By Evan Johnson
Alternating traffic patterns are expected to cause delays in travel as local road construction continues in Killington, Rochester and Ludlow.
Route 4
Crews are scheduled to be onsite doing shoulder work mid-week during this week. Shoulder work will begin near or at…
KILLINGTON—The loons nesting on Kent Pond welcomed one baby, Wednesday, June 14, after a 28 day incubation period, according to Paul Holmes, a Killington resident and photographer has been watching from a distance and recording their activity.
“Wednesday evening it was clear that the chick…
Preliminary steps for Phase 1 of village underway
By Karen Lorentz
KILLINGTON—With a December 2016 mediation process leading to the settlement of some complex issues, including an old lawsuit, the appeals to SP Land Company’s Act 250 permit for a village at Killington have been…
Citizen committee selects top site after considering a dozen
By Polly Lynn Mikula
KILLINGTON—Do we really need a new fire station? Was the first question the Fire Department Facility Review Committee asked themselves when they formed in December 2014.
Two and a half years later,…
By Evan Johnson
On Monday, June 19, Governor Phil Scott announced the appointment of David Soucy as Senator for the Rutland District, serving Rutland County. He will serve alongside Senators Peg Flory and Brian Collamore.
Soucy, a resident of Killington, was appointed to fill the…
By Evan Johnson
Just two weeks after the longest season in the East called it quits, the Vermont Ski Areas Association met in Killington on Thursday, June 15 to celebrate a season of highlights that included the return of World Cup ski racing to Killington…
Fisheries staff from Vermont Fish & Wildlife received a pleasant surprise recently while completing survey work on Lake Champlain in the form of a 48-year-old lake sturgeon that biologists first studied and tagged nearly two decades ago.
“We first saw this fish in 1998 when…
QUEECHEE—The Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival is the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in New England. This year marks the 38th annual event. Each year nearly 20 hot air balloons display their colors in the sky. Flights begin Friday evening…
Route 4, Mendon
Crews are scheduled to continue paving intermediate course on milled surfaces throughout the week of June 12, weather permitting. Paving operations are currently in the vicinity of the Cortina Inn & Resort in Mendon.
Route 4, Killington
Crews have begun work on…
Upcoming two Act 46 revotes may dictate merger options
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger
While writing legislation this year to give school districts more flexibility in complying with Act 46, lawmakers worried the changes might derail local merger conversations already taking place.
That is just…
