By Brett Yates It’s official: the Rutland Raiders will become the Rutland Ravens. On Feb. 9, a 6-4 vote by the Rutland Board of School Commissioners authorized the new athletic mascot, logo and symbol following a presentation by members of a student advisory committee from Rutland High School (RHS) and Principal Greg Schillinger. The decision…

By Hannah Diction The second annual Vermont snowmobile festival took place Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. Machinists of all ages attended. Admission was open to the public and free to viewers who delighted in watching as competitors raced around the track, and trophies were handed out. The event was spread…

Sculpture designer honored to see his work for the first time during Black History Month By Victoria Gaither The Martin Henry Freeman sculpture took its place on the Downtown Rutland Sculpture Trail and Vermont African American Heritage Trail on Nov. 20, 2020. But Black artist Mark Burnett made his first trip to see the statue…

By Brett Yates Gun owners in Mendon may soon face new rules regarding when and where they can fire their weapons within town limits. On Feb. 8, the Mendon Selectboard agreed that it would adopt a firearm discharge ordinance following an attorney’s review of legislation drafted by Constable Phil Douglas and a public hearing. Reacting…

  By Emma Cotton and Lola Duffort/VTDigger Sen. Joshua Terenzini, R-Rutland, introduced a new bill on Thursday, Feb. 11, that would expand police presence in school districts around the state. Terenzini and Sen. Brian Collamore, R-Rutland, held a press conference in front of the Rutland Police Department  offices  to announce their sponsorship of S.76, which would allocate $1 million…

Ski Country Real Estate is pleased to welcome Carolyn Bianchi to its team. Carolyn has been enjoying the Killington region for over 25 years with her husband Jim, who grew up in Killington. Their three children fell in love with skiing at a very early age, participating in the Killington Ski Club programs and continuing…

By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District board members unanimously approved their search committee’s choice, Sherry Sousa, to be the district’s superintendent. The next step in the process will be completing contract negotiations, and approval of the agreement by the board. “It was a very exciting night,” Sousa told the Mountain Times in…

Castleton University can now virtually connect its campuses and provide an improved active learning environment with its new telepresence classroom. Through telepresence, Castleton extends its in-person instruction to remote sites and off-campus students. Telepresence uses high-definition cameras, installed in both the front and rear of the room, allowing distance learners to see both the instructor…

On Thursday, Feb. 11, the Parent Child Center of Rutland County (PCC) announced it had received $1.2 million investment to expand its services. The grant and loan funding, provided by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), will be used to renovate and modernize PCC’s Chaplin Street Site into a community facility that includes a food…

Parent Child Center of Rutland County to expand space and services for rural families, affordable daycare The Biden Administration recently announced that the United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has provided $1.2 million to the Parent Child Center of Rutland County (PCC). Grant and loan funding will be used to renovate and modernize PCC’s Chaplin…

  Volunteers share a joy of skiing, passion for Killington and service By Karen D. Lorentz For Killington regulars, the green-jacketed Killington Mountain ambassadors are a familiar presence as they interact with and help guests every day at the ski resort. This year, the ambassadors also play another significant role: they reminding people to mask-up.…

On Feb. 4, the town of Killington announced  its program for residents to report non-emergency issues concerning a short-term rental (STR) property via an online complaint form or by call the Killington complaint hotline. Non-emergency issues may include noise, lighting, parking violations, occupancy-limit violations, an illegal rental or trash issues, the town stated in the…

Local hospitalist joins the team of Rutland’s top skilled nursing facility Rachel Bruce, MD is the new nursing home director for Community Health’s nursing home service line and takes over the position of medical director at The Pines at Rutland. Dr. Bruce, who specializes in internal medicine, geriatrics, pulmonology and end-of-life care, was most recently…

Aging in Hartland  (AiH) announced the selection of a new executive director. Maggie Monroe-Cassel accepted the part-time position effective Feb. 1. Founded over 10 years ago, Aging in Hartland is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support healthy aging of Hartland seniors. Under the stewardship of outgoing Executive Director Tom Ripley and the hard work of its volunteers and…

Feb. 5, the state’s network of non-profit home health and hospice agencies, in partnership with emergency medical services (EMS) teams, begin home vaccinations for Vermonters 75 and older who are homebound and unable to go in person to one of the state’s vaccination clinics. It's the beginning of the next chapter of the state’s work…