POULTNEY—Green Mountain College has entered into a unique net-metering agreement with a Benson landowner who has completed installation of a 150 kW solar electric project on his Stage Road property. The project, which has already begun to generate power, is brokered by Tunbridge Solar, LLC. What makes this project different is that the property owner,…

After getting lost while skiing out of bounds on Pico Mountain, 63-year-old Lyndon Mann of Royalton is safe. On Dec. 22, authorities were notified around 7 p.m. that Mann was missing. Though they'd been told he was skiing, they weren't sure where. Once his vehicle was found at Pico Mountain, a ground search began. Officials…

BY CRISTINA KUMKA CORRESPONDENT RUTLAND TOWN - Rutland city will lose money and at least 30 locals will lose their jobs come April, when J.C. Penney will leave the Diamond Run Mall. According to Rutland Alderman Ed Larson Wednesday: "In a lengthy telephone conversation with J.C. Penney Corporate, they advised that April 5 is the closing date. They also…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — J.D. (short for Just Dog) is a 5-year-old yellow lab who ran away from his ski house on Dean Hill Road in Killington on New Year’s Eve after being spooked by fireworks. He has been spotted at least twice since his disappearance; once on Jan. 1 and again on Jan. 3.…

By VTDigger staff A Rutland County parent who was barred from attending school board meetings has received a $147,500 settlement from the Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union. Marcel Cyr, who with his wife, Valerie Cyr, had been critical of the quality of the education their child received at Benson Village School, was issued a no-trespass order and…

Two prominent Vermont conservation organizations recently teamed up with Green Mountain Power to go solar, lowering their energy bills and greening their electric energy footprint. The collaboration will allow these organizations to power their offices with clean, local, renewable energy. The Vermont Natural Resources Council and the Vermont Land Trust, located in historic buildings across…

By Cristina Kumka Sherburne Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Killington Fire and Rescue and Killington Search and Rescue, the entity that provides the town’s fire and rescue operations, and the Killington Select Board agreed on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to renew the five-year contract for services. The department originally asked to extend the term to a 10-year…

Birch Ridge Inn chef passed unexpectedly Dec. 23 Stephen R. “Frizzy” Byrne, 61, died unexpectedly Dec. 23, 2014 at his home. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y. June 3, 1953, son of Harry J. and Luesylvia (Lawlor) Byrne. Stephen Byrne was a graduate of Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, N.Y. Chef “Frizzy,” nicknamed for…

RUTLAND—One of Rotary’s mottos is “Service Above Self.” To honor outgoing Rutland City Police Chief James Baker, Rutland South Rotary Club bestowed the “Service Above Self” Award during its Dec. 11 weekly meeting. This special award acknowledges Chief Baker’s dedication, hard work, commitment, and tireless efforts to help change the culture of the Rutland City…

Photo submitted Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging sponsored a wreath fundraiser for Meals on Wheels this holiday season. A generous donation from Kim Tedesco, owner of  The Hair Doctors and an anonymous donor, allowed the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging to donate the remaining wreaths to the Salvation Army to be handed out to families. Pictured in…

By Sally D. Curtis KILLINGTON — Several years ago when Mike Miller, Killington resident and owner of Base Camp Outfitters,  was contemplating a new trail in the cross-country ski area behind the store, he felt someone watching him in a forested section of the land. He finally spotted a very small owl high in a hole…

Photo by Stacy Kent, PEGTV Alan Keyes, Polly Lynn, Royal Barnard, Louie Illiano prepare to cook a feast in the PEGTV kitchen studio in Rutland. RUTLAND — For the first time in many years, the PEGTV Insight cast took a break from their bi-monthly news show and featured Killington chef Louie Illiano in a fun…

Photo by Donald Dill Marji Graf, CEO for the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, welcomes Just Doggin’ It to the chamber. Pictured (l-r): Marji Graf; Model Mary Mire as Estella-Luna, the Just Doggin’ It coffee maiden; Miss Vermont U.S. Int’l 2014 Olea Nickitina; Summer Ray, Princess for the Miss America scholarship pageant program, 2012,…

To ensure Vermont highways remain safe, the Vermont State Police is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Campaign that began on Dec. 10 and runs until Jan. 1, 2015. Vermont has experienced 42 traffic fatalities in 2014. Of those traffic fatalities, four operators were impaired by alcohol and six by drugs; most commonly marijuana.…

Photo by Donald Dill Marji Graf, CEO for the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce welcomes Ludlow Laundry Company to the Chamber. Pictured (l-r):Marji Graf, Mike Pacilio and Bob Friedrich. LUDLOW—Ludlow Laundry Company is the new laundromat in Ludlow offering brand new state-of-the-art Speed Queen washers and dryers, as well as large machines for sheets,…