Following the results of the Aug. 26 primary election, State Senate candidate William Tracy Carris is pleased to announce that he will appear on the general election ballot as a Democrat. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Carris received 36.5 percent of the votes for a first place finish in the Democratic primary. “I am…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will receive a grant for $42,895 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this year to support bat research and monitoring related to white-nose syndrome. This funding will support conservation and recovery of the six cave bat species affected by the deadly fungal disease. Vermont is one of 30 states…

Margaret Ellen Ehmann, 86, died on Aug. 26, 2014 at her apartment in The Meadows in Rutland. She was born on Feb. 29, 1928 in Baltimore, Md. to Edgar and Mae Baker and was married to her high school sweetheart Preston Ehmann in 1949. She received her Bachelors degree in teaching from Winthrop University in…

Dear Editor, With all the news about the inability of a severely divided Congress to do much of anything except shift the blame to the other party, we can be proud that our U. S. Representative, Peter Welch, is bucking the trend.  For example, he worked across the aisle with Representative Trey Gowdy, a South…

By Angelo S. Lynn Vermont Gas Systems was taken to task last week by the governor’s office for, among other things, its cost overruns on Phase 1 of the pipeline project from Colchester to Middlebury, its lack of transparency in its handling of easement rights, and for using the eminent domain process in a way…

Green Mountain Power (GMP) is pleased to announce that state regulators have approved the company’s proposal to decrease electric rates by 2.46 percent for residential and commercial customers starting Oct. 1. The rate decrease will be the second decrease offered by GMP in three years and is part of the company’s mission to deliver reliable,…

By Morgan True, VTDigger.org If hospitals are going to be paid based on keeping the people they serve healthy—one of Vermont’s health care reform goals—they need to invest in primary care services, according to state regulators and hospital executives. That’s difficult when hospital income is still dependent on fee-for-service—billing for each patient visit or procedure—especially…

By Dom Cioffi About a week ago, a notice arrived in our mailbox explaining that a 5K charity road race would be run through our neighborhood over the holiday weekend. The organizers apologized for the hour-or-so traffic inconvenience that would occur, but hoped everyone would take a minute to stand outside to cheer the runners…

Thursday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — NAMI Vermont will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for family members, partners and significant others of individuals with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The 12-week series of classes will start on Sept.…

Sept. 5-7 — WOODSTOCK — BarnArts Center for the Arts, in coordination with Sculpturefest presents Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of “The 39 Steps,” based on the1935 movie by Alfred Hitchcock, at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, 6, 12, and 13; and at 5 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 14. The performances will be held at King Farm Barn…

Friday, Sept. 5 at 1:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute exists to promote continuing education for area residents age 50 and older, under the auspices of the University of Vermont. A Board of Directors, composed of local residents, work year round to provide speakers on topics of interest. The board recently announced the…

Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — It’s a special occasion when the Brandon Artist Guild (the BAG) has the opportunity to showcase the artwork of one of its founding members. Warren Kimble, the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts this past year, will be presenting “House of Cards,” a show…

Over a dozen restaurants feature prix-fixe menus for two at $42.41 Sept. 6-13 — KILLINGTON — This past week, the Town of Killington announced the return of Killington Restaurant Week, Sept. 6 - 13. The promotion features fixed-price menus at over a dozen restaurants in town, giving Killington region residents and visitors the opportunity to sample different…

Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m — LUDLOW — FOLA’s September movie will be Clint Eastwood’s baseball movie, “Trouble with the Curve,” showing at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. “Trouble with the Curve” is a 2012 sports-drama film directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake,…

Saturday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will host Traditional Craft Saturdays on the first four Saturdays in September, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visitors are invited to explore a series of Vermont crafts – their history, process, and uses – through informal learning and discovery. A different craft will be featured…