Courtesy of Linda Maness Local 22 and 44’s Chief Meteorologist Sean Parker visited the Mettawee Community School on Tuesday, Feb. 23. He was greeted by MCS Principal Brooke DeBonis and school administrative assistants Cheryl Chalmers and Sue King (pictured l-r). Parker gave presentations to students in grades K-6. WEST PAWLET — Earlier this winter Mettawee Community…

Honored for dedication to patients, clinical excellence and volunteer work RUTLAND – Rutland Regional Medical Center announced Feb. 25 that critical care physician Harvey S. Reich, M.D., FACP, FCCP, has been named the hospital’s 2016 Physician of the Year, and Laura M. Cohen, ACNP, ANP-BC, has been named its inaugural Advanced Practitioner of the Year.…

Rutland City Frozen ground, wet neighborhoods A leaking line connected to a fire hydrant on North Street Extension brought out the City Public Works Department the morning of February 23. Northbound traffic squeezed into a single lane while crews salted the road and chipped ice away. Although solving the problem sounded simple—“Turn a valve; clean…

POULTNEY GMC woos VYCC, returned Peace Corps volunteers Green Mountain College recently announced its offer of discounted Green Mountain tuition for Vermont Youth Conservation Corps volunteers. The school has also announced the new Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program to provide scholarships for returned Peace Corps volunteers taking the school’s M.S. in Environmental Studies program. Poultney…

RUTLAND — On Feb. 29 the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) announced that it was awarded a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), Ecosystem Restoration Program Grant ($82,500) to hire an Engineering Contractor to prepare a design for a stormwater swirl separator and install it at the outfall of an existing 36-inch drainage pipe,…

By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org The New York Times calls it “the paradox for reporters covering the Democratic presidential race.” On one hand, there’s “Mr. Sanders’ dim view of the ‘corporate media,’ as he refers to it,” Times reporter Jason Horowitz noted in a recent story. Sanders frequently says, “The corporate media talks about all kinds…

Courtesy of KMS Jud Bartlett speaks at the KMS guidence evening. KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain School hosted a College Guidance Night on Friday evening, Feb. 12, led by Middlebury College Admissions Officer, Karen Bartlett, who spoke about the college process from an admissions perspective. Karen Bartlett was joined by her husband, Jud, an alum of both…

Courtesy of PEGTV Host Tom Donahue will update the community as the election results come in on Tuesday, March 1 on PEGTV channel 21. Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — PEGTV, Rutland County’s public access television station, will be broadcasting live high definition election night coverage on PEGTV cable channel 21 on Tuesday, March…

RUTLAND — The Homeless Prevention Center, a nonprofit committed to providing services to prevent or re-house those experiencing homelessness, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of March 2016. For every blue Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag with the good karma messaging purchased at Hannaford, Green Mountain…

On Feb. 19, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) announced the Strong Communities, Better Connections (SCBC) Grant awards. This year the organizations have funded three projects that help align land use planning and community revitalization efforts with transportation investments. Grant winners: The town of Chester…

LUDLOW—Monday, Feb. 29, is Leap Year . To mark this “additional day” of the year, the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is encouraging everyone to do something kind for someone else, and is calling the day “Leap of Kindness Day.” In announcing this new initiative, the OVRCC acknowledged its peers at the Saratoga County…

by Lani Duke Paul’s Pizza down, not out A Valentine’s Day evening fire severely damaged the community icon Paul’s Pizza on Route 4A in Hydeville, flaring up about 10 p.m., just after workers had left after closing. In addition to Castleton’s fire department, other responders at the scene included Fair Haven and Poultney fire crews,…

by Lani Duke Alderman contestants Alderman candidate George Gides describes himself as an analyst with strong negotiation skills. At age 49, he is relatively new to Rutland, having moved to the city from Bristol in 2005. His private sector work experience has him integrating major software systems in the field of health care. If elected,…

Submitted Rory Carrara Contributor to the Young Writers Project RUTLAND–Mount Saint Joseph Academy (MSJ) freshman Rory Carrara was recently chosen to perform a reading of her poem “How?” on the Regional Educational Television Network (RETN), according to a Feb. 12 press release. She was selected to appear on RETN as a “Millennial Writer on Stage”…

Submitted Dorran Cooley On Feb. 10, the Vermont State Police were notified of a possible stolen credit card, originating in North Clarendon, Vt. Initial investigation revealed that unauthorized purchases of fuel were being made to a credit card account owned by 74-year-old Phillip Alderman of North Clarendon. These purchases had occurred at the rate of…