On Sunday, June 5,  Shelby Collett, owner and head team coach for Cobra Gymnastics & Dance Center and Aaron Snook, team coach, returned from the Olympic Training Center in Texas with six of their gymnasts: McKenna Greene, Charlotte Swenor, Mia Marsh, Maleah Jones, Valerie Johnson and Ella Tashjian. The training center, located at the Karolyi…

KILLINGTON — The ribbon is officially cut, opening Killington’s new covered pedestrian bridge over the sidewalk that runs along Killington Road. The Killington Pico Area Association held an official ribbon-cutting Tuesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the KPAA’s first beautification project. The bridge was funded by generous donors including The…

Petitions to run for Vermont state offices were due in town and city clerks’ offices May 26. Democrat Herb Russell, Representative from Rutland-5-3 (the Southwest neighborhood), is the only sitting member from Rutland that will not run again. He has served three terms in Montpelier. Running for the seat Russell is vacating are Democrat Mary Howard and…

RUTLAND—On Thursday, June 2, at Southside Steakhouse in Rutland, the United Way of Rutland County presented “It’s in the Bag,” a new event featuring a live and silent auction of bags of all kinds, from designer purses to lunch bags to beach totes. The event was very well received, netting over $6,500 for United Way…

RUTLAND—Do you live in the Upper Otter Creek watershed and have an interest in becoming a volunteer member of a small team charged with directing an organization whose mission is helping the Upper Otter Creek watershed community conserve, develop and use natural resources responsibly? If so, the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) board of…

Who’s who in local races for state reps Wells resident Jonas Rosenthal, a registered Republican, is running for the Rutland-Bennington District of the state legislature, trying to replace Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, D-Middletown Springs. The district encompasses Rupert, Pawlet, and Tinmouth as well as Wells and Middletown Springs. Rosenthal has considerable experience in local government as…

By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Voters went to the polls in Vermont towns Tuesday, June 7, to decide whether to merge school districts into larger units under Act 46. The law, enacted in 2015, provides incentives for town school districts to form larger regional school boards. The results at the polls were mixed. Residents in…

This summer from June 1 to Sept. 1, over 100 Vermont public and academic libraries will be handing out passports in the second annual Passport to Vermont Libraries program, encouraging patrons to visit some of Vermont’s unique, beautiful and creative libraries:  “So many towns have interesting libraries that reflect the unique nature of their communities”…

RUTLAND — Vermont State Police at the Rutland barracks are investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday, June 4 at Mac’s Market, 151 West Business Route 4 in Center Rutland. The robbery took place at 6:57 p.m. According to police a lone male robber assaulted the store’s clerk and stole property. The store clerk was only…

Courtesy of Steve Smith Photography Rylee Field, Miss Vermont Montpelier woman to promote positive mental health and wellness Rylee Field, age 24, of Montpelier was crowned Miss Vermont 2016 at the historic Barre Opera House on Friday evening, May 27. Field is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College, where she earned a B.A. in creative writing. She…

By Lani Duke New student member elected to school board RUTLAND TOWN—Rutland High sophomore Connor Solimano joins the Rutland City School Board as its junior student representative. The 15-year-old from Rutland Town won his school board seat running against fellow sophomores Krisha Sachdev and Abigail Hawkins. His first meeting as a board member took part…

LUDLOW—The town of Ludlow will honor in perpetuity the town’s recent benefactors Phyllis Agan and her late husband William for their many years of generous service to the town. To that end, the town will dedicate the building adjacent to the community center to their memories with a dedication ceremony on June 14 at 10…

RUTLAND–After 16 years in the Longfellow building at 6 Church Street, United Way of Rutland County will move its offices to Vermont Achievement Center at 88 Park Street, Rutland. “We are extremely grateful to Rutland City Public Schools and Superintendent Mary Moran for their hospitality over the years,” said executive director Nanci Gordon. “When UWRC…

By Lani Duke New roof, old church EAST POULTNEY—A metal roof is going atop the 1830s St. John’s Episcopal Church in East Poultney. It replaces a slate roof most likely installed during the Victorian era. Probably its initial roof was made from wooden shingles. The slate shingles installed on top of the wooden ones damaged…

RUTLAND—Claire DiIonno of Wallingford and Brianna Barker of West Rutland are this year’s recipients of the 18th annual Courcelle Scholarship awarded by PEGTV. Each received $2,000 to pursue a post-secondary education in the visual arts field. Claire DiIonno is a senior at Mount Saint Joseph Academy and plans to study graphic design while attending Merrimack…