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  • The King of Spring keeps the party alive through May 26

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    Killington is the last resort open in the east, and one of seven open nationwide KILLINGTON - Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner and Killington Resort plans to continue offering spring skiing and riding, condit ... full story

  • Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer

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    Beyond parties, white clothes and a day off of work, Memorial Day is a time to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day is observed as a federal holiday each year on t ... full story

  • Vermont artists welcome visitors

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    For 20 years now, Open Studio Weekend has had visitors and locals following the signature yellow signs to the state's workshops, galleries and craft centers. The popular event occurs twice a year, over Memorial Day weekend ( ... full story

  • Once upon a time in history

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    Leslie Leete Smith: Killington's first daughter and olympian Some expectant parents play music to their unborn child; Leslie Leete Smith's parents planned a ski area. Born just three months before Killington debuted in Dece ... full story

  • Memorial Day Weekend marks the return of the Killington Stage Race

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    Event offers three days of cycling action for spectators KILLINGTON - For the fourth year in a row, top competitive cyclists will converge on Killington, over the Memorial Day weekend for the return of its namesake Stage Ra ... full story

  • Cafe Verde opens with a fresh focus

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    With his new endeavor Café Verde, Gary Maravelli proves he is good at filling niches in the Rutland food scene. He first did it successfully in the 90's with his business The Vermont Bagel Café. "Nobody in town was doing ba ... full story

  • Killington Stage Race Course Descriptions

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    Lookout & First Stop Bike Shop Circuit Race Saturday, May 25 - Stage 1 Distance: 18 miles/29km per lap (1 mile/1.5 km from the start to the course for the first lap) Course description: An 18-mile circuit which star ... full story

  • College of St. Joseph graduated 78, Sunday

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    RUTLAND - The College of St. Joseph was honored to grant degrees to 78 graduates on May 12 at the college's 54th commencement. CSJ President Richard Lloyd conferred degrees upon the graduates. Commencement speaker William S ... full story

  • Green Mountain College holds 176th commencement celebration

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POULTNEY - Green Mountain College shook off the threat of rain and awarded diplomas to 24 graduate students and 124 undergraduates during its 176th commencement ceremony this past Saturday morning. Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, a ... full story

  • Bridgewater students take top prize in state contest, again

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    BRIDGEWATER-For the second year in a row, Bridgewater's kindergarteners have taken the top prize in the Secretary of State's poster contest. Not only that, so did Bridgewater's fourth graders. "We had the individual winner ... full story

  • Mommy, Mom, Mother – A universal theme

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    I have never watched The Family Guy (though for all you McFarlane fans I have seen Ted three times), but I have seen the clip of Stewie trying to get Lois' attention. "Mommy, mommy, mommy, mum, mum, mum, mother, mother, ... full story

  • Celebrations of loyalty and patriotism

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    RUTLAND- This year marked the 50th Annual Loyalty Day parade in Rutland City. Loyalty Day celebrations began to take place in America in response to the "red scare" of the 1920's. Communist Russia had been organi ... full story

  • Bentley’s, now open, plans to build on past successes

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    WOODSTOCK - The six weeks between Bentley's Restaurant closing and finding new owners seemed like a long time to customers and staff alike. "The customers are happy we're open again," said Pomfret resident and longtim ... full story

  • Prom night: Students help peers stay safe with “tuxedo messages”

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    Statistics have shown that when teenagers get together in large numbers, like during a prom, underage drinking is a common occurrence. Unfortunately, it seems that every year we hear stories of prom nights ending tragica ... full story

  • Historic marker commemorates Rutland child prodigy of aviation

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    RUTLAND - A new marker Vermont Historical Preservation marker was recently placed in Rutland. The sign is outside the Route 4 entrance to the State Fairgrounds and it honors a pioneer pilot who spent his too-brief life a ... full story

  • Kick Start for Kids pig roast raised funds for Wonderfeet Children’s Museum

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    RUTLAND-Last summer Roots the Restaurant hosted a pig roast in downtown Rutland to raise money for post Hurricane Irene reconstruction efforts. This year, the restaurant once again teamed up with its neighbor, Earth Wast ... full story

  • Rutland hosts annual rugby tournament

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    Saturday, May 4 - WEST RUTLAND - The fifth annual Marble Valley Invitational, a single elimination rugby tournament hosted by the Rutland rugby club, the "Roosters," will take place this Saturday. Tucked down a w ... full story

  • Rutland to host Devil’s Bowl Downtown Fan Festival

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    Racecars and drivers to line Rutland City streets before the 39th annual Spring Green opener Saturday, May 4 at 9 a.m.- RUTLAND - One of Vermont's largest cities will rumble with the sound of stock car engines on Satur ... full story

  • Crawford’s vision for Mission Farm combines traditions with modern relevancy

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    Church of Our Saviour at Mission Farm recently announced the selection of Lee Alison Crawford as the new priest Church of our Saviour at Mission Farm recently announced the selection of their new priest, the Reverend ... full story

  • Once upon a time in history: A Pico son and “a way of life”

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    Karl Thomas Acker was born on May 25, 1949 to parents Karl and June Thomas Acker in Rutland, but when his mom left the hospital he went to live in a most unusual home - an apartment above the Troll Top Lodge (a rustic ba ... full story

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