Submitted Green Mountain College students showcase produce gleaned from Dutchess Farm in Castleton in early October 2014. Vermont gleaning collective seeks help RUTLAND — As part of National Volunteer Week (April 12–18), the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) and the Vermont Gleaning Collective invite community members to register as volunteer gleaners. Harvest fresh,…

Courtesy of KMS Photo One: A convincing Rube Goldberg invention by Peter Tschaikowsky, a sixth grader at  KES. Photo Two: Killington Elementary student Wesley Cloutier displays a marionette designed earlier this month. KILLINGTON—Using ingenuity and curiosity, students in Mrs. Kaija’s fifth and sixth grade art classes at Killington Elementary School recently delved into creating marionettes.…

Submitted Town officials invite the public to celebrate the official opening of the municipal solar array in Cavendish . CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Select Board and Energy Committee announce the grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting for its new municipal solar array, to be held Monday, April 20 at 11 a.m., at the site. Construction of the solar…

Submitted Dr. Robert Schmidt (left) and Dr. Paul Davoren (right), practicing dentists at 163 Jackson Ave., Rutland. RUTLAND — The office of Robert L. Schimdt, DMD welcomes Paul L. Davoren, DDS to his practice. Dr. Davoren will be performing emergency dental care and extractions for this office and the greater Rutland community. Dr. Davoren operated his…

By Lani Duke Key infrastructure needs upgrades MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs faces a number of challenges as it seeks to develop a new municipal building to serve as its town office. The transfer station also is in need of a new site, one that is not in the center of town, especially as the town fire…

RUTLAND — The Rutland Dismas House is readying for its 25th annual dinner and auction on Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Rutland. Tickets are $60, and reservations are required in advance for the fundraiser event. Call 802-775-5539 for tickets. Dr. Laura Bates is keynote speaker at the dinner. Dr. Bates is an…

ROCHESTER—Construction is scheduled to resume this week on Bridge #19 across the White River in Rochester. Crews will begin work to set forms for the permanent bridge deck. Vermont state routes 100-N and 73 and the two-lane temporary bridge will remain open to two way traffic, but short-term traffic delays can be expected during construction.…

By Lani Duke New church holds services at the movies RUTLAND—Flagship Cinema in Rutland Shopping Plaza has begun hosting a different kind of audience, one that arrives Sunday morning to attend a worship service at what is called Rutland City Church, an independent congregation with Baptist affiliations. The pastor is North Carolina native Tim Owens.…

RUTLAND COUNTY— April is the National Association for Education of Young Children designated “Month of the Young Child.” This year’s theme is “Celebrating Our Youngest Learners.” The Rutland Region will be celebrating through April 25. It is also a time to recognize the importance of early learning and early literacy and to shine a spotlight…

Shihtzu/Lhasa apso pekapoo mix neutered MALE. "Bailey." Cream colored w/ tan ear and markings. Tail is white and long, like a fan. Curls it over back when walking. Bailey has reportedly been missing since the evening of March 20 when he escaped near Route 7 South in Rutland by the Green Mountain Plaza. A community member…

Free outdoor concerts, a mud run, food and wine festivals, and more KILLINGTON – The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) has announced a full slate of events for the 2015 summer season. Beginning with the Killington Stage Race on Memorial Day weekend and continuing through September with the Spartan Race. The robust lineup includes the…

KILLINGTON — Eat, drink and be “Irie” is the theme for Vermont’s first Caribbean Foodie festival, scheduled for July 31-Aug. 1, 2015 at Killington Resort. The resort announced what it plans to be the first Annual Vermont JerkFest & Reggae Festival celebrating all things spicy and jerk hot in the cool mountains of Vermont, on…

RUTLAND–A Boston solar developer is putting down roots in Rutland, adding to Green Mountain Power’s Solar Capital initiative and the increasing occupancy rate of Downtown Rutland. NextSun Energy, which began developing solar in Massachusetts in 2010 and has built four projects in Vermont in recent months, including two major projects in the City of Rutland,…

By Robin Alberti Myra Peffer, director of the Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum, (center) accepts a check for $4,500 from Heritage Family Credit Union. The funds were raised from the second annual “Shiver Me Shamrocks” 5K run in Rutland, March 14. For the second year in a row, the Heritage Family Credit Union sponsored the “Shiver Me…

SHREWSBURY — On April 3, at approximately 3:45 p.m. the Shrewsbury Fire Department responded to a fire on Cold River Road in Shrewsbury. Upon arrival the fire department located a fully involved structure fire involving a single family residence. One occupant who was in the house at the time of the fire was located during fire…