A Rutland woman who celebrated her birthday last week has a lot to look back on.

College of St. Joseph is hosting a collection of Native American artifacts gathered by Kurt Fetter, of Johnstown, New York, a professor who teaches a weekly course, “Introduction to Native American Studies.”

KILLINGTON — Castleton University will take over the Killington School of Resort Management this fall, according to a recent announcement.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway may be welcoming a new contender this season in the Limited Sportsmen division, and it’ll appear in a blaze of burgundy flashing the number 74.

Long before Miss Scarlett in the billiard room with the rope and Col. Mustard in the library with the lead pipe, there was Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None.”

A longtime city firefighter has enrolled in the Vermont Police Academy as he prepares to join the Rutland City Police Department.

The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, reopens today, Jan. 26, after a 30-month $50 million expansion and renovation.Now, with 16 galleries and three state of the art object study classrooms, the Hood enters a new era as model teaching museum and extraordinary cultural resource welcoming the public.

POULTNEY — Green Mountain College will close its doors at the conclusion of the 2019 spring semester, said President Bob Allen last Wednesday.

FAIR HAVEN — In addition to the constant, watchful eye of Fair Haven Union High School’s resource officer, another guardian is cycling around the Slate Valley Unified Union School District.

Recognized as America’s favorite zookeeper, Jack Hanna has been making television appearances since he started with the Columbus Zoo in the 1980s. From the jungles of Rwanda to the savannas of Australia, he brought animals from the far corners of the world to audiences in his stage show, “Ja…

A Castleton family wants to turn the long-vacant Flory’s Plaza into an entertainment hot spot for adults, children and especially teenagers.

Three programs, three professors, three years: Students at Stafford Technical Center are slated to complete the construction of their 15th house, which is slated to go on the market within the next six months.

After almost a quarter of a century, Rutland County Probate Judge Kevin Candon will step down at the end of the month.

A local premiere of the movie, “Axcellerator,” is slated for the Paramount Theatre. “Axcellerator” is a sci-fi adventure comedy with the slight twist that some scenes were filmed a block away.

It’s not totally true that you can’t see Led Zeppelin anymore. Kashmir: The Live Led Zeppelin Show comes to the Paramount Theatre in Rutland at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19.

NORTH CHITTENDEN — It’s been many days since thousands of federal workers were placed on furlough owing to a partial government shutdown, but someone still has to feed the fish.

KILLINGTON — Vermont was just named the craft brew epicenter of the nation by C+R research, and one man in Rutland is making it his mission to spread the good brews.

From the jungles of Rwanda to the savannas of Australia, Jack Hanna brings animals from the far corners of the world to audiences in his stage show. “Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live!” will make a stop at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12.

When Lou Scott made his first military diorama with his son Chris 35 years ago, he had no idea of where it would lead him. He has expanded well beyond this narrow theme, and the 150 dioramas on display at the B & G Gallery in downtown Rutland, just begin to scratch the surface of Scott’s seemingly boundless creative energy.

MENDON — Marion Wright, of Ethan Spur, turned 96 on Christmas Day. Her husband, George Wright, will turn 93 on New Year’s Eve. Not only have their birthdays been easy to remember, but so have their wedding anniversaries, all 70 of them.

In an effort to reach more people who might benefit from learning about financial capability, BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont has been offering a monthly workshop at the Marble Valley Correctional Facility.

Reid Brechner brings his ceramic art for a brief exhibit called “Sorry, But Hello” at the Castleton University Bank Gallery. Brechner, a painter and sculptor, studied art and mathematics, and he has sought to combine both disciplines in the work on display in Rutland now.

Organizers are looking for the right candidate to lead a new program aimed at helping crime victims get restitution, even if no criminal has been identified or charged.

WEST RUTLAND — The students at Rutland Intermediate School won’t be the only ones cleaning out their desks at the end of the school year: Principal Jay Slenker is moving west to join West Rutland School as its new principal starting July 1.

Trumbull, Connecticut is a town of about 36,000 where you can feel baseball. It’s in the dirt and emerald-green grass of the diamonds. Mainly, it’s in the air. People talk baseball incessantly in a community whose identity is tied to the sport.

Tom Huebner, who spent more than 20 years as president and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, has been appointed by Gov. Phil Scott to an advisory position with Springfield Hospital, which has been struggling with fiscal issues.

WALLINGFORD — The town has been awarded a $24,500 grant to help with the redevelopment of the “Wallingford Block.”

This week’s People and Places focuses on some of the opening scenes at Pico Mountain during “Day One.” The resort holds an opening weekend food drive in exchange for discounted lift tickets to benefit BROC Community Action and added an extra day for collections. Aside from a bit of fog, cond…

BRANDON — Annie Chartrand says she wants to fill the void left by Bernie Carr.

Last week, Rutland City Police officers protected the rights of about a dozen Rutland City students to have a happy holiday by aiding them in a shopping trip at Walmart.

Oliver Schemm is a talented artist who is equally committed to serving his community. As a professor at Castleton University, he inspires and encourages students. As an artist, he continually creates new sculptures and installations. As a community member, he is involved in a series of endea…

WEST HAVEN — In a big, yellow house at the end of Hackadam Road in West Haven, a former Baltimore family of four is putting down roots and picking up fruits at the one-year-old Otter Point Farm.