Courtesy of the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program Judges for the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program's Growing Works of Art contest selected Sadie Martone's entry as the best for Grade 3. Sadie is a student at Tinmouth Mountain School in Tinmouth.    Growing Works of Art contest attracts over 200 entries Vermont students…

Kelly Watson, DNP, MHA, RN, FACHE, vice president and chief nursing officer (CNO) and Elizabeth Kyhill, MSN, RN, vice president, medical group operations, at Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) were recently chosen to participate in the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship (JJNIF) program offered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School. The JJNIF program,…

VTF&W photos Fish Art Contest submissions for 2024 included a wide range of fish species such as Rainbow Trout (Brayden Carton) and Northern Pike (Raine Chaleff).   Winners selected in K-12 student Fish Art Contest The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announced winners of the 2024 Vermont Student Fish Art Contest in partnership with Wildlife…

Photo by Andrew Nemethy Chelsea Green     Independent Vermont publisher will be assumed by Rizzoli International, a subsidiary of Italian publishing giant Mondadori Group By Juan Vega de Soto/VTDigger   One of Vermont’s best-known independent publishers is expected to be sold to an international publishing consortium.  Rizzoli International, a New York City subsidiary of the…

Staff report Monday, April 15, the base of Killington Road at its intersection with Route 4 closed to all vehicular traffic. The road is closed just a short distance from Route 4 up to Anthony Way —about 1/4 of a mile. Barrels and barricades mark the closed road on either end of the project, according…

Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) held its 2024 annual meeting of the corporators, on Tuesday, April 9. The meeting took place at the hospital in the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center. In addition to receiving a variety of updates, corporators at the meeting elected new members of the corporation and voted to renew existing director…

By TSgt Jeremy Bishop David Burch, of Rutland, received the Billy Mitchell Award for his Cadet training. David Burch of Rutland was awarded the Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award, joining a select group of cadets in the state. The award is given to cadets who have demonstrated sustained excellence in all aspects of cadet performance:…

Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife, a leading conservation organization that works to educate landowners and others about sound forest management and wildlife stewardship, announced the launch of its new bear ambassador program. Sixteen “Coverts cooperators” completed the program earlier this month. This innovative initiative is designed to equip Coverts cooperators with the knowledge and tools…

Submitted Special glasses used to safely view the eclipse can be reused! The Ludlow Rotary is collecting them. The Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) is collecting the special glasses used to observe the recent solar eclipse to provide children in South America and elsewhere the valuable tool for viewing. In October an annular eclipse will occur in Latin…

Courtesy VTSU Castleton Next Wednesday, April  24, VTSU Castleton students will debut a documentary that’s been 18 months in the making. It documents the state’s failed effort to digitize VTSU libraries. VTSU Castleton students to debut documentary “Error 404: Books Not Found,” on failed effort to digitize libraries For 18 months, Vermont State University Castleton…

By Curt Peterson A federal Dept. of Justice grant for $1.24 million should help Windsor County sheriff Ryan Palmer in his promised efforts to improve services provided to county residents his department serves. Senator Peter Welch made the announcement last week on social media. The grant is to fund “Upgrading and modernizing of emergency communications…

. Submitted The Rutland Area Robotics’ IBOTS FRC team 2370 gathered for a group photo at the New England District Championships April 4-6. The team was honored for three impressive accomplishments. A collection of successful scoring opportunities has propelled Rutland Area Robotics’ IBOTS FRC team 2370 to a return to the FIRST® Championship in Houston…

“We plan to begin work on the Killington Access Road Project starting April 8,” wrote Tom Markowski of Markowski Excavating, Inc., in a project update April 5. The project will ultimately reduce the grade of the hill on Killington Road from where it intersects with Route 4 to Anthony Way. “Although the first day will…

By Curt Peterson Before Town Meeting the Hartland School Board rescinded its FY25 budget proposal, then reduced it by $500,000 before bringing it to vote, Tuesday April 2. Hartland voters approved the amended $11,040,567 budget 320-311. Some are not happy. Based on low turnout — Hartland has about 2,600 registered voters — Ben Sirois and…

Elizabeth Schumacher University of Vermont (UVM) Extension’s Community Nutrition Education program has hired Elizabeth Schumacher as its new nutrition educator for Rutland County. Schumacher’s role will involve educating both youths and adults with limited resources on ways to improve their dietary practices to become better managers of their resources through classes, in-home visits, schools and…