By Alan Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND – A former Rutland woman has filed a lawsuit against the city, its police department and one of its officers, alleging the officer used excessive force in taking her into custody, slamming her to the ground leading to a concussion and other injuries. The officer, in an affidavit in support of…

RUTLAND—On Monday, April 16, the Castleton University women’s hockey team presented the physicians and staff at Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Foley Cancer Center with a giant pink check representing proceeds raised from the 10th Anniversary Pink the Rink event to benefit the RRMC breast care program. More than $5,700 was raised at the event that…

Courtesy Kim Peters A group of the younger wrestlers, ages 5-7, pose for a photo.

Submitted Volunteers at RRMC are honored during National Volunteer Recognition Week.

Submitted Travis McFarland

LUDLOW— On April 11, at 8:45 p.m. the Ludlow Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 701 Route 100 in Ludlow, a residence owned by Brian O’hare. The occupants of the residence, friends of the owner, had called 911 after noticing the family dog acting strange and finding smoke and fire in the attached garage. Upon…

HARTFORD— On April 15, at 1:50 p.m. Vermont 911 received multiple reports of a single car crash with injuries on Interstate 89 ( 1-89  )south in the town of Hartford. State police along with Hartford Fire and Lebanon Rescue responded to the scene, which was located just north of mile marker 3. The driver, Norman…

On April 13, at 6:23 p.m., state police received a 911 call from Corey Edwards, age 25 of White River Junction, stating that while driving south on Interstate 91 near mile marker 54 in the town of Windsor, a road rage incident occurred between him and another operator.  Edwards advised that the other operator was…

Suzette Cyr of Black River H.S.-M.S. in Ludlow and Keith Harrington of Poultney H.S. were recently nominated for the nationwide Harris History Teacher Award by the Vermont Historical Society, administrator of the National History Day program in Vermont. The Harris History Teacher of the Year award is sponsored by James F. Harris. The two national winners will be announced…

The youngest students in the Windsor Central Unified District (WCUD) can attend preschool for free for 20 hours a week starting next fall with a public pre-kindergarten (PreK) program in three of the district’s schools: Killington, Reading, and Woodstock Elementary Schools. “The Windsor Central Unified District is excited to be able to offer high quality…

POULTNEY— Green Mountain College (GMC) has been recognized as the top baccalaureate performer by the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). GMC’s 2018 STARS score of 81.82 is the highest score any baccalaureate institution has achieved. STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) measures and encourages sustainability in higher education, according to…

Clarendon’s water concerns differ from Bennington’s CLARENDON— Water well contamination by the manmade chemicals in the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) family in Clarendon is far different from that discovered in Bennington in 2012, according to Chuck Schwer, waste management and prevention division director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). He expects to…

By Lani Duke Grade-schoolers learn life lessons, literacy Kindergarteners in Benson Village School have been learning to write for practical reasons. The recently filled out a firefighter job application, wrote police tickets, and completed incident reports. They are also learning about the people in their community who produce food: farmers, grocers, bakers, and chefs. Kindergarteners…

WALLINGFORD— On April 26, all members of the Wallingford community are invited to kick off the Wallingford Community Visit process, an opportunity for residents to actively participate in examining issues, deciding their top priorities and developing concrete action plans for community and economic development. The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) was invited by the town…

Need help affording home efficiency upgrades? Efficiency Vermont is giving away $5,000 toward weatherizing a home through a video contest. Interested participants are asked to submit a quick video 60 second (or less) and submit it to Efficiency Vermont to enter. The video with the most votes, will win a more comfortable, energy-efficient home. The…