By Lani Duke National Night Out More than 1,000 people came to the Giorgetti Athletic Complex to celebrate National Night Out, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont announced in its recent newsletter. More than 35 organizations came to inform the community about their services and take part in the fun. The 15th annual National Night Out is…

By Lani Duke Act 46: Rupert, Pawlet approach the 11th hour Saying that students with low financial resources would be at a disadvantage compared to their peers from higher-income families, the Vermont State Board of Education rejected the Act 46 merger that would have Rupert and Pawlet sending middle and high school students to two…

A recent mix of cool nights and unseasonably warm days has created optimal conditions for fall fishing, and anglers throughout Vermont are reporting that the action is beginning to pick up for both warm and cold-water fish species. “Summertime conditions seemed to delay the fall bite a little bit, but cooler nights in the past…

By Stephen Seitz PROCTORSVILLE—Since Sept. 22, a new restaurant has appeared on Route 106 in Proctorsville: Neal’s Restaurant and Bar has opened. Neal’s takes over from what had been Table 19. “We decided to go for a soft opening,” said proprietor and Perkinsville resident Neal Baron. “We just put the flag out. Word of mouth…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger The Rutland County Women’s Network & Shelter has changed its name as it moves to the next chapter in its history of supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Avaloy Lanning, the organization’s executive director, said Thursday night. “We recognize that for too many people and for too long a…

RUTLAND—The City of Rutland and Chapter 1 of the Vietnam Veterans of America have established a memorial trust fund to provide perpetual care and upkeep of the Rutland County Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Chapter 1, the first VVA chapter in the nation and located in Rutland, has provided $10,000 to establish the trust for care of…

By Karen Lorentz KILLINGTON—Longtime Killington residents Jo and Henry Biathrow may be retired snowbirds – they go to Florida winters – but they still enjoy working. In fact, you might say they have returned to their roots. They started their careers at Killington, cooking and serving skiers in the first base lodge. Now they cook…

By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—A Rochester (Vt.) man is facing felony charges stemming from a single-vehicle crash last week that left his mother dead. Joseph Mailhot pleaded not guilty to two counts of gross negligent operation with death resulting and DUI #1- drug with death resulting at his arraignment, Friday, Oct. 6 in Vermont Superior Court,…

By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Seated in the Peak Lodge at the summit of Killington Mountain, resort officials and members of the Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) set their sights on the coming winter season and the events and developments slated to come with it. KPAA news KPAA President Howard Smith brought the audience up to date…

BURLINGTON—A scientist at the University of Vermont and four of his undergraduate students have discovered 15 new species of “smiley-faced” spiders—and named them after, among others, David Bowie, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. You won’t find them in Washington, D.C., Hollywood, or Vermont, but on Caribbean islands and other…

BURLINGTON—Vermont’s first winter sports show, the VT Ski + Ride Expo, is coming back to Burlington this year, Oct. 7-8, with a new location: the downtown Hilton. Vermont’s premiere winter sports show, VT Ski + Ride Expo is being put on by the Rotary Club of Burlington for a second year. It benefits the Flyin’ Ryan…

By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger The board of trustees of the Vermont State College system unanimously appointed Karen Scolforo to be president of Castleton University, Thursday afternoon at its annual retreat. In December, Scolforo will take over for retiring President Dave Wolk. VSCS Chancellor Jeb Spaulding backed the board’s decision. “We know we can’t clone Dave Wolk, but…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger A Vermont native who earned high school and college degrees in the state before becoming a middle school special education teacher in California is among those killed in the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history Sunday night in Las Vegas. Sandy Casey, 35, was born and raised in Dorset, the…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger Several victims of crime spoke out Tuesday, Sept. 19, at a “listening” forum in Rutland hosted by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, Waterbury. They talked of feeling guilty for coming forward, not getting justice and the impacts of what happened to them that they live with every day. “This…

By Alan Keays, VTDigger The head of the state Department of Public Safety and an advisory panel say a trooper has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a traffic stop that a New York assemblyman said left a Brooklyn rabbi and his family feeling “terrorized.” Rabbi Berl Fink, 57, said the trooper had his gun…