Submitted Nathan Mastroeni KILLINGTON — Killington Pico Realty is excited to welcome Nathan Mastroeni to its team of real estate professionals. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mastroeni moved to Vermont in 2007 to attend Green Mountain College. He holds a B.S. in Resort Management and an M.B.A. in Sustainable Business. Mastroeni has spent the last eight years living…

Submitted George J. Deblon PITTSFIELD — George J. Deblon, of Pittsfield, Vt., has been elected and installed as the 86th Grand Master of Masons for the state of Vermont, at its 221st Annual Communication held at the Killington Grand Hotel and Resort in Killington, Vt., on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. George Deblon works for the…

KSAR volunteers practice search and rescue techniques carrying a person out of the backcountry in a litter. By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON — This past Saturday, June 13, Killington Search and Rescue (KSAR) held another training seminar, this time with representative from the U.S. Army. Sergeant Christopher Bushway and Sergeant Nate Chipman were KSAR guest. Bushway and…

WEST RUTLAND — The 2015 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Stone Bench Project will provide a two-week intensive training in traditional stone-working methods leading to the creation of a carved stone bench to be placed in the Rutland community.  The Stone Bench Project is open to area teens, ages 13-19, from the Rutland Region and…

Sharing sheriffs The Rutland County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide patrol coverage for Wallingford for at least another year, per recent approval by the town select board. One deputy splits his time between Clarendon and Wallingford, funded by a federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant which will have to be funded by the two…

Citizens input Susan Maples expressed multiple concerns about flower plantings around town including types of flowers and why a committee was not formed to plan the plantings. Town Manager Seth Webb noted that the town had discussed the project with several qualified vendors and chosen the most affordable contractor who also had a solid track record…

RUTLAND — Where are all the garbage cans? Rutland Recreation & Parks is instituting a carry in/carry out policy for our smaller neighborhood parks, according to a release June 22. In the larger parks the Recreation Department will be reducing the number of trash cans and will be placing recycling cans next to the remaining trash…

By Lani Duke School reorganization plan breeds conflict TINMOUTH — Folks in Tinmouth were scheduled to meet June 17 to discuss the effects of the state’s education reform bill on their school. Tinmouth School Board member Grant Reynolds is marshaling his community's exploration of the changes, having arranged for Rutland South Supervisory Union Superintendent David…

By Morgan True, VTDigger.org Dan Quinn, the former CEO of Rutland Mental Health Services, was pressured to resign because of poor management. His resignation comes on the heels of intensified state scrutiny. Quinn resigned Tuesday, June 9, after nearly eight years with the social service nonprofit, according to a statement from its board of directors.…

By Polly Lynn BRANDON — The Town of Brandon will hold a special town meeting next Monday in preparation for Tuesday’s vote, June 30. The town Selectboard is asking voters to approve measures to “build a better Brandon” as Doug Bailey and Seth Hopkins, chair and vice-chair of the Brandon Selectboard, articulate in their letter by…

Mud wrestling proved to be a popular summer activity in Killington. This photo was taken a few decades ago and is thought to be from a mud pit at the Pasta Pot on Route 4. By Polly Lynn Have you ever lived, worked or played in the Killington area? Do you ever wonder what happened…

Richard Matt, David Sweat Manhunt continues for upstate N.Y. escapees; intensifies in Vermont On June 10, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin urged residents of their states to remain vigilant as the manhunt continues for two escapees from the Clinton Community Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. Convicted killers Richard Matt, 48,…

RUTLAND — The Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce welcomed members to the Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport on Tuesday, June 9, at noon to welcome Altius Aviation and learn about the new scheduled service proposed to fly from Rutland to White Plains, N.Y.(Westchester County Airport, a short distance from New York City). Altius Aviation representatives will…

By Amy Ash Nixon, VTDigger.org When the newly formed long-range planning committee of the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) system meets, one of the topics under discussion will be changing Castleton State College’s name to Castleton University. VSC Chancellor Jeb Spaulding on Tuesday confirmed that a name change for Castleton is under review. Spaulding said Castleton…

By Katie Jickling RANDOLPH, Vt. -— After 43 years at the helm of The Herald of Randolph, editor and publisher M. Dickey Drysdale has sold the paper to Herald photographer Tim Calabro and is stepping down. Drysdale, who turned 70 in November, retires from his post just months after his induction into the New England…