By Robin Alberti

eTown Meeting offers one-stop shopping for energy FAIR HAVEN–Energy experts on efficiency, heat pumps, weatherization and solar are joining forces at the Fair Haven Town Hall to offer local residents instant energy advice, special offers and same-day home visits to save people money and reduce environmental impacts right away. Through the first ever eTown Meeting,…

CASTLETON—The Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board’s Council on Youth is working with the middle school counselors of Castleton Village, Fair Haven, Mill River, Orwell, Benson, West Rutland, Christ the King, Proctor and Rutland Town School to organize the sixth annual Your Journey Starts Here event. The seventh-grade career event will be held March 31, 2016,…

RUTLAND—The University of Vermont is collaborating with Cornell University, NOFA-VT, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) of the UVM Extension on research that examines whether low-income participation in a subsidized community supported agriculture (CSA) program, along with tailored nutrition education, can improve the quality of diet for low-income children, who are at…

By Rebecca Reimers The small group of students arrived at Rutland Middle School’s technology lab right after school ended one recent Wednesday, logged onto their computers, and began working on their projects before the school’s technology teacher, Jack Adams, returned to the tech lab from his last class. These students knew what they were working…

By Lani Dukes Contemplating Life Café holds official open house FAIR HAVEN—Michael Mancino has opened the Contemplating Life Café in the former Carvey’s restaurant of Fair Haven. Though it first opened Feb. 13, it held its grand opening over Easter weekend. Rita Carvey is the star of Mancino’s new business venture, whose chicken and biscuits…

By Lani Dukes RUTLAND CITY Jack Russell terrier theft not part of fighting ring, police say Rutland City police are noncommittal about the theft of service dog Daphni and her subsequent death. Taken from her owner’s Center Street apartment March 11, the three-year-old Jack Russell terrier was found dead near White Park, suffering from bite…

By Robin Alberti Be a part of a softball team this summer, and get in some hang time like this player did with a leaping catch. Calling all softball players! Killington Softball League is looking for a few good men and women to play some softball. This is a men’s league that welcomes women to…

Courtesy of SMS Freestyle and KMS

KILLINGTON — The Killington Mountain School Freestyle team and coaches were recently lauded for the program’s success when they were in Steamboat Springs for Nationals. Head U.S. Ski Team coach (and former KMS Freestyle program director) Matt Gnoza proudly announced that KMS had been named the Freestyle Club Program of the Year and that Coach…

Spring sports are getting into full swing for College of St. Joseph, after a week in which the baseball and softball teams played 11 games collectively. Fighting Saints baseball has really started rolling, going an impressive 6-1 on the week, including a couple of blowout victories. They are now 20-9 overall and a perfect 6-0…

MENDON — The Mendon Fish & Game Club will be hosting a FREE hunter safety course. The course will be held Tuesdays, April 5 and 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., and Thursdays, April 7 and 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., plus range time, Saturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to 12-noon. Interested…

HARTLAND–The Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland, Vt., will be re-opening for the season on Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. The range underwent several upgrades in 2015, including a new berm for the pistol range, improved acoustic tiling in the covered shooting ports, the installation of security cameras, and access road work. The range…

RUTLAND—VTrans, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission and the Rutland Area Physical Activity Coalition will host the 2016 statewide Vermont Walk/Bike Summit on April 1-2 in Rutland at the Paramount Theatre. The summit offers indoor and outdoor workshops. Friday features four themes: Built Environment, Advocacy and Education, Safety Education and Enforcement, and Economic Development, with three…

Maplefest converges on Poultney, April 2 POULTNEY — Maplefest 2016 in Poultney will be happening on Saturday, April 2. There are over 20 different things going on! A Pancake Breakfast starts Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Methodist Church. After breakfast, stop at the Stonebridge in the center of Poultney by the traffic light for a…