Area high school students from Rutland captured a win this past weekend at the FIRST Robotics District Event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. There were 40 teams from all over New England competing in this year’s challenge, including FIRST Team 2370, the IBOTS from Rutland. The IBOTS competed in a game called FIRST…

KILLINGTON—The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) operates the Killington Welcome Center, located at 2319 US-4, formerly home to Bill’s Country Store. This location served as the unofficial park-and-ride of Killington for decades. Today, not only is this site an official park-and-ride, but both Vermont Translines (formerly Greyhound) and Marble Valley Regional Transit’s “Diamond Express” pick…

Jo Ann Riley, Castleton Community Seniors executive director, receives a $500 donation from Jennifer Hicks, manager of Stewart’s Shops Fair Haven. The Stewart’s Holiday Match gift will be used to provide scholarship assistance to children attending the Community Center’s SCAMP program, a summer day camp for children. From Thanksgiving through Christmas Day, customers contributed to…

RUTLAND—Sarah Fortier and Lawrence Jensen have been named the recipients of this year’s “Pour Le Merite” merit award at College of St. Joseph. They will be recognized for their outstanding care, support and leadership in the community at the annual Founders’ Day celebration, March 15. Founders’ Day commemorates the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had…

Community resource fair eases access to services Rutland Regional Medical Center sponsors a free community resource fair in the RRMC Community Health Education Center, March 22. More than 28 community partners will share information about the services they provide, giving individuals an opportunity to put a face to community services, ask questions, and find help…

The Vermont State Police are asking the public for assistance in locating Alexandra Rooker, 26, of Fair Haven, Vermont. Rooker was last seen by friends in Poultney, Vermont on the evening of March 3, 2017. Rooker has not had contact with family members since March 2, 2017 and was reported missing to both the Fair…

A two-car accident in Killington sent three adults to the hospital on Saturday night. Police are investigating the possibility that alcohol may have been a factor. At around 2 a.m. on March 12, Killington Police and Vermont State Police responded to an accident on Killington Road at the intersection with Schoolhouse Road. Investigation revealed a…

Police say a Norwich man was arrested Saturday night for pulling a gun during an altercation at a local night club. At 9:30 p.m. on March 11, Killington Police and Vermont State Police responded to a report of a male displaying a firearm at the Wobbly Barn in Killington. Police say Eli Kasper, age 33…

A Cavendish man was due in court on Monday to answer to charges stemming from an assault and burglary that occurred last week. Shortly after midnight on March 8, Vermont State Police responded to a 911 call from a residence on Summit Road in the town of Mount Holly. Troopers learned that Patrick Neher, 37,…

Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Shrewsbury town offices early Monday morning. Vermont State Police said a Shrewsbury town employee entered the building at approximately 6:05 a.m., and encountered a male subject inside the office who fled the area on foot. The suspect is described as a white male approximately 6 feet…

Wells Select Board chair ousted WELLS—Select Board Chair Timothy Makepeace lost reelection to the three-year board seat to Ronald Bremer, 212-88. Michelle Bates edged out Lisa Mattison for a five-year term as library trustee, 151-143. Wells voters approved all budgets and appropriations; there were no other contested races. Middletown Springs rejects ATV regs MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—…

Forms, growing state requirements present undue burden filmmaker says By Lani Duke When Rutland filmmaker David Giancola shot scenes for his in-process feature film Axcellerator around the downtown Rutland parking deck before 9 a.m. October 26, he took care to have permission from the parking deck operator LAZ Parking and to inform the Rutland County…

Green Mountain College will host a Syrian Neighbors symposium on Saturday, March 18 to raise awareness and spark dialogue around the Syrian refugee crisis. Free and open to the public, the symposium brings together three national scholars, Dr. Wendy Pearlman, Dr. Clare Gillis and Ms. Mehlaqa Samdani, to discuss the origins and evolution of the…

RUTLAND—BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont, a nonprofit committed to ending poverty and helping low-income people move forward toward self-sufficiency, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for March. This program has been designed to support local nonprofits like BROC-Community Action. For every blue Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag with the…

Program provides opportunity for graduates to begin a natural resource career, focusing on environmental needs The Vermont Environmental Careers and Opportunities (ECO) AmeriCorps program is seeking applicants interested in beginning an environmental career, according to a March 9 news release. Recent and soon-to-be graduates with a background in environmental conservation, natural or agricultural sciences, environmental…