By Lani Duke School reorganization plan breeds conflict TINMOUTH — Folks in Tinmouth were scheduled to meet June 17 to discuss the effects of the state’s education reform bill on their school. Tinmouth School Board member Grant Reynolds is marshaling his community's exploration of the changes, having arranged for Rutland South Supervisory Union Superintendent David…

By Cristina Kumka and Polly Lynn At the June 2 Killington Select Board meeting, the Board unanimously asked Town Manager Seth Webb and the newly formed KPAA (Killington Pico Area Association) to present them with a proposal for how the town’s marketing and special events program could be outsourced to the KPAA via an annual…

By Jim Haff KILLINGTON — The President’s Education Award is given to sixth graders based upon academic performance on report cards and tests plus teacher recommendation. The award is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with National Association of Secondary School Principals, and was developed to help principals recognize and honor students who…

By Robin Alberti On Friday, June 12, the last day of school at Killington Elementary School, the community came out to honor two teachers retiring this year: Mrs Carey, who teaches 3rd grade, and Mrs Garland who teaches 4th grade. A rocking chair and bench were gifted to the school in honor of the teachers.

Submitted Robert “Sal” Salmeri, owner of Mogul’s Sports Pub, pre-sents Mark Scott and Doug Jones from Meals on Wheels of Rutland County with a $1,000 check. KILLINGTON — On Thursday, June 4, Robert “Sal” Salmeri, owner of Mogul’s Sports Pub, presented Mark Scott and Doug Jones from Meals on Wheels of Rutland County with a $1,000…

By Robin Alberti On June 10, students from Stafford Technical Center Construction Technology class worked to complete a garden shed they are helping to build for the Rutland Garden Club’s 100th anniversary.

WEST RUTLAND—Resident interns at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center enhance their art education with hands-on learning and interaction with professional sculptors from around the world. While assisting workshop instructors and participants, they experience a wide array of sculptural techniques and aesthetic outlooks. Each winter, the CSSC conducts a competitive, nationwide search for serious students…

RUTLAND — The Visiting Nurse Association throughout Vermont (including RAVNAH), is leading a study to examine end-of-life care in Vermont and to understand Vermonters’ current experiences. The study is being commissioned by Madison-Deane Initiative, the education arm of VNA’s End-of-Life Care services which carries a mission to transform end-of-life care through education, collaboration and inspiration. The…

Rutland Mental Health announces personnel changes RUTLAND--Dan Quinn, executive director of RMHS, resigned after seven and a half years, believing his leaving would smooth the path to an easier relationship with state officials. RMHS employs a staff of about 400, providing $22 million in mental services to the Rutland County area. Dick Courcelle, a program…

By Lani Duke Shakespeare has left the building FAIR HAVEN—There will be no Shakespeare on Main Street this summer. Organizer Gary Metroit attributes the omission to a lack of actors to fill parts for the planned “Henry IV, Part 1.” He is already working to make sure the same fate does not await “Rosencrantz and…

WOODSTOCK — Stonewall of Woodstock Corp. operator of the landmark restaurant, “Bentleys” in the center of Woodstock, Vt., announced June 8 the departure of Andrew Schain, an employee and co-proprietor of Bentleys since it was newly established in April of 2013. Maria Freddura and John Ruggieri-Lam, principal shareholders of Stonewall explained that Schain had been…

Courtesy of the Ferro family Carly Ferro By Cristina Kumka RUTLAND — Tears, gasps and whispers were silenced when Alex Spanos spoke in a Rutland criminal courtroom Tuesday morning, for the first time since being the driver behind the wheel of a car that killed Rutland High School golf protégé Carly Ferro in the fall…

Submitted Rotarian Brett Wright with Mt. Holly teacher Laura Lienhard and her first grade students receiving the books. Personalized books are presented to each student. Each year the Ludlow Rotary Club distributes books to all first graders within the Rotary’s club service area of Ludlow, Mt. Holly and Cavendish. Literacy is one focus point of…

By Lani Duke Can lightning strike twice in the same place? PAWLET—Lightning struck an ash tree near the Mach General Store building and then rode the steel girders supporting the store over the Flower Brook gorge, to the propane line leading into the building and to the gas rage in DeAnna Mach’s apartment, causing a…

By Matt Powers of Woodstock History Center A group of student hikers look out at the stunning view from South Peak on Mt. Tom in Woodstock. By Polly Lynn WOODSTOCK — The 7th Annual Trek to Taste, celebrating National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, was a stellar success, organizers said. “The weather could not have…