By Matthew Wan SCOTT WOOLWEAVER Sunday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Pentangle Arts is proud to present the 18th Annual Mozart Festival, directed by acclaimed violist Scott Woolweaver. This annual August event was originally conceived as a gift to the greater Woodstock and Upper Valley community by the late Father William Patrick Gallagher, priest…

Monday, Aug. 31—RUTLAND TOWN, WEST RUTLAND—The towns of Rutland and West Rutland will host the first of several public work sessions, which will focus on potential improvements to the Route 4A and Business Route 4 corridor, on Monday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the West Rutland Town auditorium. The project is funded by a…

Aug. 30 and 31 — RUTLAND — Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” on Sunday, Aug. 30 and Monday, Aug. 31. Produced and directed by Saskia Hagen Groom, based on the book by Washington Irving dramatized by Mary and Andrew Arnault, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is the classic story…

LUDLOW — The staff and volunteers at Black River Good Neighbor Services are again gearing up for their annual Stick Season Social and silent auction scheduled for Nov. 7. The event will be held again at Sam’s Steakhouse on Route 103 South in Ludlow. Right now the planners are focusing on the silent auction and raffle,…

Stand up magician finalist on America's Got Talent to perform at Castleton University. Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. - CASTLETON - Castleton University presents the mind-blowing magical talents of America’s Got Talent finalist Derek Hughes onSaturday, August 28 at 9 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Magician and comedian Derek Hughes is well known for his…

Submitted Local quilting guilds have created seven quilts contributing to CSJ’s STEPS program. RUTLAND — When Kathy Budd sews a quilt, it becomes much more than just pieces of fabric stitched together. For her, she says, it’s more than just the physical task, or even the final product. For her, every quilt has a story.…

Courtesy of Okemo Okemo Peak Performer Derek Miles was the winner of a trip to St. Thomas. LUDLOW – Among its employee recognition programs, Okemo Mountain Resort’s Peak Performers program acknowledges employees for giving exceptional service to resort guests and fellow employees. Managers nominate employees based on factors such as job performance, safety awareness, dependability…

Submitted Bret Williamson By Karen Lorentz Killington Valley Real Estate Realtor Bret Williamson began working in seasonal rentals in 2004 and soon after got his license to sell real estate. He also works at the Basin Ski Shop, where he had gained retail experience (during college in 1993) and now is the sales manager and…

By Leif Richardson A bumblebee lands on a flower, pollinating the plant. Global warming is putting the squeeze on bumblebees. In the most comprehensive study ever conducted of the impacts of climate change on critical pollinators, scientists have discovered that global warming is rapidly shrinking the area where these bees are found in both North…

By Lani Duke Fore! POULTNEY—Organizers, players, and sponsors of the 7th annual Perry Moyer Memorial Golf Tournament recently raised $1,175 to benefit the Poultney Cemetery Association. Money raised will help with costs repairing damage caused by the storm that struck the town July 3, 2014. No, not that Alice CASTLETON—Castleton police department officer Scott Stevens…

PITTSFIELD—The Pittsfield Select Board received an update on the proposed Tweed River Park from Mary Russ of the White River Partnership, Kevin Geiger of Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC), and John Steele of Dubois & King, followed by public comments and questions. The planning commission agreed to present multiple options, from the very basic requirements…

The Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with some of its fundholders, awarded a total of $57,435 in Small and Inspiring Grants to 29 organizations for local projects in communities across the state this spring. One of a number of competitive grant rounds at the Community Foundation, the Small and Inspiring Grants program funds work that…

By Lani Duke RUTLAND CITY Progress begins at Center Street Alley With the prying up of a single brick from Center Street Alley, Rutland City has begun the process of taking out the planters and leveling what has been a terraced, brick-floored Center Street Alley. City crews will work on leveling the surface, planting greenery…

POULTNEY—Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, released its ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s greenest colleges and universities Aug. 11. The 2015 edition announced that Green Mountain College ranked 12th in the nation overall. In addition, Sierra gave GMC the second highest rating for academic programs that relate to sustainability. This…

Photo One: Racers break through the start line on Saturday. Photo Two: A trail leads racers to Killington Peak for the 5K. By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Nearly 80 runners raced to the top of Killington Peak, Saturday, Aug. 15 for the first annual Race to The Peak 5K. “The day was an amazing success,” said…