Courtesy of UVAC WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—On Friday, June 24, swimmers at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center joined thousands of kids and families at aquatic facilities and waterparks around the globe for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL), according to a July 11 release. Host locations in Vermont included Smugglers Notch Resort and Upper Valley…

Submitted The Access News magazine team produced a segment about the Rutland H.S. GIN conference that won a national award. Pictured (l-r): Amber Dumas Patch, Amanda Wheeler and Daniel Appelt. RUTLAND—Rutland Regional Community Television (PEGTV) is a winner of the national 2016 Hometown Media Awards from the Alliance for Community Media (ACM). PEGTV earned the…

By Lani Duke Bridge closure forces detour WEST HAVEN—The Gardner bridge on Main Road across the Hubbardton River will close for maintenance Monday, Aug. 1, through Wednesday, Aug. 10. The closure will force travelers going toward West Haven on Route 22A to detour through Benson Village on Stage Road. Town office bids too high CASTLETON—All…

By Lani Duke SVCOA prepares new digs RUTLAND CITY—The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (SVCOA) recently received a $250,000 grant to renovate the 5,000-square-foot, former Maple Terrace assisted living facility and private home at 143 Maple Street into professional office space to serve its 7,096-person client base. The facility will now provide more accessible and…

RUTLAND TOWN—On July 18 at 4:02 p.m., members of the Rutland Town Fire Department, as well as Regional Ambulance Service responded to U.S. Route 4 at Altrui Place in Rutland Town for a report of a single vehicle crash with injuries and air bag deployment. Investigation at the scene found that 73-year-old Louis Belfore of…

ROCHESTER — On Monday, July 18 at  4:34 p.m., the Vermont State Police were notified by a 911 call of a motor vehicle crash on Route 73 in the town of Rochester. Initial reports indicated that the operator of the vehicle, Michael Goodwin, age 38 from North Clarendon, was injured. White River Valley Ambulance and Rochester…

The Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday, July 19, that it has formally settled a series of environmental violations against Willie Noyes, who owns and operates Willie’s Village Auto located at 100 Weeks Hill Road in Stowe. The settlement includes an $18,000 penalty. Department personnel discovered the environmental violations during a series of site visits from…

Thursday, July 21 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—Christ the King School and Mount Saint Joseph Academy will hold their eighth annual Honor Our Past event at the Rutland Holiday Inn on July 21. The cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with a cash bar, and dinner will be at 7 p.m. Over the years, the Honor Our…

  CASTLETON–Castleton University hosted more than 450 high school students involved in Upward Bound programs from across Vermont, New York and New Hampshire as part of the Upward Bound Jamboree on July 14 in the Castleton Fine Arts Center. The jamboree event was designed to celebrate TRiO programs within the community and featured a dance,…

Beginning in September of this year, kindergarten-age boys and their parents will be eligible to join a local Cub Scout pack in their community. The boys will be in the “Lion” den as they begin their Scouting journey. Cub Scouting is traditionally a program of the Boy Scouts of America for boys in the first…

LUDLOW—FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) will sponsor a gubernatorial candidates’ forum on Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall auditorium. All candidates for governor who are running in contested party elections have been invited to participate. A general election candidates’ forum is planned for Oct. 20 with candidates who are running…

WEST PAWLET—On the evening of June 16, 2016, members of the West Pawlet Fire Department were dispatched along with Granville EMS to aid a 28-year-old man in full arrest due to an opioid overdose. Responding along with the fire department were Pawlet Constable Bill Humphries and civilian Shannon Hosley Landon, who were in the area.…

CHESTER — “After 10 years in Proctorsville the ‘ladies’ were going through the change and felt the need for more exposure which the Chester green will offer us,” said the business owners in a statement. “Seriously, we wanted a location in a more populous area and when an opportunity presented itself for a space on the…

ARLINGTON—On July 6, Mary Kerner of Arlington, Vt., turned herself in to the Vermont State Police Shaftsbury Barracks. Kerner, age 60, of Arlington, was arrested for embezzling $18,560.03 while she volunteered as the treasurer for the Arlington Lions Club between 2009 and 2013. Kerner had access to a debit card with which she withdrew cash…

On July 7 at about 8 a.m. Vermont State Police troopers responded to a motorcycle versus moose collision on Route 2 in Concord, just west of Ladd Road. When police arrived, Calex Ambulance crews were treating the riders of the 2015 BMW motorcycle after they had hit a moose in the roadway. Driver Claus Ertel,…