By Lani Duke Trout study hooks kids CASTLETON—Brook trout have moved into Castleton Village School, teaching students in grades six through eight about biology as the piscine swimmers hatch from eggs, eat, poop, and grow up before the students’ eyes. […]
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Rutland region news briefs
By Lani Duke RRA eyes Strongs Ave. improvements RUTLAND—Rutland Redevelopment Authority executive director Brennan Duffy hopes to bring beautification and safety improvements to Strongs Avenue, bringing it up to the standard for Downtown. He plans to urge the city’s Community […]
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MSJ, CSJ partner on Unity grant for college-bound seniors
CSJ tuition grants available for 2015 RUTLAND—Mount St. Joseph Academy and College of St. Joseph have formed a partnership to provide up to five full-tuition grants to attend CSJ for seniors graduating from the high school in 2015. The Sisters […]
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Castleton budget could be up 15 percent if voters approve police station without articles
By Cristina Kumka Castleton’s new Town Manager Mark Shea presented a final budget to the Castleton Select Board Jan. 26 that showed a general fund increase of 3.5 percent over the prior year, for a total budget of $2,935,318 for fiscal […]
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Peak engagement
KILLINGTON — Christine Gordon of Northfield, N.J., and Truman C. Lane of Buena, N.J., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli M. Lane of Timberville, Va., to Jacob S. Stover, son of Christopher and Barbara Stover of Broadway, Va. […]
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Red Cross honors Gift-of-Life volunteers
Photo submitted Christine Frenette, left, presents GMP employee Bonnie O’Rourke with a dozen roses for her volunteer efforts for this year’s Gift of Life marathon. RUTLAND—Volunteers, organizers and host sites for the Gift-of-Life Marathon were feted as the American Red […]
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The Backroom offers communal dinner party in Pittsfield
A new culinary experience opens By Polly Lynn PITTSFIELD — The Backroom offers a new intimate dining experience unique to the area. Chef Kevin Lasko and Katie Stiles opened the kitchen and communal dining room the first week of February to […]
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Obituary: Maries Noe, 89
Longtime resident of Killington Maries Noe passed away on Nov. 4, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. Maries Noe was born in Germany on Sept. 8, 1925. She and her husband, Waldemar, owned and operated Chalet International on the Killington access […]
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Lost dog missing from Killington area
Josie is a female lab mix, white and tan, approximately 35 pounds, that went missing at the Bear Mountain/ Sunrise area on Saturday, Feb. 7. Her owners are anxious to find her. If you have seen her or have any […]
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Large snake still missing at Castleton State College
By Lani Duke CASTLETON—A four-foot-long, young Brazilian rainbow boa is still missing from the Castleton State College science labs. The classroom in which it resided in the Jeffords Science Center was locked over the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1 and […]