WEST RUTLAND — Tickets are now available for the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Fine Arts Raffle, with winners to be drawn at the opening reception for SculptFest2015, Sept. 12. Gift certificates for artwork and jewelry, as well as creative sculpture workshops at the CSSC are featured prizes. This year, the popular fundraising event features 10…

LUDLOW — BRAM has opened an exhibit on World War I as seen through the thoughtful eyes of the lithographer Theophile Alexandre Steinlen. Steinlen (1859 – 1923) was born in Switzerland ,where he studied art at Lausanne. In 1882, he moved to Paris and became a leading illustrator for popular French journals for whom he produced over four…

Courtest of Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports Jeff Messer picked up hand cycling after an ATV accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Messer soon became competitive at his new sport participating in many races and rides within his first year! Just over two years ago, Rutland’s Jeff Messer broke his back in an…

By Robin Alberti “Clearly” Moguls, champions. Pictured (l-r) Back row: Russell Dalglish, Tom Gilligan. Second row: Angel Shannon, Jared Hall, Hunter Pike, Brett Regimbald, Brandon Remick, Will Burdick, Jeremy Livesey. Front row: Keith Lazarczyk, Neal Giberti, Buddy, Ron Hacker, DJ Dave Hoffenberg. Missing: Judd Washburn, Rob Pelletier. By Dave Hoffenberg Congrats again to Clearly Moguls…

Courtesy of Killington Boot Camp Killington Boot Camp crew trains for the first annual Race to the Peak event, Saturday. 100 on 100 also on Saturday KILLINGTON — Killington’s 2015 summer calendar has a new competitive event to challenge the region’s uphill climbers. The first-ever Race to the Peak will take place on Saturday, Aug.…

By Elizabeth Hewitt and Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org An employee of the Department for Children and Families was shot twice and killed in Barre on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, allegedly by a mother who had recently lost custody of her 9-year-old child in July, police say. Three relatives of the accused were also found dead in a…

Submitted The Killington Selectboard receives a check for $15,000 to continue beautification efforts. Pictured (l-r): Patty McGrath, Selectboard chair; Chris Bianchi, Selectboard member; Ken Lee, Selectboard member; and Vince Chiarella, treasurer of the Killington Pico Area Association. KILLINGTON–The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) has received a $15,000 gift toward continued beautification efforts in Killington. The…

A girls holds up a chicken at Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield, Vt. Vermont’s Open Farm Week ended Sunday, Aug. 9 after a week of mostly sunny skies and a break from the heat with temperatures in the 70s. Participants were invited to sample foods and drinks like wine, cider, fruits and cheese; enjoy…

RUTLAND CITY – On Aug. 4, the City of Rutland announced that it was awarded a national prize from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in recognition of the city’s recent pledge to streamline and automate its business licensing and permitting process, thus making it simpler and more efficient for a new business to begin…

By Morgan True, VTDigger.org BARRE — Jody Herring pleaded not guilty to one count of first degree murder in the killing of Lara Sobel, a Department of Children and Families social worker, at a Monday, Aug. 10, arraignment in Washington County Superior Court. Herring is being held without bail, and her attorney David Sleigh, a…

  Town sponsorship for event will replace Hay Festival KILLINGTON – The Town of Killington announced plans Friday, Aug. 7, to work with Killington Resort and Human Movement to host the first annual Killington Oktoberfest, Columbus Day weekend at Snowshed Base Lodge at Killington Resort. The Town will sponsor the event by contributing $18,000 to…

Potential health hazard exists for residents downstream By Polly Lynn RUTLAND– Untreated sewage leaked into East Creek in the City of Rutland, the Rutland Department of Public Works announced Friday, Aug. 7. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) were notified and are helping to investigate the cause…

RUTLAND — On Monday, Aug. 10, Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) officially announced the return of its popular fundraiser, Dancing with the Rutland Stars, for its fifth year. The event will be held on Oct. 10 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. This year’s couples include star Rebecca Buonadonna, owner of…

By Anne Brown Lost dog Leo was reunited with his people last Tuesday morning, Aug. 4.  “We rang the church bells in celebration for Leo's return,” said Lee Alison Crawford, the vicar at Church of Our Saviour in Killington. Erin and Christopher Bellis (the son and daughter of Jon Michael Bellis, age 62, of Woodbridge,…

Submitted Jon Michael Bellis Jon Michael Bellis, age 62, of Woodbridge, Conn. and Killington, Vt., was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Killington on Friday, July 31, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Barry Bellis for 37 years and the father of Christopher Barry Bellis and his wife Annabelle Lyons of Philadelphia,…