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Killington Select Board approves lower speed limits

October 5, 2023
By Curt Peterson As a resort town whose population grows from 1,500 to almost 20,000 on a FIS Women’s Cup ski weekend, Killington has unique challenges regarding traffic management. Police Chief Whit Montgomery and three full-time Killington Police Department officers face those challenges on a day-to-day and night-to-night basis. At the regular Select Board meeting,…

Student shows support of fired coach in text messages

October 5, 2023
  A text message exchange shows a female student at Woodstock Union High School supported her snowboard coach after he was fired for alleged transphobic remarks, court documents reveal. David Bloch, who founded the program at Woodstock Union High School, was fired in February after explaining he had a conversation about gender differences with two …

One dead in motorcycle crash, Sunday

October 5, 2023
A man died in a motorcycle crash on Route 7 in Clarendon around 11:21 a.m. Oct. 1.   Police said Roy Loomis, 70, of West Rutland, was traveling west on North Shrewsbury Road in a Kawasaki motorcycle and failed to stop at a red light as he entered the intersection. The motorcycle was struck by…

Governor requests major disaster declaration for early August flooding in Rutland and Addison Counties

October 5, 2023
  Governor Phil Scott has made a formal request to President Joe Biden for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in Addison and Rutland counties recover costs for repair of public infrastructure damage caused by rainfall and severe flooding on Aug. 3-5.  “For Addison and Rutland counties, the severe storms and flooding from early…

Casella buys rest of CSJ campus

October 5, 2023
      Staff report A year after buying the eastern portion of the former College of St. Joseph(CSJ) campus, Casella Waste Systems has purchased the western portion, making them the sole owner of the property. Casella bought the remainder of the campus from Heritage Family Credit Union for $750,000 on Sept. 27, Rutland City…

Pittsford Haunted house returns for 40th year

October 5, 2023
    By Katy Savage The Pittsford Haunted House, dubbed one of the biggest and scariest in the area, started humbly over a dinner conversation about 40 years ago. A group of firefighters were brainstorming how to raise money for the department. Tom Hooker, who was a captain at the time, suggested a haunted house. …

Great Gulf announces design team for village at Killington Resort

October 5, 2023
  Staff report Killington village developer Great Gulf announced Thursday, Sept. 28, that the world-renowned Safdie Architects and PWP Landscape Architecture have been chosen as the design team for the future village at the base of Snowshed and Ramshead at Killington Resort. Also, Thursday, Great Gulf launched an updated website for the Killington project: LiveKillington.com.…

Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 40 – Oct. 4-10, 2023

October 5, 2023
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October’s eclipse

October 3, 2023
By Cassandra Tyndall October brings a month of change, especially compared to the past few months. While it’s nice to have a break in the weather, each of us have our preferences for what that break might look like. Blue cloudless skies and endless sunshine is one person's idea of bliss while someone else delights…

Your weekly horoscope, Oct. 4-10, 2023

October 3, 2023
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Your weekly horoscope, Sept. 28 – Oct. 3, 2023

September 28, 2023
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Teenagers earn podiums at U.S. Open

September 28, 2023
Some of the youngest riders at the U.S. Open of Mountain Biking in Killington Sept. 21-24 had the biggest success.  The two youngest competitors, 15-year-old Aletha “Ally” Ostgaard of Seattle got second in the downhill race on the women’s side while Asa Vermette, 16, of Colorado won second place on the men’s side.  “It’s definitely…

Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 39 – Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2023

September 28, 2023
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Mountain Meditation: Connecting with Mother Nature and her creatures

September 27, 2023
Have you ever felt one with the universe while gazing in awe at the twinkling stars? Have you communed with nature while hiking on a trail through Vermont forests and woods? Have you absorbed the Earth’s energy while standing on a rocky peak? Feeling our connection to the natural world is a vital part of…

Livin’ the Dream: A better way to get there

September 27, 2023
Ahhh, foliage. The air is crisp and clean as the humidity literally vanishes into thin air. The trees, once a vibrant shade of green, begin to mute and change, dying off before our very eyes. Once almost all the same, they now show their differences to us, the varieties within varieties, as each turns at…