Women’s team welcomes 12 freshmen athletes POULTNEY – One team, one family. That is the mindset the Green Mountain College women’s basketball team is taking into the upcoming 2015-16 season as it looks forward to building the program through a strong incoming class. The Eagles are coming off of a tumultuous season in 2014-15 in…

ROCHESTER — Hunter Charles Emerson, age 86 of Essex, Vt., was found deceased in the woods by a K-9 early Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, according to a state police press release submitted at 1 a.m. No foul play is suspected. On Nov. 16, at approximately 6:29 p.m., Vermont State Police in Royalton were notified of an overdue…

By Christine Rizzuto The Sherburne UCC (a.k.a. the “little white church) on Route 4 in Killington, held a community breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 14. The breakfast, hosted by pastor Beverly Anderson, was delicious and the company convivial. Pictured (l-r) Andy Salamon, Nancy Best, Linn Minard, Nan Salamon, Ron Willis, and Sharon van Niel.

RUTLAND – The ribbon was cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Open House for Prime Salon & Day Spa, Nov. 17, which opened recently at a new location: 164 Woodstock Ave. in Rutland. Prime salon and Day Spa is a full service salon and day spa offering services for hair,…

MENDON – The ribbon is cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Celebration for Reliable Hands Massage which opened recently at 1360 Route 4 in Mendon. Owner Maria Lorentzon is a professional massage therapist and member of the American Massage Therapy Association.  Reliable Hands Massage offers Chair Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage,…

RUTLAND – The ribbon was officially cut earlier this week at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Celebration for Stonehedge Indoor Golf which opened recently at 172 South Main St. in Rutland. Stonehedge Indoor Golf offers six, widescreen golf simulators which includes a private suite.  The simulators from aboutGolf – the leader in…

By Nathaniel Sillin As the economy improves, today’s sellers are facing a very different environment than they were before the housing market stumbled in 2006. Today’s housing market features new procedures and standards, not the least of which are continuing borrowing hurdles for prospective buyers. If you are thinking about a home sale in the…

RUTLAND — Vermont’s “Wheels for Warmth” broke all records in its 11th year, thanks in large part to its additional location in Rutland County. Final numbers for 2015 show the program collected a total of $55,801 for emergency fuel assistance programs, sold 2,200 safe tires, and recycled 3,775 donated, unusable tires. This year, in addition to…

You are not your genes! To accept disease due to “genetic predisposition” is like complaining about the president without ever having cast a vote. Only five percent of gene-related genetic mutations are fully penetrant, meaning that they cannot be changed, for example those with Down's Syndrome and a small percentage of those with Alzheimer’s. However,…

By Carolyn Lorié Along with the crisp mornings and crimson colors that signal summer’s slide into fall, there are changes occurring in the forests that go mostly unnoticed. Among them is the dispersal of fisher kits from their mother’s territory into their own. Little is known about the process of fisher families breaking apart, except…

By Brady Crain Crystalized trees shine in the  sunlight at the top of Killington Sunday morning. They stand in contrast to the hazy clouds in the distance. The resort reopened Nov. 15. I want to apologize for my meandering nature reflected in my past few articles. Without any skiing to do, and with practicing short…

“My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids in order to store grain. Now all the archaeologists think that they were made for the pharaohs’ graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big—when you stop and think about it, and I don’t think it’d just disappear over the course…

Submitted Executive Chef Reggie Serafin, Birch Ridge Inn, Killington Vt. KILLINGTON—On Friday, Nov. 13, the Birch Ridge Inn officially announced the appointment of Richard “Reggie” Serafin as executive chef. Serafin will be responsible for managing the inn’s culinary activities, including menu development, staffing, and cuisine preparation. “We are very excited to have Reggie rejoin our…

Submitted WEST PAWLET — The annual Mettawee Community School Veterans Day Dessert Social was held on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Over 30 members of the various branches of the United States military attended and were recognized for service to our country.

Castleton town plans for future CASTLETON—The Castleton Select Board voted to adopt a “Capital Budget and Capital Program Policy” that outlines a general schedule for the creation, completion and adoption of the capital budget. Town Manager Mark Shea presented the plan to the Board as a better way of tracking expenses larger than $10,000 and…