Friday, July 8 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Downtown Rutland Partnership begins its 2016 Friday Night Live Summer Concert Series lineup on Friday, July 8. This year expands from three headlining artists to four this summer. Featured on the stage this year is “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks (July 8); lead singer of 80s megahit-maker…

Thursday, July 7 at 6 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Killington Parks & Recreation Dept., Sherburne Memorial Library and the Sherburne Friends of the Library as part of the town of Killington’s River Road free summer concert series is excited to announce the upcoming schedule of performers. Summer concerts will begin July 7, continuing Thursday evenings through Aug.…

RUTLAND — City Hall in Rutland will feature the works of local artist Carolyn Shattuck, collected and curated by the Castleton Downtown Gallery, running from July 1 through Sept. 30. Entitled “Unstill Lifes,” the exhibit features a collection of oils on canvas and mixed media on clay board. “I hope to celebrate life in all its…

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By Dave Hoffenberg Killington Deli vs. Garlic McGraths This season has not been kind to the Killington Deli and they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. After back-to-back second place finishes, half way through this season they only have one win. This past week, they faced the number one team: Garlic McGraths — a fact that…

Courtesy of Devil’s Bowl Speedway A firework caps off the night at a past event. WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway promises to be the site of Southern Vermont’s biggest, loudest, and most exciting holiday celebrations during the annual “ Firecracker Weekend ” on July 2-3.  The two-night spectacle will keep Rutland County rumbling on…

By Andrew Cassidy courtesy of Devil’s Bowl Speedway Billy Lussier of Fair Haven, Vt., celebrates his first-ever win in the Sportsman Modified division at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. WEST HAVEN – Billy Lussier thrilled his hometown crowd at the half-mile Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, June 25, taking his first career victory in…

Courtesy of Vermont State Parks Calvin Trudo, grand prize winner of the 2015 #ReelFunVT photo contest, shows off the bluegill he caught while fishing at Lake Bomoseen State Park last summer.  The 2016 #ReelFunVT photo contest is open all summer. The “ Reel Fun ” program is in full swing across Vermont for the second…

PITTSFIELD — June 17-19, dozens of youth wrestlers (ages 14-19) attended a two-day intensive high school Spartan Wrestling Camp at Amee Farm Lodge in Pittsfield, Vt. Most came  to improve their wrestling techniques, but they achieved far more physically, mentally, and spiritually, stated Kim Peters, recreation director Killington Parks & Recreation and mother of a…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announced Vermont’s migratory bird hunting seasons announced, June 21. Waterfowl season dates and bag limits are set in three zones: Lake Champlain, Interior Vermont, and Connecticut River. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department sets the season dates and bag limits for the Connecticut River Zone. In addition to…

QUESTION:  Gregg and Andrew are playing in a tournament. On the 18th hole, the balls of both players lie on the green and Andrew is farther from the hole. Gregg’s ball lies near Andrew’s ball although it is not in the line Andrew would need to make the putt. It does not interfere with Andrew’ putt.…

  By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul The Karner blue, New Hampshire’s state butterfly, is a wisp of a thing, a tiny fluttering of silvery-blue wings. Unless you happen to be wandering through a pine barren or black-oak savannah, however, you’re unlikely to spot one. Even then, it would be a challenge, as the butterflies have been…

  Empathy, perspective and ethics: refugees and Rutland Today I am going to leave my usual topics and briefly dive into a topic that is in the news here locally: Syrian refugees coming to Rutland. I was surprised and pleased when Mayor Louras announced that Rutland would be hosting 100 Syrian refugees. I was proud,…

Most of the young couples I know who have recently gotten married lived together for a couple years before becoming engaged. For two people who have cohabitated romantically for an extended period of time, their daily routine no different from that of a traditional married couple, does marriage make their lives together significantly different in…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON — Connor Solimano, of Rutland, has been named as a student member of the Vermont State Board of Education. “I’m excited to be a part of the board, and I hope to bring my perspective as a student,” Connor Solimano said. “We’re all pretty excited. My parents are proud.” Connor’s father,…