POULTNEY - Green Mountain is in the process of restoring the 1900
C.W. Humphrey House, known most commonly as Bentley Hall, with
plans for it to be a community meeting and events center that will ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 2, 2013
CAFE VERDE OPENS
There's a new restaurant in Rutland. Café Verde recently opened at
136 Strongs Ave., former site of NK Carpet Designs. The new
business owner is Gary Maravalli, founder and former owner of
Vermont Bagel Café ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 2, 2013
FUTURE PLANNING
POULTNEY-What lies in Poultney's future? Poultney 2020 conference
attendees hope to see a community art center on Main Street, a
localvore restaurant, a park on Main Street, and an in-town hub for
recreation ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Apr 24, 2013
SPRINGS SCHOOL IN A BIND
MIDDLETOWN - Middletown Springs voters recently turned down their
school budget by a four-vote margin, 165-161, so the school board
went back to the accounting table and shaved some more off
anticipa ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Apr 17, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS
Kyle Robillard for becoming the newest member of the Rutland Fire
Department. His dad, Deputy Chief Fran Robillard, has been part of
the department for 38 years and an uncle, Mike Robillard, has been
with the ...
- Local NewsKillington
posted
Apr 4, 2013
Trailblazers succeed
By Loren M Pepe, Principal
KES thanks the incredible parent volunteers for allowing the
Killington Elementary School Trailblazers to experience another
successful ski and snowboard season. The Trailbla ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Apr 4, 2013
NEW OWNERS
POULTNEY-The Shaw's grocery store in Poultney has a new owner. A
group of private investors, led by Cerberus Capital Management,
recently purchased a number of national grocery chains, including
the 19 Shaw's sto ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 27, 2013
CONSERVATION
TINMOUTH - Tinmouth landowners recently completed a conservation
project designed to preserve the community's ridgeline on Tinmouth
Mountain. The Gilmore family's 200-year-old dairy, Echo Mountain
Farm, was the ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 21, 2013
ENFORCING FREE PARKING
It's possible that the members of the alder board are not downtown
on Saturday? Or perhaps they just not read the signage on the
meters? Parking has been free on Saturdays and that signage posted
on th ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 21, 2013
INDEPENDENT LIVING
CASTLETON-The Castleton Community Seniors thank the voters of
Castleton, Fair Haven and Hubbardton who approved the Community
Center appropriations for 2012-13. These are dollars well spent in
helping seni ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 14, 2013
SELECT BOARD MEETINGS
FAIR HAVEN-Fair Haven's select board has decided to move its
meetings to every other Monday beginning March 18. The move allows
the town manager to function as the town's representative to the
Rutland ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 14, 2013
RUTLAND TOWN VOTER REPORT
In Rutland Town, voters elected Don Chioffi to a three-year seat on
the Select Board, approved a $1,070,488 municipal budget in a ratio
of nearly two to one (686 to 264) and turned down the $8,127,0 ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 7, 2013
AIRPORT GROWTH
Of the 10 state controlled airports in Vermont, the
Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport in North Clarendon is the
fastest growing and the second busiest. It has recently acquired
airfield lighting and in ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 7, 2013
BUFFER ZONE
CASTLETON - Some folks who live along Lake Bomoseen are perturbed
about the Vermont legislature's H.223. Intended to protect the
state's navigable waters, the bill sets standards to protect
shorelines by establis ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 27, 2013
EDUCATION
The Rutland City school district is planning to develop two
non-profit organizations. Becoming a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit
would enable the Rutland Raiders Booster Club to give donors a
record of their tax-deducti ...
- Local News By Lani Duke
posted
Feb 27, 2013
CLOSING SCHOOL?
CASTLETON - Should Castleton close the Village School? Frank
Taggert believes so and is circulating a petition for the school
board to put the question on a special ballot. Taggert believes the
school distric ...
- Local News
posted
Feb 20, 2013
KES EXCELS
The New England Common Assessment results (NECAP) indicate that
students at Killington Elementary School (KES) continue to perform
very well. This test is administered statewide to students to
measure individual s ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 20, 2013
LOCAL DEBATES
The debate season is on. These community forums are all great
entertainment. If you missed debate one among the 12 candidates for
the open six seats on the board of aldermen on Wednesday, Feb. 20,
catch it on P ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 20, 2013
ARTIST IN RESIDENT
CASTLETON-Castleton State College will again host the Governor's
Arts Institute of Vermont, bringing up to 130 young dancers,
musicians, actors and artists for an artists-in-residency
experience at the col ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 14, 2013
TRANSPORTATION
The proposed 2014 state budget includes $5 million for replacing
jointed rail with continuously welded rail, rebuilding highway
crossings, and replacing switches between Rutland and Burlington.
The continuousl ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 14, 2013
COMMUNITY CENTER
CASTLETON - A grant from the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging
is helping Doris Markie take the University of Vermont Extension
Master Gardener class, with the aim of using what she learns to
guide other ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
updated
Jan 31, 2013 09:46 AM
VANDALISM
Rutland area folks recently woke up to a string of damaged
vehicles, homes, and businesses, the apparent result of at least
three individuals intent on vandalism. More than 50 cars in Rutland
and West Rutland had w ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 31, 2013
HOUSING TOWN OFFICES
CASTLETON - The Castleton select board and a group of private
citizens are again drawing lines over plans for where to put the
town offices and at what expense. The select board is putting a
bond article ...
- Local NewsKillington
posted
Jan 24, 2013
SUPERSTAR PROGRAM
"Be respectful! Be responsible! And be safe!" This is the mantra at
Killington Elementary School (KES) as we begin our third year of
participation in Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
(PBIS). At ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 24, 2013
GUNS IN RUTLAND
Much has been made of Burlington mayor Miro Weinberger, Montpelier
mayor John Hollar, and Barre mayor Thomas Lauzon joining the
nationwide "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" organization. Rutland
mayor Chris Loura ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 24, 2013
ACTIVIST THREATS
POULTNEY-The Vermont House Agriculture Committee recently heard
testimony from Green Mountain officials and students asking for
protection for farms and other businesses, to guard against
potential online th ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 17, 2013
AID TO STOP ABUSE
Rutland County Women's Network and Shelter members recently
announced they will use a new tool to predict whether an abusive
relationship contains enough violence that it may end in homicide.
The short ques ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 17, 2013
FOR SALE: TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
CASTLETON- The Castleton town office building will be sold, the
select board announced recently, with right of first refusal going
to the town historical society. Realtor Ray Ault has advised a ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 10, 2013
NEW LIBRARY OFFICERS
It's the time of year when many organizations hold annual meetings
to elect officers for the coming year. Rutland Free Library is no
exception. At its 126th annual meeting, the organization elected
Larry ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 10, 2013
SCHOOLS
Classes resumed Wednesday, Jan. 3, but students receive a long
weekend soon with Monday, Jan. 21, off for Martin Luther King
Day.
Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union is challenging faculty and
staff in a month-long co ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 3, 2013
OVERFLOWING HEARTS
Donna Arnado's family commemorated her life as they served 123
holiday meals at the Open Door Mission recently. It was a fitting
tribute to a woman who donated her Friday days off at the Mission.
Taking pa ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 3, 2013
Hoping everyone is enjoying an optimistic beginning of the new
year!
NEW EATERY
PAWLET-Sherrie Baker and Jami Panoushek recently opened Your Next
Stop Pawlet Station at 50 School Street in Pawlet Village. Open for
breakfast ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 13, 2012
BENEFITS DISTRICT REDRAWN
The city's alderman board recently changed the boundaries of the
Downtown Special Benefits District. Property owner Joe Giancola had
asked to have his 56 Howe Street Complex exclud ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 13, 2012
VILLAGE GRANT
POULTNEY-Poultney Village is receiving a $153,000 grant for
sidewalk construction along York Street from the Vermont Agency of
Transportation. It is one of 15 communities in the state to be
awarded a total of $ ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 5, 2012
WATER & SEWER
Individual and business efforts to reduce their water use may end
up driving up the price they pay. Billed water usage dropped about
10 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2012, 75,939,100 cubic feet to
66,989 ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 5, 2012
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
WEST PAWLET-A team of Green Mountain College students, headed by
Ben Smith, recently organized a clean up day for the burned barn at
Pine Woods Farm in West Pawlet. Students were to remove charred
wood tha ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 29, 2012
PROF & VETS
CASTLETON-Castleton State communications prof Dr. Tom Conroy,
professor of communication at Castleton, and Castleton frosh Jordan
Gowland recently appeared with Dr. Edward Tick on Wisconsin Public
Radio's "A ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 29, 2012
DOWNTOWN TAX UPHELD
The downtown special tax assessment will continue for the next
three years, the result of a recent vote of 24 business owners and
38 property owners in the downtown business district. The special
tax asse ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 21, 2012
BIKE RACKS
RUTLAND COUNTY-The Vermont Agency of Transportation recently
announced that Rutland County is receiving 17 of the 132 bicycle
racks it is installing at public locations across the state. In
Castleton, racks will b ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 21, 2012
CITY WATER
Recent recounts of voting on the proposed $5.5 million city water
bond discovered another 12 votes for building a new water
filtration plant, still 218 votes short out of 7,196. If the
halocetic acids and other by ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 14, 2012
ELECTION RESULTS
Rutland City voters decided against investing $5.5 million in a
granulated activated carbon filter system to purify its water, by
about 200 votes. To meet federal drinking water standards, the city
may have ...
- Local NewsKillington
posted
Nov 14, 2012
ABCs of parent conferences
Parent / Teacher conferences started Monday, Nov. 12. Use the ABCs
to get the most out of your parent/teacher conferences. Here's
how:
A - Ask questions. Before the conference, jot down a list of
...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 14, 2012
BUILDING A FIRE EXCAPE
PAWLET-A recent Vermont Arts Council grant to build a fire escape
on the back of the Town Hall now needs community help to reach
fulfillment. With the fire escape completed, the community will be
able ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 12, 2012
ECONOMY MAKING PROGRESS
Although we miss the convenience of Sabby's and will surely miss
Mary Fran's Art & Antiques on Center, don't forget that there
is positive news, too, in Rutland's downtown. There will soon be a
ne ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 12, 2012
$48,900 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD
CASTLETON-Castleton biology and geology junior recently won a
research fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The two-year, $48,900 award includes a paid summer internship ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 31, 2012
COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP
PAWLET-Congratulations to Judy Coolidge, co-chair of the summer's
Pawlet Club 250 and Pawlet town treasurer, recognized by Mettowee
Valley Grange 373 to receive its Community Citizenship Award for
2011. ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 31, 2012
THE LAST MEGA-BLOOD DRIVE
The upcoming blood drive, planned for Tuesday, Dec. 18, will be the
biggest, most efficient Gift of Life event - and the last. Whether
the annual campaign is successful in breaking the goal of 1,969 ...
- Local NewsKillington Elementary School
posted
Oct 31, 2012
KES recognizes Red Ribbon Week
KES students and staff recognized Red Ribbon Week recently. The
United States Congress proclaimed an eight-day Red Ribbon Week 23
years ago as a way to help students understand the negative ef ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 25, 2012
CSC HOSTS LOCAL SOPHOMORES
CASTLETON-More than 300 local high school sophomores attended a day
of career exploration at Castleton State College recently. The
"Sophomore Summit" is a pilot program organized by the Rutland
Reg ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 18, 2012
PRACTICAL EDUCATION
Three new homes will rise on Rutland's River St., all built by
students from Stafford Technical Center. Over the next six years,
about 60 students in Stafford's construction technology,
electrical/plumbin ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 18, 2012
PAWLET POSTINGS
A Vermont Arts Council grant will help pay to install a fire stair
on the north side of the town hall to make the upstairs auditorium
more usable, provided the community raises matching funds. To help
out, se ...
- Local News By Lani Duke
posted
Oct 10, 2012
RUTLAND DEALS WITH TRAGEDY
The Rutland community continues to mourn the death of high school
senior Carly Ferro and wonders how to shed the area's increasingly
disruptive illegal drug sales and use. Carly Ferro died after be ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 10, 2012
TOWNWIDE VOTE NIXES WIND
HUBBARDTON-Hubbardton residents recently voted 94 to 6 for putting
an end to building commercial wind turbines on the Grandpa's Knob
ridgeline. Selectboards in the other towns targeted for the Reunio ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 26, 2012
EDUCATION NEWS
Fair Haven Grade School thanks the parents and family members who
attended its recent open house. The Middle School Open House is
Tuesday, Sept. 25.
Mettawee Community School library and technology specialist ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 19, 2012
OBSERVATORY
CASTLETON-Castleton State College's astronomy club plans to hold
star parties, opening the school's observatory to let students and
residents look at the night sky. This is not a new effort for the
group, but las ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 19, 2012
THE BUS GAINS FOUR
The fleet of buses at Marble Valley Regional Transit District is
growing by four, up to 58, courtesy of a federal earmark. Three
additional buses joining the fleet are replacements coming in as
three older ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 13, 2012
WATER BOND SET
The Rutland Board of Aldermen recently approved language for the
ballot that would set a $5.5 million bond to build a new filter
system. Should the bond vote fail, the city is able to switch to
using chloramin ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 13, 2012
CSC FALL SEMESTER
CASTLETON-The Christine Price Gallery in the Fine Arts Center hosts
two shows through Friday, October 5. Work by seven alumni - Jim
Byrne, Brian Derosia, Jason Draine, James Harmon, Jason Jarvis,
Michael Kr ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 5, 2012
WEST RUTLAND HONORS MARBLE WORKERS
The Town of West Rutland and the West Rutland Historical Society
plan to dedicate a stone block bearing the names of local marble
workers while the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center host ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 30, 2012
EDUCATION NEWS
MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS-Middletown Springs elementary school has new
hours this year. School officially begins at 7:55 a.m., and the
school day ends at 3:05. The new hours are geared to help students
get to class i ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 30, 2012
WATER BOND PROPOSAL FORMING
Rutland's voters appear likely to have a say on whether to build a
new drinking water filter system. At the direction of the alderman
board, the city attorney and public works commissioner develop ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 22, 2012
SAD BUT CELEBRATORY GOODBYE
A service at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in West Rutland
celebrated the life of its pastor Monsignor Frank S. Warzocha.
Speakers outlined his involvement with his congregation, his faith,
and his ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 22, 2012
PROPOSAL ON PEAKS & RIDGES
CASTLETON-The Castleton Planning Commissioners recently completed a
study aimed at clarifying and expanding the town plan in respect to
mountain peaks and ridge lines. Now it's the citizenry's ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 15, 2012
CSC DINING UPGRADES
CASTLETON-Residence halls open Thursday, August 23, for new
students, with orientation beginning the following morning.
Returning students come back Sunday, August 26, with classes
beginning the following ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 15, 2012
LOCALLY GROWN SUCCESS
The success of our local farm markets is keeping pace with the
development of other markets across the country. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture just announced that there are more than
600 more farme ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 1, 2012
CSC reaccredited; implementing strategic
plan
CASTLETON-Castleton State College is officially reaccredited. In
its official letter of approval to the school, the New England
Association of Schools and College's Commission o ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 1, 2012
SAVING ENERGY, CUTTING EXPENSES
Rutland Regional Medical Center is half way to its energy use
reduction goal, already saving enough to supply 40 'typical' homes
each using 11,000 kilowatt-hours a year. After the first year o ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lani Duke
posted
Jul 25, 2012
Response to turmoil
Rutland City officials have had enough. Fights, vandalism, and
other complaints in the downtown have lead to tighter
restrictions.
The city recently issued a no-trespass order against an 18-year-old
woman ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lani Duke
posted
Jul 25, 2012
New performing art space for CSC
CASTLETON-Castleton State College's performing arts department has
the opportunity to expand its activities into Rutland with the
awarding of an Arts Endowment $50,000 grant to the Paramount
...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lani Duke
posted
Jun 20, 2012
Castleton governance
CASTLETON-Castleton voters are a bit curious about their select
board. The board was quick to vote in opposition to the Reunion
Power proposal, yet slow to take action on a town hall solution.
Voters too ...
- Columns
> OpinionKillington Elementary School
posted
Jun 20, 2012
KES students earn circus celebration
Killington Elementary Students participated in a Circus Celebration
after earning 15,000 stars for displaying responsible, respectful,
and safe behaviors! On Wednesday, June 6, Christine ...
