PITTSFORD–On Friday, Sept. 5, Lothrop Elementary, in partnership with ShoeBox Recycling, introduced a school-wide shoe recycling program. Students, faculty, families, and community members are all encouraged to participate by discarding gently-used shoes in the ShoeBox recycling bins placed in the front entryway of the school, U.S. Route 7 in Pittsford. With over 300 million pairs…

Saturday, Sept. 20 — MANCHESTER — The 2014 Komen Vermont Race for the Cure®, on Sept. 20, will be the 22nd race held at Hildene Meadows, in Manchester. After this year’s race, Komen will be folding its tents and heading for new digs in the Manchester area as the Meadows will be returned to its original agricultural…

Vermont ski legend – skiing 90 years By Heather Burke For 90 years, he skied the mountains of Pico, Vail, Mt. Hood, Italy, Norway and Dartmouth. Erling Omar Omland (1917-2014) was among skiing’s biggest champions, he will long be remembered for his passion for snow, skiing and his joy for life in the mountains. If you…

Governor Shumlin, musicians and recovering addicts shared their stories from the heart at the Vermonters for Vermonters benefit concert RUTLAND —  On Sunday, Sept. 7, community organizations, musicians, recovering addicts, Governor Shumlin and community members gathered at the Grand Stand of the Vermont State Fair in Rutland for the Vermonters for Vermonters a benefit concert.…

Two cows poke their heads out of a barn Sunday afternoon at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. The 10-day fair saw many ups and downs with opening day being the best since 2009, but with Fair attendance lacking overall as the books closed on the 169-year tradition. Photos By Rik Champine

The Vermont Department of Taxes will begin issuing lists by end of the year of 100 individual taxpayers and 100 business taxpayers with the highest amounts of unpaid tax debt, the state announced Sept. 8. A new law, Act 174, enacted in June 2014 grants Vermont’s commissioner of taxes the ability to compile and publish…

RUTLAND—The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) will begin collecting flood-related data from area municipalities over the next few months, in an ongoing effort to prepare for potential flooding and protect water quality in the region. The work will focus on Act 16 (H. 401), a law enacted in 2013 that adds flood resilience to the…

RUTLAND — Forest Street closed to through traffic beginning Sept. 6. The closure will last approximately 28 days and is a result of an accelerated bridge construction project. The bridge over Moon Brook will be completely replaced. Therefore, no through traffic will be permitted on Forest Street between Gibson Avenue and Park Street during the closure…

KILLINGTON — Due to contractor delays, the repaving of Killington Road from Route 4 to West Hill has been rescheduled, the town of Killington announced Friday, Sept. 5. Work will continue on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13 with paving scheduled to conclude on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.

ROCHESTER/BRANDON  — The Vermont Agency of Transportation has issued a construction update regarding a road closure to all traffic. Route 73 between Rochester and Brandon (the Brandon Gap) will close to traffic at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, and reopen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. As part of the Rochester/Middlebury/Warren bridge repair projects, bridge…

KILLINGTON—A 65-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Saturday, Aug. 30, at the height of the well-attended annual Killington Classic Motorcycle rally, when he hit a large bump in Killington Road and lost control of his bike. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m., according to Lieutenant Charles J. Cacciatore of the Vermont State Police. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock…

STOCKBRIDGE—Stockbridge residents are invited to attend a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Stockbridge Central School to hear about the town’s new five-year town plan and to provide their views and perspectives to the planning commission. After the hearing, the commission will have the option to amend the draft plan…

CAVENDISH — On Sept. 4, 2014, at approximately 9 p.m., Rockingham State Police received a call regarding a burglary at 319 Greven Road Ext in the Town of Cavendish. The call was placed by Raymond Wood, age 49, who informed Vermont State Police that two flat-screen televisions had been taken from his residence. He stated the…

EAST RANDOLPH — On Thursday, Aug. 28 at about 3:30 p.m., Zachary Paroline, 14, of East Randolph, stepped out from behind a parked van into the path of a 2005 Cadillac CTS driven by Cady Boule, 17, of Randolph Center. The incident occurred on Route 14 South in East Randolph. The weather was partly sunny and…

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) announced its decisions on 2015 rate increase requests for insurance plans offered through Vermont Health Connect (VHC), Vermont’s online health insurance marketplace. The decisions are the result of a 90-day review and technical analysis that began with the insurers filing their rate requests by June…