Monday, July 6 at 11 a.m. — LUDLOW — The Friends of the Library will host a tea at the Fletcher Memorial Library on Monday, July 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is opportunity for people enjoy a light snack while learning about the Friends and provide input on events and activities that the Friends…

July 6-10 — BRANDON — Looking for a rewarding, interactive and fun experience for your young child over the summer break? Tinyarts may be just right! Taught by Anna Laufenberg, the camp is for 4 to 6 year olds and is being held at the Compass Music and Arts Center during the week of July 6 to…

Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The famous Grace Coolidge piano will be in the spotlight when the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the first concert of the 2015 Grace Coolidge Musicales on Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The Grace…

RUTLAND — Through the Rutland Recreation and Parks Department, children have a plethora of summer camps coming up that will keep their week full. Hands on Minds On Art Studio Art Camps are offered this summer, including “Animal Jam” for grades 3-5. Artists will draw, sketch, paint, collage and sculpt with clay their favorite animal and…

Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present Satin & Steel as part of the 20th Annual Castleton Summer Concert Series on Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Satin & Steel has become known as one of Rutland’s hottest horn bands, featuring a five-piece horn section…

Dee Montgomery By Karen D. Lorentz The greater Killington community has lost a dear friend, devoted wife and mother, wonderful mentor, enthusiastic volunteer, and astute businesswoman with the passing of Dee Montgomery on June 19 after a brief illness. She was one of several early and longtime residents who moved to Killington to raise a…

Submitted Holly Gonyeau On June 17, at about 5:50 p.m., Holly Gonyeau, 36, of Ferrisburgh, was traveling south on Greenbush Road in Ferrisburgh when her 2013 Chevrolet Cruz struck a bicycle ridden by Kenneth Najarian, age 60, of Charlotte, who was also traveling south. Najarian died at the scene as a result of the injuries…

John Dempsey KILLINGTON — An informal celebration of the life of John Dempsey, who passed away on May 15, will be held at Outback Pizza on Killington Road from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. Community members and those who knew John are welcome to join and share stories. Free free to bring photos to share…

By Kevin O'Connor, VTDigger.org Ask Norman Runnion for his life story and he’d point to a newspaper. “I’m a newspaperman, my father was a newspaperman — I love that word, I grew up on that word,” he said in 1989. “It would never have occurred to me to be anything else.” Except an Episcopal priest,…

GRANVILLE—On Thursday, June 18, Vermont state police, the Granville fire department and White River Valley Ambulance responded to a single vehicle accident on Route 100 in Granville. Investigation revealed that the operator, Harley Maxwell, 37, of Rochester, Vt., was driving north on Route 100 in Granville when, as he advised troopers, he attempted to avoid…

During the week starting June 28  the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by other local Law Enforcement Agencies, will be conducting sobriety checkpoints within Rutland County. An aggressive effort will be made to identify impaired drivers on our highways. Officers will also be enforcing seatbelt, child restraint and other motor vehicle laws during these checkpoints.…

MENDON—On Wednesday, June 17, Trooper Elliott Justinger from the Rutland state police barracks responded to a reported burglary at 4153 US Route 4 in Mendon. The victim of the burglary, Jason Ball, 35, reported that between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. someone had entered his home and stolen power tools. Ball reported that the suspect…

Gov. Peter Shumlin has capped off this legislative session by signing the last of 76 bills passed by the Legislature this year. "I was proud to sign so many pieces of legislation into law that will help make Vermont's economy work for every Vermonter, protect our special quality of life, and build on the strong…

By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.org On Tuesday, June 16, on the shore of Lake Champlain, Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill that aims to improve the quality of the state’s waterways . The bill, H.35, raises money through a 0.2 percent surcharge on the state’s property transfer tax. The first $100,000 of the sale price is…

By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.org There have been almost as many sewage discharges reported across the state in the past 35 days as there were in all of the previous year, according to state data. Twenty-five discharges have been reported since May 11, compared to the 31 reported between May 10, 2014, and May 10, 2015,…