An inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility (SSCF) in Springfield held a pen to a nurse’s neck on Thursday, Aug. 24, police said.  A nurse in the facility intake area was administering medications to Cory Munger, a newly detained individual at SSCF.  Munger forcibly grabbed the nurse, wrapping  his arm around her throat…

  By Katy Savage When rain hit Killington in early July and mud slid across the road, Lisa Ransom and her husband scurried with heavy equipment to save the 1895 Mission Farm church from flooding. Ransom, the vicar of the church, and her husband dug a ditch around the building as rain came down “like…

  Engineers, contractors, landowners, and scientists gathered Aug. 22 for the post-construction meeting and site walk for the removal of Connolly Pond Dam in Shrewsbury. Construction was completed, the dam has been removed, and the channel is free-flowing.  The dam was removed in the interest of public safety to reduce flood risk, and to reconnect…

Killington’s Kent Pond Dam listed in top 10 with significant hazard potential  Staff report “When nine inches of rain falls in a short period of time, bad things are going to happen. It’s not always clear what those bad things will be, but we know some communities will flood, some infrastructure will be damaged, and…

  Spartan Race will remain headquartered at Bear Mountain with shuttle service Staff report At its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 28, the Killington Select Board stated that East Mountain Road will remain closed to traffic Sept. 16-17 for the annual Spartan obstacle course race, which is headquartered at Bear Mountain base area of Killington Resort.…

  Staff report Rainy days have caused financial setbacks at Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington. Expenses for July were up while revenue was down, according to a comparative financial document. The Killington Select Board approved the financial report Aug. 28. The document showed revenue was down around $30,000 in total, while expenses were…

Zion Growers at the former Vermont Marble Company and Ascend Housing Allies in Rutland among recipients By Katy Savage Zion Growers, an industrial hemp processing company in Proctor, was one of nine companies in the state that received a U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant. Zion was awarded $60,000 to conduct a…

By Polly Mikula Towns seeking funding to improve stormwater infrastructure and municipal water systems topped the list of Catalyst Grant grant recipients in Vermont this year with Killington receiving the largest award at $2.25 million, followed by Wilmington and North Hero, each with $1 million. Killington’s grant will be used toward planned infrastructure improvements including…

  By Karen D. Lorentz Most everyone grows up knowing what Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving stand for. But Labor Day? A day that celebrates work by having the day off?  This holiday marks the end of vacations for school children and families and the beginning of a new school year. It…

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By Cassandra Tyndall  Recently, I wrote about the idea of the more things change, the more they stay the same. The way this week begins, will be the way September ends. Other than the regular pace of the Sun and the Moon, nothing changes. Don’t be fooled though. Things that have been stirred up, reassessed…

  During my annual dermatology visit the doctor and I discussed how the choices that people made in the ’60s have resulted in skin damage as we age. Sunscreen was not promoted back then like it is today. A popular trend among my high school and college friends was to slit the sides of a…

  As the nights turn colder, the sky appears clearer, more precise somehow. I feel like I can see more stars and actually a glimpse up into the heavens. Take a deep breath and you can feel the increasing crispness of the air. The seasons are changing and our lives along with it. At this…

   I was on the golf course this past Saturday evening enjoying a quiet round by myself. I teed off around 4:30 p.m. and made my way around the front nine with relative ease. There were a few couples playing ahead of me in carts and a group of four teen boys playing behind me.  …

  It’s evening, and you’re in the forest. You close your eyes and inhale the sharp, sweet, turpentine scent of pine. The air is still, yet the branches overhead seem to nod at your presence. You shine a flashlight and catch a glimpse: a fleeting, tiny ball of fur, arms and legs outstretched, tail like…