Police say six businesses were broken into overnight April 22 in what could be related incidents. Hundreds of dollars, personal identity information, a laptop, copper piping, cigarettes and lottery tickets were stolen from the Swiss Farm Market, the Original General Store, the CV Oil Company, and at Colton Enterprises all on Route 100 in Pittsfield…

By Katy Savage There’s a new kind of welcome sign as people cross the New York border into Vermont. A large billboard in Hampton, New York, about five minutes from Vermont on Route 4, shows a cartoon depiction of a family on a road trip. The lettering beside them reads, “Welcome to Vermont, Future Home…

By Curt Peterson Over 100 people attended Rutland Regional Medical Center’s groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility, on Monday, April 22. The Thomas W. Huebner Medical Office Building  will house ear, eye, nose and throat, audiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation and the Vermont Orthopedic Clinic. The 3,700 square foot building will cost $23.8 million, according…

Killington Resort is getting a new base lodge. Killington President Mike Solimano announced the new base lodge was coming in addition to a number of other improvements in a Thursday night presentation. The new 58,000 square foot lodge will be constructed in front of the existing 37,000 square-foot lodge. Similar to the Peak Lodge, the building…

The College of St Joseph in Rutland is closing down at the end of the year, joining a number of other Vermont institutions, including nearby Green Mountain College. “It is with heavy heart and great disappointment that I must deliver the news that our potential institutional partner has elected to not move forward with us,”…

A Rutland woman has been arrested for manslaughter after an infant was found dead at her childcare facility. Police arrested Stacey Vaillancourt, 53, of Rutland, Monday after 6-month-old Harper Rose Briar of Pittsford was found dead in her care Jan. 24. Toxicology testing determined that Harper Briar had high concentrations of diphenhydramine in her body,…

By Mike Faher/VTDigger Rutland Regional Medical Center administrators believe they may have an answer to some of Vermont’s mental health woes. Administrators are pitching a new, eight-bed, secure residential psychiatric facility on the hospital’s campus. It would be jointly owned with a local mental health agency, with operations largely funded by the state. The proposal…

Thursday, March 14, 8 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The definitive Allman Brothers Band tribute group, Live at the Fillmore is coming to the Pickle Barrel Nightclub for an all night mountain jam, Thursday, March 14. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 21-plus only show. Inspired by the American rock band, Allman Brothers Band, Live at the Fillmore takes…

By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—Bubbles, bridges, boxes, blues, and bumps. All were a big hit with my grandkids who skied Killington for their first time on March 4. It was a day that they had been looking forward to and it didn’t disappoint. Their dad, Jason Lorentz, had learned to ski at Killington in the…

By Katy Savage A local student was selected to light the torch and read the athlete’s oath at the Winter Games at Pico Mountain, Sunday, March 17. Jack Rasmussen, 16, of Killington, will light the torch and read the three-sentence oath in front of hundreds of competitors and volunteers, pledging to do his best. “This…

Schools consider free pre-K By Katy Savage Faced with declining enrollment, rising costs, and community need some schools are offering full time preschool for free. Voters in Windsor Central Supervisory Union approved the $50,000 program 926-432 on Town Meeting Day, March 5, as part of the $18 million school budget. “It makes our area attractive…

By Julia Purdy If farmers know how to do anything, it’s making things grow. That’s the spirit being expressed by faculty and alumni of Green Mountain College, which stunned the campus community and the town by suddenly announcing that spring semester 2019 will be its last. But since the initial shock of finality, the tradition…