Ripley Road in Rutland is closed at the location of the bridge. Access to all businesses on Ripley Road between Business Route 4 and the bridge will be maintained at all times. Motorist, bicyclist and pedestrian traffic will not be permitted to cross the bridge. Follow signed detours. The bridge is scheduled to reopen in…

RUTLAND — NeighborWorks of Western Vermont will be conducting a residential survey of Northwest Rutland. Volunteers will be going door-to-door, asking residents to participate in a survey about their community. This is the second time NeighborWorks will be administering this survey in the roughly 15-block area north of State Street and west of Grove Street. In…

by Lani Dukes Infrastructure plans The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging hopes to buy and renovate the former Maple Terrace assisted living facility, 143 Maple St., with the goal of turning it into the organization’s new permanent offices. SVCA recently asked for a $300,000 Vermont Community Development Program grant toward that end; both the Rutland…

by Lani Dukes Castleton police in new digs The Castleton Police Department is delighted to be moving into its new offices next door to the town fire station on Route 30. Police Chief Peter Mantello said the new station gives officers a sense of worth, setting a professional public safety atmosphere. Officers will have a…

Proposed Schedule, Week of  4/11/16  DORR DR. BRIDGE/RIPLEY RD. BRIDGE (Rutland City Bridges BRF3000) PROJECT LOCATION: RIPLEY RD. BRIDGE [Rutland City Bridges BRF3000(19)] RIPLEY ROAD IS CLOSED AT THE LOCATION OF THE BRIDGE PLEASE NOTE THAT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC IS NOT PERMITTED ACROSS THE BRIDGE DURING THE CLOSURE Access to all businesses on Ripley…

Courtesy of PEGTV PEGTV channel coordinators Bryn Williams and Chris McCormack make sure the taping of “Academic Showdown” is of the highest quality as they produce from the studio control room. Rutland—PEGTV’s new weekly half-hour quiz show “ Academic Showdown,” featuring eight local high schools, has just wrapped up the semifinal rounds of competition, and…

Rutland City Interim Chamber director announced The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce board of directors has unanimously chosen former NeighborWorks of Western Vermont executive Mary Cohen to take over interim leadership of the Chamber, as of April 4. Longtime Chamber CEO Tom Donahue has left the Chamber to take over leadership of BROC-Community Action in…

Departing president gives building to college POULTNEY—Exiting Green Mountain College President Paul Fonteyn and his wife Marsha are donating the Stone Valley Community Market building, 216 Main St., Poultney, to the college. The couple had purchased the building to aid in the Market’s start-up. Fonteyn is the school’s seventh president. Though retiring at the end…

Robert Miller, Publisher of the Vermont Journal, accepts an award for the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce’s April Member of the Month by Marji Graf, CEO of OVRCC. Also pictured are Bobby Lanctot, Kevin Cudabac, Shawntae Stillwell, Donna Allen and Vince West.  “The Vermont Journal wants to send a special thanks to chamber members…

Courtesy of VTF&W Frogs and salamanders migrate on warm, rainy nights. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking drivers to report “hotspots” where large numbers of these animals are killed on roads.  One of the great wildlife migrations is happening right now in Vermont, and it is taking place right at our feet, wildlife…

Goal: to demonstrate the value of libraries What happens in a single day in Vermont libraries? How many books do patrons check out? What types of activities are taking place? What types of questions are being answered? Find out by participating with the Vermont Library Association in Library Snapshot Day 2016. Snapshot Day is a…

RUTLAND — International travel increased in 2015 to more than 1.2 billion travelers. According to the World Tourism Organization, that’s 4.4 percent more than in 2014 — and the U.S. Postal Service is ready to prepare travelers for such future excursions. To make it easier to apply for a U.S. Passport, the Rutland Post Office is…

RUTLAND — Join Heritage Family Credit Union for the presentation of the proceeds of the third annual Shiver Me Shamrocks St. Patty’s 5K Fun Run & Walk on Friday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at the Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum at 11 Center Street in Rutland. The sun was shining and with the wind at their backs…

Honored as a national leader in driving employee engagement RUTLAND—Rutland Regional Medical Center has been awarded The Advisory Board Company’s 2016 Workplace Transformation Award. The annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have made a transformational change in employee engagement. “Engaging the workforce is arguably more important now than ever before, with all…

By Robin Alberti