RUTLAND—The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) will begin collecting flood-related data from area municipalities over the next few months, in an ongoing effort to prepare for potential flooding and protect water quality in the region. The work will focus on Act 16 (H. 401), a law enacted in 2013 that adds flood resilience to the…

RUTLAND — Forest Street closed to through traffic beginning Sept. 6. The closure will last approximately 28 days and is a result of an accelerated bridge construction project. The bridge over Moon Brook will be completely replaced. Therefore, no through traffic will be permitted on Forest Street between Gibson Avenue and Park Street during the closure…

KILLINGTON — Due to contractor delays, the repaving of Killington Road from Route 4 to West Hill has been rescheduled, the town of Killington announced Friday, Sept. 5. Work will continue on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13 with paving scheduled to conclude on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.

ROCHESTER/BRANDON  — The Vermont Agency of Transportation has issued a construction update regarding a road closure to all traffic. Route 73 between Rochester and Brandon (the Brandon Gap) will close to traffic at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, and reopen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. As part of the Rochester/Middlebury/Warren bridge repair projects, bridge…

SWANTON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department continued its Lake Champlain muskellunge restoration efforts by stocking more than 7,000 fingerlings into the Missisquoi River and Missisquoi Bay last week. For the second time this year, the muskellunge, or “muskies,” were stocked above Swanton Dam up to the Highgate Falls Dam. This section of the Missisquoi River…

By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Diane and Greg are playing in a tournament. On the 12th hole Diane’s ball rests on the green. Greg accidentally steps on and damages Diane’s line of putt. She asks Greg to restore the line of putt the best he can. Greg says because he is her opponent, he is not allowed…

LUDLOW – On Sept. 6 and 7, Okemo Valley Golf Club hosted its annual Ladies’ Club Championship. The format was individual stroke play on 36 holes. Taking control on Saturday afternoon was Harriet Parot, who carded a first round 87  in the challenging conditions. She was followed by Darlene Remy and Rosemary Burns. Both shot…

KILLINGTON—A 65-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Saturday, Aug. 30, at the height of the well-attended annual Killington Classic Motorcycle rally, when he hit a large bump in Killington Road and lost control of his bike. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m., according to Lieutenant Charles J. Cacciatore of the Vermont State Police. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock…

WEST HAVEN–NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Allison will make a long-awaited return to Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 14, as he is honored as the grand marshal for the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend. The celebrated leader of the “Alabama Gang” will be part of the festivities some 42 years after making his first…

LUDLOW – September is off to a rousing start for golfers making holes-in-one at Okemo Valley Golf Club. On Sept. 3, Serge Tarasenko, of Adirondack, N.Y., aced the 14th hole from the white tee using his 7-wood. The 156-yard hole-in-one was witnessed by Bev Van Buren. Lynn Avery, a new OVGC member from Palm City,…

Saturday, Sept. 13 — PITTSFIELD — This Saturday Peak Races will host the last race in the New England Endurance Series, MTB6. This is not a USA Cycling sanctioned event, so no licenses are needed. The mountain bike course will wind through the Green Mountain Trails of Pittsfield, Vt. According the the course description at peak.com,…

KILLINGTON — This past Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, Killington Resort hosted the POC Eastern States Cup and the Enduro and SuperD Regional Championship finals for gravity mountain bike racing.

STOCKBRIDGE—Stockbridge residents are invited to attend a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Stockbridge Central School to hear about the town’s new five-year town plan and to provide their views and perspectives to the planning commission. After the hearing, the commission will have the option to amend the draft plan…

CAVENDISH — On Sept. 4, 2014, at approximately 9 p.m., Rockingham State Police received a call regarding a burglary at 319 Greven Road Ext in the Town of Cavendish. The call was placed by Raymond Wood, age 49, who informed Vermont State Police that two flat-screen televisions had been taken from his residence. He stated the…

EAST RANDOLPH — On Thursday, Aug. 28 at about 3:30 p.m., Zachary Paroline, 14, of East Randolph, stepped out from behind a parked van into the path of a 2005 Cadillac CTS driven by Cady Boule, 17, of Randolph Center. The incident occurred on Route 14 South in East Randolph. The weather was partly sunny and…