By Morgan True, VTDigger.org The Conservation Law Foundation has agreed not to oppose a 154-mile high-voltage transmission cable that would run beneath Lake Champlain in exchange for an increase the value of a benefits package the developer offered the state. The agreement was filed Friday, June 12, with the Public Service Board as part of…

By Dom Cioffi My son graduated from elementary school last week. I never thought you could graduate from elementary school. I just thought it ended and the next year you started middle school. But apparently, times have changed. It turned out to be quite the festive occasion with a large school ceremony, bouquets of flowers…

By Cristina Kumka and Polly Lynn At the June 2 Killington Select Board meeting, the Board unanimously asked Town Manager Seth Webb and the newly formed KPAA (Killington Pico Area Association) to present them with a proposal for how the town’s marketing and special events program could be outsourced to the KPAA via an annual…

By Jim Haff KILLINGTON — The President’s Education Award is given to sixth graders based upon academic performance on report cards and tests plus teacher recommendation. The award is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with National Association of Secondary School Principals, and was developed to help principals recognize and honor students who…

By Robin Alberti On Friday, June 12, the last day of school at Killington Elementary School, the community came out to honor two teachers retiring this year: Mrs Carey, who teaches 3rd grade, and Mrs Garland who teaches 4th grade. A rocking chair and bench were gifted to the school in honor of the teachers.

Submitted Robert “Sal” Salmeri, owner of Mogul’s Sports Pub, pre-sents Mark Scott and Doug Jones from Meals on Wheels of Rutland County with a $1,000 check. KILLINGTON — On Thursday, June 4, Robert “Sal” Salmeri, owner of Mogul’s Sports Pub, presented Mark Scott and Doug Jones from Meals on Wheels of Rutland County with a $1,000…

By Robin Alberti On June 10, students from Stafford Technical Center Construction Technology class worked to complete a garden shed they are helping to build for the Rutland Garden Club’s 100th anniversary.

WEST RUTLAND—Resident interns at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center enhance their art education with hands-on learning and interaction with professional sculptors from around the world. While assisting workshop instructors and participants, they experience a wide array of sculptural techniques and aesthetic outlooks. Each winter, the CSSC conducts a competitive, nationwide search for serious students…

RUTLAND — The Visiting Nurse Association throughout Vermont (including RAVNAH), is leading a study to examine end-of-life care in Vermont and to understand Vermonters’ current experiences. The study is being commissioned by Madison-Deane Initiative, the education arm of VNA’s End-of-Life Care services which carries a mission to transform end-of-life care through education, collaboration and inspiration. The…

Rutland Mental Health announces personnel changes RUTLAND--Dan Quinn, executive director of RMHS, resigned after seven and a half years, believing his leaving would smooth the path to an easier relationship with state officials. RMHS employs a staff of about 400, providing $22 million in mental services to the Rutland County area. Dick Courcelle, a program…

By Lani Duke Shakespeare has left the building FAIR HAVEN—There will be no Shakespeare on Main Street this summer. Organizer Gary Metroit attributes the omission to a lack of actors to fill parts for the planned “Henry IV, Part 1.” He is already working to make sure the same fate does not await “Rosencrantz and…

WOODSTOCK — Stonewall of Woodstock Corp. operator of the landmark restaurant, “Bentleys” in the center of Woodstock, Vt., announced June 8 the departure of Andrew Schain, an employee and co-proprietor of Bentleys since it was newly established in April of 2013. Maria Freddura and John Ruggieri-Lam, principal shareholders of Stonewall explained that Schain had been…

  By Tony Accurso “Stegosaurus” is one of Pine Hill’s signature trails. This trail can be accessed from the Overlook trail or the Shimmer trail at Rocky Pond, intersection number 37 on the Pine Hill Park trail map. This trail flows best in this counter-clockwise direction; ride the trail clockwise for an additional challenge. This is considered…

A group of cyclist enjoy the scenic ride as they part-take in one of the past Long Trail Century rides. KILLINGTON — The fifth annual Long Trail Century Ride to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports returns to Vermont again on Saturday, June 27, where cyclists of all abilities can ride a century, 60- or 20-mile…

Vermont Fish & Wildlife photo Fisheries biologist Chet MacKenzie from Vermont Fish & Wildlife with a lake sturgeon captured and released this spring in the Winooski River. RUTLAND – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding anglers of the state regulation applying to lake sturgeon, as well as the need to help protect the…