Submitted Santa Claus arrived at the station using the fire pole. City of Rutland Fire Department hosts family Christmas Party Family members of the Rutland City Fire Department attended a Christmas Party at the Fire Station on the evening of Dec. 19, 2015. Santa was a guest of honor delighting the children in attendance, especially…

By Lani Duke Promoting Rutland City The city’s Aldermen recently voted to create a marketing committee to study how best to promote Rutland. According to Alderman Matt Bloomer, the committee would help coordinate with marketing organizations such as the Rutland Redevelopment Authority, the Chamber of Commerce, and Rutland Economic Development Corp. Plans are for the…

WALLINGFORD — On Dec. 20 at 11:27 p.m. members of the State Police/Rutland Barracks responded to a report of an armed robbery in the town of Wallingford. Investigation determined that a male subject entered the Cumberland Farms Convenient store located at 309 North Main Street and displayed a gun to the clerk. He made off with an…

By Lani Duke Don’t toss out the table phones yet MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—The cell tower on McNamara Road in Middletown Springs is still on hold despite receiving its certificate of public good in April 2011. AT&T Regional Vice President Owen Smith recently claimed the company intends to turn the tower on in 2017. In the meantime,…

Vermont State Police-Rockingham Barracks have completed the investigation of numerous thefts and burglaries in the towns of Rockingham, Andover, Ludlow, Cavendish, Weathersfield, Springfield and West Windsor. The state police worked with police departments in Chester, Springfield, Weathersfield, Ludlow, and Newport, N.H., as well as the New Hampshire State Police. Investigation determined David Farnsworth and his…

GOSHEN — The Vermont State Police received a call from Richard Toman, 61, who stated approximately 10,000 CDs were taken from his residence at 5 Cemetery Hill Road in Goshen, Vt. State Troopers from the New Haven Barracks made contact with Toman who advised that four different suitcases containing the CDs were taken from his…

WELLS — On Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5:04 p.m., the Vermont State Police received a report of a single vehicle crash on Route 30 at Lochlea Lane in the town of Wells, Vt. Police learned that Megan E. Baker, age 28 of Pawlet, Vt.,  was driving south on Route 30 in the town of Wells when…

CAVENDISH — Vermont State Police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the Cavendish General Store at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Dec. 14. A lone male suspect entered the store and held a knife to the cash register attendant, demanding cash from the register.  The attendant was unable to get the drawer open and…

WALLINGFORD — On Dec. 11 at 5:19 p.m., members of the Vermont State Police responded to a call from Route 7 southbound in Wallingford, near the Wallingford/Clarendon town line, for a report of a single vehicle crash involving a deer. Upon investigation, police learned that operator Roxane Johnsondelear age 53 of Tinmouth, Vt. was driving her…

At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Dec. 9, the Northfield Police Department received a report of some type of explosion at a residence on the corner of North Street and Maple Ave. in the town of Northfield. Further reports indicated that there were injuries, and the explosion occurred within a multiple-unit apartment building. The Northfield Police…

On Dec. 10 a concerned citizen made the Vermont State Police aware of an ongoing scam that is currently being conducted over Facebook. The citizen advised that she responded to an ad to be paid to display advertising material on her vehicle. She was issued a check for well above the amount agreed upon. This common scam…

Photo provided by Rutland Regional Medical Center Brian Kerns, VP of Human Resources RUTLAND — On Dec. 9, Rutland Regional Medical Center named Brian Kerns as its new vice president of Human Resources. Kerns replaces Allison Wollen, who accepted a position as vice president of Human Resources with Loretto Management in Syracuse, N.Y. Kerns, a…

By Lani Duke Pool approved for March ballot Rutland’s Aldermen voted unanimously to place a $2.5 million bond to replace the pool in White Park on the March Town Meeting ballot. Voters for a number of years—and ballots—have repeatedly turned down a multi-function recreation center with pool, but that was when the community continued to…

Voters pass on pond purchase TINMOUTH—Given a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to acquire the two-acre Nelson Parker estate property on Tinmouth Pond, voters declined. More than a third of Tinmouth’s 393 registered voters turned out for the special election, defeating the proposal 95 to 47. Select Board Chair Matthew Patry said he believed the rejection arose over…

Parents and children come to blows over Internet use on holiday A study of 2,000 parents across the country has found that a majority are concerned by their children’s Internet use during holiday times (school breaks and summer vacation). The survey also reveals the solutions parents are opting to cope with the stress of their children using…