By Lani Duke GMC professor receives grant to study Lyme Disease POULTNEY—Green Mountain College biology prof Bill Landesman recently received a grant to study the ecology and microbiology of Lyme Disease in Vermont. He is working under a $25,000 Pilot Renewal Grant from the Vermont Genetics Network. His work this summer will include quantifying infections…

Submitted Photo one: Trailhead parking lots are becoming an easy target for break-ins. Photo two: A sign warns visitors of potential theft. Incidents reported frequently Spring weather is here and there will be an increase in recreational hikers using hiking access points throughout Vermont. Last year there were numerous car break-ins at various locations, and…

Submitted This “getaway” bicycle was ditched by a robbery suspect in Royalton, and detained by police as evidence. On April 19 at 8 p.m. Vermont State Police Dispatch was contacted about an armed robbery which had just occurred at RB’s Deli located at 232 Chelsea Street in Royalton. State Troopers responded and found that a lone…

Nathan  Dearing WEYBRIDGE — On April 14, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the New Haven State Police barracks received a call regarding a motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle on Hamilton Road in the Town of Weybridge, Vt. When police arrived on scene they confirmed that driver Nathan Dearing, age 27 from Whiting, Vt., had struck…

Gregory  Allen  Smith UPDATE: SUSPECT CAPTURED IN WING HOMICIDE The Springfield Police Department and Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit announce the capture of Gregory Allen Smith in Londonderry, Vt. Thursday, April 23.  Smith, wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Wesley Wing on April 18 in Springfield, was taken into custody without incident this…

RUTLAND TOWN—On Tuesday, April 14, at 3 p.m. state troopers from Rutland responded to a call at Taco Bell in Green Mountain Plaza, where an unidentified male customer had become frustrated with his food order and kicked the door on his way out. The kick caused the door to break off its hinges. Anyone with…

Submitted Green Mountain College students showcase produce gleaned from Dutchess Farm in Castleton in early October 2014. Vermont gleaning collective seeks help RUTLAND — As part of National Volunteer Week (April 12–18), the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) and the Vermont Gleaning Collective invite community members to register as volunteer gleaners. Harvest fresh,…

Courtesy of KMS Photo One: A convincing Rube Goldberg invention by Peter Tschaikowsky, a sixth grader at  KES. Photo Two: Killington Elementary student Wesley Cloutier displays a marionette designed earlier this month. KILLINGTON—Using ingenuity and curiosity, students in Mrs. Kaija’s fifth and sixth grade art classes at Killington Elementary School recently delved into creating marionettes.…

Submitted Town officials invite the public to celebrate the official opening of the municipal solar array in Cavendish . CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Select Board and Energy Committee announce the grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting for its new municipal solar array, to be held Monday, April 20 at 11 a.m., at the site. Construction of the solar…

Submitted Dr. Robert Schmidt (left) and Dr. Paul Davoren (right), practicing dentists at 163 Jackson Ave., Rutland. RUTLAND — The office of Robert L. Schimdt, DMD welcomes Paul L. Davoren, DDS to his practice. Dr. Davoren will be performing emergency dental care and extractions for this office and the greater Rutland community. Dr. Davoren operated his…

By Lani Duke Key infrastructure needs upgrades MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs faces a number of challenges as it seeks to develop a new municipal building to serve as its town office. The transfer station also is in need of a new site, one that is not in the center of town, especially as the town fire…

RUTLAND — The Rutland Dismas House is readying for its 25th annual dinner and auction on Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Rutland. Tickets are $60, and reservations are required in advance for the fundraiser event. Call 802-775-5539 for tickets. Dr. Laura Bates is keynote speaker at the dinner. Dr. Bates is an…

ROCHESTER—Construction is scheduled to resume this week on Bridge #19 across the White River in Rochester. Crews will begin work to set forms for the permanent bridge deck. Vermont state routes 100-N and 73 and the two-lane temporary bridge will remain open to two way traffic, but short-term traffic delays can be expected during construction.…

By Lani Duke New church holds services at the movies RUTLAND—Flagship Cinema in Rutland Shopping Plaza has begun hosting a different kind of audience, one that arrives Sunday morning to attend a worship service at what is called Rutland City Church, an independent congregation with Baptist affiliations. The pastor is North Carolina native Tim Owens.…

RUTLAND COUNTY— April is the National Association for Education of Young Children designated “Month of the Young Child.” This year’s theme is “Celebrating Our Youngest Learners.” The Rutland Region will be celebrating through April 25. It is also a time to recognize the importance of early learning and early literacy and to shine a spotlight…