Elizabeth Adams RUTLAND — On Tuesday, Jan. 19, Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC), the Small Business Development Center and the Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center moved to a collocation site at 67 Merchants Row in Rutland. The new REDC offices will join Castleton Downtown, which includes the Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Community Engagement and…

By Steve Costello A female osprey, identified by the necklace of brown feathers across her chest, calls from her nest, on Lake Arrowhead. Seeking to recognize a leading Vermont environmentalist and honor the legacy of a legendary wildlife advocate, Green Mountain Power is calling for nominations for the 2016 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award. Named for the…

The Vermont Community Foundation (VCF) has announced that the Innovations and Collaborations Grant program awarded $312,000 to 20 nonprofit organizations in Vermont in the fall of 2015. One of several competitive grant programs, Innovations and Collaborations supports projects that help nonprofits collaborate across sectors and regions to develop common solutions to community needs. “Year after…

By Lani Duke Rutland County New PEGTV show tests high school learning with quizshow A new PEGTV show pits high school teams against each other in a competition covering the entire high school curriculum except math. “Academic Showdown” is scheduled to air once a week for 30 minutes on channel 20; it debuts Thursday, Feb.…

By Lani Duke FAIR HAVEN Town addresses infrastructure needs FAIR HAVEN—The hangar at Fair Haven’s one-time airport is falling into disrepair and needs structural work soon, consultant Wayne Burleson wrote in a letter to the town. The building “will not stand much more weather” without repair, he warned. Those repairs include replacing some of the…

Courtesy of VINS Young adventurers roast marshmallows over a winter fire during VINS’ family friendly Winter Wildlife Celebration. Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences In the morning, join knowledgeable educators for a guided snowshoe tour of the nature trail, followed by a story and child-friendly activities in the…

Submitted Kaitlyn Hummel Three Rutland County locals will be featured on Home and Garden television (HGTV) in a “Log Cabin Living” episode that will air Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 p.m and Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2 a.m. Episode 5 of Season 2 was filmed over four days in September across central Vermont, said Kaitlyn…

By Robin Alberti Past probe Rutland Area Robotics team

Photo by Tiffany Danitz Pache/VTDigger Nicole Mace, executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association, speaks to the House Education Committee on the annual growth percentage component of Act 46. By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org The House Education Committee heard disappointing news Wednesday, Jan. 6: a tweak to the spending thresholds will not level the…

Bradley Furr On the afternoon of Jan. 5, 2016, just three months from his 30th birthday, Bradley died tragically in an accident outside his home in Killington, Vt. As a son and brother, Bradley was born to parents, Kimberly and John, and brother, John Jr., in Smithtown, New York at 2:42 a.m. on April 5,…

RUTLAND COUNTY — In recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 18, the College of St. Joseph and Castleton University will host a variety of programs  free and open to the public, to encourage reflection on the life and work of Dr. King. At CSJ, this year’s theme is “Now…

By Christopher Biddle RUTLAND — After years of working the road comic circuit, a celebrated stint on Saturday Night Live, and a quoteable Hollywood filmography, Jim Breuer says he loves performing in Rutland, and a packed house at the Paramount theatre Saturday night showed that the feeling was mutual. Jim Breuer has ascended from lovable…

By Lani Duke CASTLETON Castleton  approves budget Castleton’s Select Board ventured into new fiscal waters when it approved its very first capital budget plan on Dec. 28. Voters will have the opportunity to vote their opinion on the plan in March. In the words of Town Manager Mark Shea, “If you pay a little as…

By Lani Duke RUTLAND COUNTY School merger decisions looming ahead at Town Meeting Town Meeting Day across Vermont gives local communities across the state an opportunity to choose who implements the day-to-day running of towns and school districts. In addition to choosing to fill many key town positions, citizens of Wallingford will have the opportunity…

RUTLAND—Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) President and CEO Tom Dunn announced Jan. 8 that Colin Owyang, will serve as VELCO’s vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary effective April 7, 2016, subject to approval by the VELCO board. Mr. Owyang succeeds Karen O’Neill, who will retire after holding the position since 2010. “Karen is a…