By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is part two of information and tips shared at the AARP Scam Jam held recently in Rutland. Scams are perpetrated by smart and organized con artists who make it “their business to get your money. They only have to be successful once,” Philip Latvis, the executive director…

By Katy Savage Consultants are gathering community feedback for the new Velomont Trail throughout the state with the help of a $140,000 Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) grant. The consultants from SE Group in Burlington are holding eight open houses to understand concerns pertaining to trail use, conservation and trail design.  “I think the…

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,…

  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 …

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 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…

      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…

    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. …

  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.…

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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…

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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…

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