RUTLAND — Every year, as many as 350 individuals in our community hear “You have cancer,” for the first time. For 25 years, Rutland Regional Medical Center’s (RRMC) Foley Cancer Center has been providing comprehensive care to individuals with a cancer diagnosis. This means patients and families facing cancer can remain here in the community…

BRANDON—The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) invite Brandon businesses, employees and homeowners to attend an Oct. 16 community forum to learn about a Neshobe River study and to gather community input on ways to protect business and the local economy from future floods. The community…

Common Core has arrived Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are underway for all students in Vermont and throughout most of the country. The aim of this multi-state initiative is to ensure that all students are held to consistent expectations that build upon our educational foundation and that will prepare them for college and career. Sixth…

WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Farmers’ Market (WFM) in West Woodstock is pleased to announce that the Penny Power campaign is back. The effort helps to stock the Woodstock Community Food Shelf with fresh fruits and vegetables. On Tuesdays during September and October, Woodstock Farmers’ Market will donate 10 pecent of hot coffee and hot beverage sales…

RUTLAND – ACCESS, PEGTV’s weekly half-hour news magazine, was awarded first place in the news and magazine format category for the 2014 Alliance For Community Media-New England Video Festival. PEGTV competed with public access stations all over New England and will accept their award this October in Nashua, N.H. ACCESS celebrated its fourth anniversary on…

RUTLAND — With less than 40 days until the Nov. 4 general election, the Vermont Troopers Association has endorsed Rose Kennedy for the position of Rutland County State’s Attorney. “We are endorsing Rose Kennedy because she is a proven leader in the community, the court room, and a team player among law enforcement professionals in…

In December 2012, Vermont native and Max Elles was in a snowboarding accident that caused a burst fracture to his L1 vertebrae, resulting in partial paralysis in his lower extremities. Elles got injured while snowboarding at Killington, when he hit a hidden water bar, causing him to fall directly on his back. Elles was flown…

By Dom Cioffi Over the years I have found many quotes that have stuck with me as “truth.” One of my favorites is from the Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, Alfred Adler, who once said, “The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well.” Put to the test, time and time again…

By Cindy Phillips My name is Cindy Phillips and I’m a loveaholic. Not only do I admit to it, I’m actually proud of it. I recently sent my friend and neighbor a text shortly after chastising him. I said, “You know I am honest with you because I love you, right?” He replied, “Yes.” Eight…

By Susan Shea We slid our canoe over the beaver dam and paddled into the upper, smaller pond. A breeze rippled the water and rustled the reeds lining the shore. Suddenly I spied four long, sleek brown figures cavorting in the water—otters! They submerged quickly near the shore, probably into an old beaver bank den…

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4 — BOMOSEEN — The first weekend of October will be busy on Lake Bomoseen. The venue for a glow golf tournament and a wine tasting is the Prospect Point Golf Course and Harpo’s Grille on the Water. Registration starts at 6 p.m. Friday with tee offs at 6:30 p.m.  Teams of four players play with carts,…

Oct. 3-5 — KILLINGTON — The Pico Ski Club’s annual Ski & Snowboard Swap and Sale is coming up Oct. 3-5 to the Pico Mountain Base Lodge. This annual event benefits the Pico Ski Club, including the racing programs and the more than 175 club participants, ages 6 and up. New and used skis, snowboards,…

Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Singer, songwriter, poet, storyteller, wordsmith - the list is impressive for Johnsmith. For the past thirty-plus years, Johnsmith has been sharing his music all across America and abroad. He has become a favorite at festivals, clubs, and house concerts alike, in addition to being a Kerrville New Folk…

Friday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Join Melissa Maravell as she returns once again to perform a benefit concert for, and at, Church of Our Saviour in Killington on Friday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Melissa sang with the New York City Opera Company for more than twenty-five years, but her first love is…

Oct. 4 & 5 — In honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, several area organizations are holding their annual Blessing of the Animals this coming weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society holds an interfaith Blessing of the Animals with Pastor Bill Sheldon of…