By Dom Cioffi I’ve worked with a lot of different personalities in my life. Some have been positive, some negative. Some have been helpful, some helpless. Some I have really enjoyed, others I have loathed. I realized a long time ago that you’re never going to have the perfect working environment. Jobs are dynamic and…

Proposed Schedule, Week of  4/11/16  DORR DR. BRIDGE/RIPLEY RD. BRIDGE (Rutland City Bridges BRF3000) PROJECT LOCATION: RIPLEY RD. BRIDGE [Rutland City Bridges BRF3000(19)] RIPLEY ROAD IS CLOSED AT THE LOCATION OF THE BRIDGE PLEASE NOTE THAT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC IS NOT PERMITTED ACROSS THE BRIDGE DURING THE CLOSURE Access to all businesses on Ripley…

Courtesy of GMC “ Moon Over Buffalo ” is being presented by an all-student cast, including (l-r) Conner Creigh, Isaac Winant, Madalyn Mielke, Andrew Bullard and Nick Mazzoli. April 7-9 at 7 p.m.  — POULTNEY — The Green Mountain College theater department presents the comedy “ Moon Over Buffalo ” by Ken Ludwig. Performances are Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 9 at 7…

Courtesy of Devil’s Bowl Speedway Jason Durgan's #17 Devil's Bowl Speedway Modified will be on display for the second straight year at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, Vt., on April 9-10. Annual stock car show offers sneak preview of Vermont track’s 50th season April 9-10 — RUTLAND — Winter might be trying to make a late…

Submitted Richard Sporbert, pictured third from left, was joined by Killington 100-Day Club members and Killington loyalists Don “Shortski” McNeil, who still maintains his perfect every-day ski attendance; Dan Hegarty; Larry and Peggy Golonka; and Nancy Finn. Sporbert celebrated his 80th birthday in February, still skiing strong! Happy birthday to the oldest member of the…

Photos Courtesy of Kim Peters Killington may not have an organized youth wrestling program yet, but Killington does have fantastic youth wrestlers. Boys from Killington travel to Mill River to get the chance to experience the sport of wrestling. This past weekend, K-6 grade youth wrestlers gathered at Fair Haven High School for the sixth…

Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Kelly Brooks of Waterbury caught this 30-inch lake trout while ice fishing on Lake Champlain in early 2015. 2015 program report published, new challenge added for 2016 to include wild card species The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has released its annual Master Angler program report and 35 Vermont…

Courtesy of PEGTV PEGTV channel coordinators Bryn Williams and Chris McCormack make sure the taping of “Academic Showdown” is of the highest quality as they produce from the studio control room. Rutland—PEGTV’s new weekly half-hour quiz show “ Academic Showdown,” featuring eight local high schools, has just wrapped up the semifinal rounds of competition, and…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations     Horoscopes for March 30 - April 5, 2016…

Saturday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. — WELLS — The 11th annual Old Tyme Maple Sugarhouse dinner returns to the M.W.A. Hall, Route 30, Wells on Saturday, April 9 with seatings from 4:30-7 p.m. This is an “all-maple feast” that starts off with a huge 25+ item salad bar that includes four varieties of lettuce topped with…

POULTNEY—Green Mountain College announced March 29 that Kip Shipley, former associate athletics director at La Sierra University, has been named director of athletics at Green Mountain College. Shipley’s appointment marks the end of a two-month search that attracted over 100 applicants from across the country. “Kip stood out from a very strong pool of candidates…

RUTLAND — Looking to cross the finish line? Rutland Regional Medical Center’s free Couch to 5K training program will help! Whether participants are new to running or just getting back on the road after the winter, this program will help to prepare to run or walk a 5K in just nine weeks. Rutland Regional’s team of…

The first United States Collegiate Athletic Association Baseball and Softball Coaches polls were announced on Friday, April 1. College of Saint Joseph baseball was ranked No. 1 in the country,  while the softball team was ranked No. 4. The Fighting Saints have been on a tear, winning their last six games to give them the…

Rutland City Interim Chamber director announced The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce board of directors has unanimously chosen former NeighborWorks of Western Vermont executive Mary Cohen to take over interim leadership of the Chamber, as of April 4. Longtime Chamber CEO Tom Donahue has left the Chamber to take over leadership of BROC-Community Action in…

Departing president gives building to college POULTNEY—Exiting Green Mountain College President Paul Fonteyn and his wife Marsha are donating the Stone Valley Community Market building, 216 Main St., Poultney, to the college. The couple had purchased the building to aid in the Market’s start-up. Fonteyn is the school’s seventh president. Though retiring at the end…