By Katy Savage As Paul Ginther gets ready to step into his new role as Killington fire chief, he knows his job will be difficult. “It’s going to be a challenge from top to bottom,” he said. Ginther, […]
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Total tax rate increases 18% in Killington
By Polly Mikula Just days after the Killington Select Board approved a virtually flat municipal tax rate ($0.5444) at their June 26 meeting, the town received the state’s calculations for the education portion of the bill, which makes up […]
KSAR moves from fire dept to police dept
By Katy Savage In an attempt to move on from turmoil, Killington’s search and rescue team (KSAR) will fall under the purview of the police department going forward, moving away from the fire department. Killington Police Chief Whit Montgomery […]
Killington Board sets flat municipal tax rate for FY24
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board approved the FY2024 municipal tax rate Monday night, at $.5444, a very slight increase over the current year FY2023 rate of $.5436, according to Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth. To calculate your property’s […]
Motocross legend Doug Henry visited Killington for the Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge
By Brooke Geery Vermont Adaptive’s mission, which is to make sports such as biking and skiing possible for athletes who’ve suffered life-changing injuries or were born with disabilities, takes a strong community and a lot of money to sustain. […]
Paul Ginther named Killington’s new Chief, Fire Chief Chis LaHart and Asst. Chief Glenn Burres leave dept.
After a tumultuous start to Killington’s first hybrid volunteer fire department, the town’s first paid fire chief and assistant chief have departed. Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth announced June 20 that he accepted Fire Chief Chris LaHart’s verbal resignation on June […]
Killington fire chief gives verbal resignation
By Katy Savage Fire Chief Chris LaHart verbally gave a two-week resignation on June 14 after a tumultuous start to his tenure —though Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth said the resignation is not official. “I have nothing in writing,” Hagenbarth said. […]
State recognizes Windsor Central for local food integration
Local school district had second highest local purchasing percentage of local food at 26% The Agency of Education in partnership with The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets recognized five supervisory unions (SU/SDs) that have achieved the highest percentage levels […]
25 depart Killington Fire over dispute with chief
By Katy Savage Months after a dozen Killington search and rescue members quit or were fired, claiming new Fire Chief Chris LaHart created a toxic work environment, several longtime firefighters have follow suit, citing similar issues. In total, 25 […]
Killington names Ramsey new town manager
Chet Hagenbarth to become public works director overseeing TIF By Polly Mikula On Monday night, June 12, the Killington Select Board announced that current Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth would be stepping out of that role and into a new […]