PITTSFIELD—Pittsfield ​hosted the 5th annual Pittsfield Picnic​ on Aug. 28, 2016. Participants enjoyed the potluck, music by The Detours, field games, a spirited horseshoe tournament, and over 100 silent auction items to bid on. The event raised nearly $2,700 which will be put towards continued efforts to rehabilitate the town’s basketball court. To date, approximately…

By Polly Lynn On Friday, Sept. 16, Sushi Yoshi in Killington opened its doors, and this time not just for the season. “We absolutely did this in response to the great initiatives happening at Killington Resort and the town,” said Nate Freund, co-owner of Sushi Yoshi. “The capital investments they’ve made, plus a lot of…

By Patricia Minichiello RUTLAND CITY — Three properties rampant with drug activity in Rutland have been seized by the federal government as a result of the first federal drug forfeiture lawsuit in the city’s recent history. A forfeiture lawsuit was filed against the owner of 114, 116 and 117 Park Ave. in Rutland City on…

Ascending Killington mountain many times in the Spartan Beast, Ultra Beast, and Sprint races, Sept. 17-18 KILLINGTON—This weekend, Sept. 17-18, Killington Resort will  host Spartan racers, who will embark on a unique and fun obstacle course. Killington, the birthplace of the Spartan Beast, hosted the Spartan World Championship Sept. 20-21, 2014. This year, athletes again…

By Patricia Minichiello CORNWALL – Isabel Lower pulled over at the sight of smoke coming from the other end of an historic covered bridge on the Cornwall-Salisbury town line Saturday, Sept. 10. She decided to call 911 rather than risk driving over it, even though only a “wisp of smoke” was visible. That phone call…

Planning for FIS World Cup entails experience, expertise, commitment By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on Killington hosting the World Cup races on November 26-27, 2016. It’s the first World Cup event to be held in the East in 25 years (the last was at Waterville…

RUTLAND—Details of the 2016 Young Professionals Summit of Vermont were announced during a press conference held at Castleton Downtown in Rutland, Wednesday, Sept. 7. Representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Heritage Family Credit Union, and Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) collectively shared details for this year’s event. The summit will take place on Oct. 15…

By Jimmy Britt RUTLAND—Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center now has a new yoga instructor. Selina Ferrandino has been working at Pyramid since April; it’s clear that she loves what she’s doing, but that wasn’t always the case. “I kinda didn’t at first,” she explained of the level of enjoyment she felt in her early practice. “I…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW — Ludlow Elementary School science teacher Lisa Marks returned home from Washington, D.C., last week as one of four Vermont teachers to have received an award for excellence in teaching from President Obama. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is the nation’s highest honor for American math…

By Adam Federman, VTDigger RUTLAND — The city attorney has concluded the mayor did not violate the city charter in his efforts to have refugees settled in Rutland. The much-anticipated review of the mayor’s actions in selecting Rutland as a potential site for up to 100 Syrians and Iraqis to resettle was emailed to Selet…

By Julia Purdy Jan Sotirakis’ idea for a warning siren at the Chittenden dam was inspired by Tropical Storm Irene. Sotirakis, Chittenden’s emergency management director, has developed a proposal for a townwide alarm in the event that Chittenden dam, which holds back Chittenden Reservoir, failed. The danger is not imminent, Sotirakis said, but the state…

By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org Catherine Nelson, publisher of the Rutland Herald, is leaving the company and retiring, according to an email sent to employees Monday, Sept. 12. The move comes in the middle of negotiations to sell the company, which includes the Times Argus, to Maine newspaper publishers Reade Brower and Chip Harris, co-founders of…

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A program to reduce firearm-related suicides in Vermont has brought together gun groups, suicide prevention advocates and mental health experts. Members of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs and employees of the Department of Mental Health joined suicide prevention advocates Thursday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the rollout of the Gun Shop…

Sunday, Sept. 18—RUTLAND—On Sunday, Sept. 18 the Vermont Gun Shop Project will host a free 90-minute workshop for the gun-owning community at the Rutland Country Club from 3:30-5 p.m. Vermont Gun Shop Project seeks to reduce firearm-related suicides in Vermont. The program makes three promises: 1) No one will judge you. 2) No one will…