By Carl Diethelm The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Solid Waste Management Entities (SWME’s) has been phasing in the implemention of the Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) over the past four years. A big step was made last year when the law officially banned recyclables from the landfill. Act 148 will ultimately remove all…

As I write this, I am about to embark on my 197th day of skiing for the year, and quite a year it has been. Despite the lack of winter weather, I will finish he season with about 20 days of uphill (much of it plain old hiking, very little of it skinning). I am…

Longtime readers of “Generation Y” are aware that, in addition to being a wildly successful newspaper columnist, I’m also a wildly unsuccessful fiction writer. Periodically I mention this hobby in the hope that some editor from Random House might own a ski house in Killington, read one of my pieces in the Mountain Times, and…

Masterson, Wood repeat; McKiernan, Murray score first wins of season WEST HAVEN – Jimmy Ryan may have led every lap of the Sportsman Modified feature race on the Asphalt Track at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 28, but the box score won’t show just how wild the action was behind him. The veteran stock car…

Courtesy of CSJ Alphonso Howlett RUTLAND – College of St. Joseph has named Alphonso Howlett as men’s basketball head coach. Howlett brings a wealth of experience from both on the court and on the sidelines at the collegiate level, having served most recently as the assistant coach for the men’s basketball program at CSJ under…

By Dave Hoffenberg KILLINGTON — After a wild and mild winter, it’s finally time for softball. The defending champion Clearly Moguls began their quest for back-to-back-to-back titles for the first time in franchise history. They had the back-to-back part before in 2010-11 but could not get the elusive third. Could this be their year? The…

KILLINGTON – The Town of Killington opened its municipal pool a week early for the summer season. Originally set to open June 4, the pool first opened to the public Saturday, May 28, in time for folks to seek some relief from the Memorial Day weekend heatwave. The town parks and recreation staff, Kim Peters…

QUESTION: Mindy and Josh are playing in a tournament. On the 3rd hole both players walk to the green where their balls rest. Mindy is farther away and prepares to putt. She asks Josh to mark his ball, which is in her line.  Josh marks the position and then knocks the ball away with his…

LUDLOW – The Okemo Valley Golf Club Men’s League gathered for its third week of competition on May 24. The race for the top spot grew tighter, as only six points separate the top seven teams. The Honey Dew Man team, lead by Bill Higgins grabbing 6.5 holes in his match, helped his team of…

Courtesy of Rutland Regional Medical Center Members of the Sicilian-American Society present a check to the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Front row (L-R): Grace Rizzico and Mary Henrichon. Back row (L-R): Dr. Rick Lovett, Jo-Ann Rotella Ballard, Michael Poalino, Guido Rotella, Jerry Henrichon, Dr. Allan Eisemann and Tom Huebner, pres.and CEO…

Courtesy of Rutland Regional Medical Center Sonce Pearce, RN with Charline and Tom Skelly. The Skellys nominated Pearce for the DAISY award and joined the celebration. RUTLAND–Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Sonce Pearce, a registered nurse at the ENT & Audiology Clinic, was honored for excellent care by the DAISY Foundation. The DAISY award is a…

Submitted Dick Malley and Jeff Manney are new Habitat for Humanity of Rutland County, Vt., board members. The board of Habitat for Humanity of Rutland County is pleased to announce new members Dick Malley and Jeff Manney. “Dick and Jeff each have extensive experience in working in housing in Vermont, and we welcome their expertise…

Library addition breaks ground POULTNEY—Construction of the $381,000 renovation and addition to the Poultney Public Library began May 23 as a lineup of library trustees and supporters sank silver shovels into the ground behind the 205 Main Street structure. The library has occupied the 1910 building since 1956 and has been planning to increase its…

WEST RUTLAND — The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center invites youth (ages 13-18) from the Rutland area to participate in an exciting, collaborative project for two weeks this summer, scheduled for July 5-15. Under the instruction of master sculptor Nora Valdez, participants will design and carve a stone bench to be installed in a Rutland…

The Community College of Vermont will hold its 49th commencement ceremony at Norwich University’s Shapiro Field House on June 4, 2016. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. This year, over 500 students from across the state will be awarded associate degrees. Students representing all 14 Vermont counties will be graduating along with students from…