Vermont Fish & Wildlife photo Jon Kimball and Chet MacKenzie of Vermont Fish & Wildlife with a lake sturgeon captured and released in the Winooski River in May. Record number of sturgeon collected, tagged in Lake Champlain tributaries RUTLAND—Fisheries staff from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department are reporting that a total of 17 lake…

Submitted Music legend Neil Young (right) stands behind Gov. Peter Shumlin in support of Vermont Food Fight Fund,a safeguard for Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law. On July 19, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin along with music legend and activist Neil Young urged support for the Vermont Food Fight Fund, which was established to protect Vermont’s mandatory…

Submitted Jim Condos “Vermont is now at the forefront of the growing movement to bring greater transparency to campaign financing,” Secretary of State Jim Condos said. Secretary Condos announced last Thursday that candidates, PACs, and parties involved in the 2016 election have successfully completed the first mandatory online disclosure filing in the new web-based campaign…

By Robin Alberti and Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — On Friday, July 17, the Inn at Long Trail officially opened its dining room for summer visitors. “Rosemary’s” as the dining room was recently named, will be open Fridays and Saturdays 6-9 p.m. in addition to McGrath’s Irish Pub, which is open seven days a week serving food…

RUTLAND—On July 14, representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Castleton Downtown and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) announced the details of an upcoming statewide summit set for September. The 2015 Young Professionals Summit of Vermont will gather young professionals from around the state to discuss issues facing them and explore ways they can…

By Jerry LeBlond The Burlington Taiko Drummers performed in the Rochester High School auditorium as part of Summernight. By Ginny Bowman ROCHESTER — On July 18, the weather for Rochester was predicted to be rainy and dotted with thunderstorms, but that did not happen, it was wonderful! The performers for all SummerNight locations provided a…

By Robin Alberti Peter Huntoon painted for a crowd at the Killington ART Garage, creating a new piece of work before their eyes. By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON — Friday night, July 17, at the Killington ART Garage was an outstanding blend of the best Vermont has to offer.  Peter Huntoon, most famously known for his watercolor…

RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph is continuing to expand its health-related offerings with the addition of Vermont’s only sonography program, beginning in the fall 2016 semester. The Radiologic Sciences-Sonography program recently received accreditation from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The program prepares individuals to work with medical providers in the management, control and care…

RUTLAND — Community Impact is a process by which United Ways around Vermont and across the country identify community needs, invest resources and evaluate specific programs to ensure they creating lasting change on the community level.  Local people with expertise in United Way’s focus areas of Health, Education and Income make choices about local priorities…

By Lani Duke Changing roles, models Change is inevitable in organizations. It has come to the Vermont State Fair at a time when fairs themselves are changing. The fair started out as an agricultural exhibition, an annual time for comparing crops and livestock, gathering to celebrate the end of a successful harvest season. The site’s…

Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at State House on June 30, 2015. The award was given for ONRCD's River Roadshow, a mobile education program which uses a stream table to demonstrate how rivers behave during flood events. The program is in its fourth year and has reached over 8000…

RUTLAND – Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) has been selected to participate in the Medicare Care Choices Model, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced July 21. The model provides Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for coverage under the Medicare Hospice Benefit and dually eligible beneficiaries who qualify for the Medicaid…

Courtesy of GMP GMP hydro plant and Sutherland Falls on Otter Creek. The falls furnished power for cutting and processing marble from nearby quarries as early as 1836. PROCTOR–Green Mountain Power has just completed an improvement project at its 110-year-old hydroelectric plant on the Otter Creek in Proctor that will mean more renewable, low-cost hydropower…

Tuesday, July 21—RUTLAND—With appointments well below target, organizers of Rutland’s Gift-of-Life Summer Mini Marathon Blood Drive have issued an urgent appeal for donors. “We have less than a third the number of appointments we are hoping for, so we urge anyone eligible to sign up today,” said organizer Steve Costello, vice-president at Green Mountain Power…

By Cristina Kumka The Killington Pico Area Association has withdrawn its proposal to manage town events and the budget that funds those events. The contract, proposed in June, would have put the responsibility for non-winter season event recruitment and sponsorship on the newly-formed Killington Pico Area Association, that took the place of the Killington Regional…