WOODSTOCK—Four Vermont 4-H teens have earned a spot on the state 4-H hippology team for their keen horse judging skills and in-depth knowledge of horses and the equine industry. Callon Fish of Rutland, Lauren Hodsden of Bridport, Olivia Suker of Shrewsbury, and Kassidy Wyman of Cambridgeport made the team after placing in the top four…

POULTNEY—Robert (Bob) W. Allen, president and CEO of The Windham Foundation of Grafton and an experienced leader of academic and business institutions, has been named the eighth president of Green Mountain College in Poultney. He will succeed Dr. Paul Fonteyn, the College’s president for the past eight years, who is retiring. Allen will assume the…

The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) was the place to be in Rutland on April 20. From 3-6 p.m., locals poured in to enjoy the community’s second annual Earth Day Celebration. Members of the VFFC and the Rutland Area Climate Coalition volunteered their time to organize a celebration for this nationally recognized day. Farmers sold local goods,…

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports pilot program offered in Rutland area One simple recreational activity can have a huge impact on a person. For 10-year-old Cosmo Duncan of Pawlet, trusting Vermont Adaptive’s Tom Alcorn to lead him safely up the climbing wall at Green Mountain Rock Climbing in Rutland was that one activity. “The climbing…

Courtesy of VT Fish & Wildlife VT Fish &Wildlife cautions drivers that moose are more likely to be crossing roadways at this time of year, especially after dark or early in the morning as they move from wintering areas to spring feeding locations. Drivers need to be alert and cautious because moose are on the…

Seven-year-old Andrew Lee was diagnosed with non-verbal autism when he was an infant. As he grew out of infancy, his parents were troubled that he wasn’t meeting any of his physical milestones typically seen in children between the ages of nine months and one year old. When Andrew’s parents brought him to the doctor for…

Proceeds benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports and Kids on the Move RUTLAND—The 24th Annual Vermont Sports Medicine Center’s (VSMC) 5K Run/Walk will be held this year on Saturday, April 30 and all proceeds from the event will benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports and Kids on the Move. The annual event has become a…

By Lani Duke CITY NEWS Computerizing public works data Rutland City has spent some $11 million in the past ten years in combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects, Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg told the City Public Works Committee April 5. The most recent project was the Northwest Neighborhood Improvement Program. In the planning stage is…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON—Longtime Killington resident Bob Burke is recovering nicely at home following a ski accident last winter. “He came home two weeks ago,” his wife Debbie said. “Thanks to help from the Rotary Club, renovations to the house are finished. I’m especially grateful to Jack Pelletier and Jay Hickory. I had to buy…

Mountain bike trails near reality KILLINGTON—The Town of Killington has been awarded a $50,000 Recreational Trails Program Grant from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to help develop the town’s planned mountain bike trail system on national forest land. The trails to be constructed adjacent to Kent Pond are part of a larger…

By Karen D. Lorentz “Red, it’s impossible to list all you’ve done for this town—all the wonderful projects… and our gratitude.” That was the heartfelt sentiment expressed again and again at a celebration honoring Horace “Red” Glaze on Sunday, April 24. The Green Mountain National Golf Course clubhouse was packed as friends and Killington residents…

By Lani Duke Ancient road offers history lesson MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs town attorney Gary Kupferer led a public hearing in the Middletown Springs town office March 26 to consider discontinuing sections of the historic Garron Road (Town Highway No. 21). Neither a road laid out in 1799 nor a “pent road” laid out in the…

State Representative Alison Clarkson announced her campaign for the Windsor County Senate on Monday, April 25. “I’m excited to run for the open Windsor County Senate seat,” said Clarkson. “I have loved serving  Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock in the Vermont House of Representatives. With my 12 years of experience on the House Judiciary and Ways…

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