CASTLETON—The Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board’s Council on Youth is working with the middle school counselors of Castleton Village, Fair Haven, Mill River, Orwell, Benson, West Rutland, Christ the King, Proctor and Rutland Town School to organize the sixth annual Your Journey Starts Here event. The seventh-grade career event will be held March 31, 2016,…

RUTLAND—The University of Vermont is collaborating with Cornell University, NOFA-VT, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) of the UVM Extension on research that examines whether low-income participation in a subsidized community supported agriculture (CSA) program, along with tailored nutrition education, can improve the quality of diet for low-income children, who are at…

By Rebecca Reimers The small group of students arrived at Rutland Middle School’s technology lab right after school ended one recent Wednesday, logged onto their computers, and began working on their projects before the school’s technology teacher, Jack Adams, returned to the tech lab from his last class. These students knew what they were working…

By Lani Dukes Contemplating Life Café holds official open house FAIR HAVEN—Michael Mancino has opened the Contemplating Life Café in the former Carvey’s restaurant of Fair Haven. Though it first opened Feb. 13, it held its grand opening over Easter weekend. Rita Carvey is the star of Mancino’s new business venture, whose chicken and biscuits…

By Lani Dukes RUTLAND CITY Jack Russell terrier theft not part of fighting ring, police say Rutland City police are noncommittal about the theft of service dog Daphni and her subsequent death. Taken from her owner’s Center Street apartment March 11, the three-year-old Jack Russell terrier was found dead near White Park, suffering from bite…

Courtesy of PEGTV The studio audience looks on during a recent taping of “Academic Showdown” in the Howe Center studio. The show airs on PEGTV channel 20 on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Proctor-Fair Haven on March 24; West Rutland-Otter Valley, March 31 RUTLAND–PEGTV’s new weekly half-hour quiz show “Academic Showdown,” featuring eight local high schools,…

Rutland City Two steps forward, one step back Although the city seemingly gains fiscal ground with every audit, two gargantuan obstacles continue to lie in the path of solvency. Both the city pension fund and the downtown parking garage-transit center are problems that present no foreseeable remedy. The pension fund is really two funds, City…

Latest Act 46 snag The new district consolidation law stands in the way of what could be a successful merger on Rutland County’s western boundary. The folks who created merger mandates failed to consider that laws permitting districts to designate schools across state boundaries must be rewritten to cover the newly formed merged districts. Pawlet,…

RUTLAND — St. Peter Parish in Rutland has entered the solar energy age, the first parish in the state Roman Catholic Diocese to install money-saving solar panels to generate electricity. St. Peter’s received a $20,000 grant from Green Mountain Power and a $6,000 contribution from Rutland-based Same Sun of Vermont Inc. which installed the panels.…

By Janina Curtis KILLINGTON — Over the years, the Sherburne Women’s Club has funded scholarships and given away over $100,000 to local organizations.     At this time The Sherburne Women’s Club is accepting requests from local charities or organizations for donations. Requests must be submitted in writing and must be received by the Club no…

As America continues to adopt more children internationally than any other country, hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S.–most of whom are children of color–sit in foster care awaiting adoption. Although some Americans express a desire to adopt non-white children, even they have reservations when it comes to adopting children of certain races, especially…

POULTNEY — Mr. Keith Harrington a teacher at Poultney Elementary in Poultney was among 23 teachers selected to be a Behring Teacher Ambassador for National History Day® during the 2016-2017 school year. To be selected recipients must show outstanding creativity, commitment and inspiration in developing students’ interest in history education. Candidates must be excellent classroom…

CASTLETON—Students in the Castleton University Upward Bound program recently took second place at the 12th annual Green Mountain Scholars Bowl, out of 50 students and a total of 10 competing teams. The annual event took place on Saturday, March 12, at Johnson State College, bringing together Upward Bound students from across Vermont and New York.…

Submitted WOODSTOCK — No matter your age, receiving a handwritten letter is a special thing. While most communication is electronic-based these days, local seniors and students are taking time to get to know one another the old fashioned way. Residents of Woodstock Terrace Assisted Living and fourth-grade students from Woodstock Elementary have been putting pen…

Courtesy of VT F&W Vermont Fish & Wildlife recommends taking down bird feeders now to avoid attracting black bears that are waking from hibernation. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows are causing bears to come out of their winter dens early in search of a meal. The department recommends…