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VINS welcomes Miss Vermont 2015 promoting STEM through Discovery Sundays
November 6, 2015
Miss Vermont 2015, Alayna Westcom performs a science experiment at this year’s Vermont Pageant. Sunday, Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. — QUECHEE — Alayna Westcom, Miss Vermont 2015, will be visiting VINS on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., to promote her passion for and knowledge of science, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…
State-local investment initiative to benefit Rutland County
November 5, 2015
Mayor Louras and NeighborWorks announced $1.75 million in lending capital. RUTLAND — On Monday, Nov. 2, state and local leaders announced a major financial boost to improve housing stock in Rutland County. State Treasurer Beth Pearce was joined by Rutland Mayor Chris Louras and Ludy Biddle of NeighborWorks of Western Vermont in announcing the availability…
Indigo Girls to play the Paramount, Nov. 11
November 5, 2015
By Eesha Williams On the song “Texas Was Clean” on the Indigo Girls’ new album, the band is quiet, as Amy Ray and Emily Saliers sing different notes at the same time. The result is like the swelling violins in a Hollywood movie love scene. By contrast, another song on the album, “The Rise of…
KSRM grad Oliver Hardy says job experience is the difference
November 5, 2015
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the fourth story in a series on graduates of Green Mountain College’s Killington School of Resort Management (KSRM) program, the nation’s only three-year bachelor’s degree program in resort and hospitality management. Originally from Hampshire, England, Oliver Hardy moved to the states at age 15 and attended Lenape Valley…
Art Jones reflects on the “Rutland model” of economic ingenuity
November 5, 2015
Courtesy of RRCC Mark Foley, Jr. is the 2015 Business Person of the Year. By Polly Lynn RUTLAND — At the annual meeting for the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce held Wednesday, Oct. 28, Mark Foley, Jr. of the Foley Family of Companies and MKF Properties was named the 2015 Business Person of the Year.…
Bobolinks losing ground to solar
November 5, 2015
ANR policy could balance wildlife, renewable energy By Gaen Murphree The bobolinks that nested in Vermont hayfields and grasslands this past summer are already winging their way toward winter homes in Argentina and Brazil. Environmentalists warn that when the birds return next spring some of their nesting habitat may have been swallowed up by the…
Local Fly Dogs compete nationally
November 5, 2015
Submitted Chester, the seven-time national event winner, leaps off the dock in Killington. By Robin Alberti The weekend of Oct. 22-25, some local Fly Dogs traveled with their owners to the Ultimate Air Games, The Best of the Best, at Purina Farms in Grey Summit, Mo. This is an invitation-only event, and it is quite…
Obituary: Charles Wise, 84
November 5, 2015
Submitted Charles Wise Charles Wise—a longtime Killington resident, community leader, and beloved friend to many for over 50 years—died at his home in Killington, Vt., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Charlie was born in 1931 in New York City and spent his growing-up years in Bayside, Queens. He was a Korean War Veteran with four…
Beyond panels and turbines
November 5, 2015
By Gov. Peter Shumlin When we talk about renewable energy, the focus is often on the project–the solar panel or the wind turbine that allow us to harness local, Vermont-grown energy to power homes and business around the state. But if we dig deeper we find that renewable energy projects are about more than the…
Department of Public Service concludes Vermont Wind may have violated CPG noise standard
November 5, 2015
By Brian Dubie Vermont’s Department of Public Service (DPS) has concluded that “after extensive review of a homeowner’s own sound measurements and analysis, . . . the indoor sound pressure levels at the homeowner’s residence” may have violated the state’s noise standards, justifying an investigation into Vermont Wind’s alleged compliance with the noise monitoring plan…
The answers should be simple
November 5, 2015
Dear Editor, In response to Patty McGrath’s attempt to answer my questions in her letter to the editor in last week’s edition, Oct. 28-Nov. 4: Patty, first off, I say two books, you say two reports, isn’t that the same thing? Why two sets of financials? This has been the question since day one, over…
Unwavering optimism for Rutland
November 5, 2015
Dear Editor, Mark Foley and Art Jones’ roles at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce annual meeting felt like the perfect antidote for a cold, wet day in Rutland, Oct. 29. The Chamber’s recognition of Mark Foley as Business Person of the Year was an acknowledgment of one of the brightest lights in Rutland. Mark…
Teen cited for excessive speed
November 5, 2015
Submitted Benjamin J. Rossman CLARENDON — On Oct. 24, 2015, at approx. 6:03 p.m., a member of the Vermont State Police was monitoring traffic on Route 103 in Clarendon when a 2012 Volvo S60 was observed traveling northbound at a high rate of speed — measured at 108 m.p.h. in a 50 m.p.h. speed zone.…
CSJ hosts more than 300 trick-or-treaters at annual event
November 5, 2015
RUTLAND—Elsa’s and Anna’s trotted up the pathway, a Dalmatian sat, surrounded by glowing pumpkins on the steps, and a zombie followed, all with plastic orange pumpkins in hand. College of St. Joseph hosted its annual trick-or-treating event for the local community on Oct. 27 as a way for children to collect candy and show off…
