By Jim Harrison Amid high turnout, likely fueled by the discourse in Washington and anti-Trump sentiment in Vermont, along with successful efforts of the Democrat/Progressives’ “get out the vote campaign,” the Vermont House made a shift to the left statewide. While all the statewide incumbents were easily re-elected to new terms, there were some significant…

By Dom Cioffi As a young child, I reveled in picture books. It wasn’t that I loved to read so much as I loved looking at the illustrations. This is probably why, when I grew out of the picture book phase, my love for reading diminished considerably. It wasn’t until college that this quiet exercise…

Much of Windsor and Rutland County will see familiar faces in Montpelier next year. Here's a breakdown of the local results from the Nov. 6 election. *SENATE SEATS   Rutland County Senate Name Town Of Residence Party Votes BRIAN "BC" COLLAMORE RUTLAND TOWN REPUBLICAN 11,476 CHERYL HOOKER RUTLAND CITY DEM/PROG 10,875 JAMES L. MCNEIL RUTLAND…

Killington is scheduled to kick off its 2018-19 winter season at 10 a.m on Friday, Oct.19 becoming the first Eastern resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season on Friday will be reserved exclusively for Season Pass, Express Card, Beast365 and Ikon Pass holders. The resort will open to the general…

The entertainment lineup for the World Cup Nov. 23-25 in Killington has been announced. Paul Oakenfold, KT Tunstall, Michal Franti and Guster (shown in photo) will provide free entertainment each day. Additional entertainment includes the World Cup Festival Village, fireworks, parades and a Friday night bib draw featuring top athletes. “Combining an expanded entertainment lineup with the United States’…

Staff report KILLINGTON—The U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is returning to Killington next year, Killington Human Resources Director Judy Geiger announced the annual Killington Pico Area Association meeting Sept. 26. The mountain biking competition, held Aug. 1-5, drew about 5,500 visitors to the resort in its inaugural year at Killington, Geiger said. Mountain biking has…

Staff report KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced $25 million investment in advance of the 2018-19 season, including $16 million investment in upgrades, among which are a new Snowdon 6-person bubble chairlift, South Ridge quad installed, new and improved K-1 Express Gondola, new RFID gates and terrain improvements. “Our entire team is continuously focused on improving the guest experience and over the last few…

School is officially back in session and fall is here but there are still tons of great things happening this weekend. Here are some of our favorites: Harvest Fair Sept. 8  All day Rochester’s annual Harvest Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the Park, Route 100 (Main St.) Rochester. Live entertainment all day, food, crafts, games, flower…

Staff report A two-day recount of votes in the Republican primary election for a Rutland County Senate Seat found more votes than before. short The recount showed 16,676 people voted, up from 16,569 votes previously counted—though the outcome hasn’t changed. Rutland County is comprised of three senators. Incumbent Brian Collamore received 3508 votes in the…

          A car caught fire south of exit 6 on Interstate 89 around noon Aug. 24.

  A Plymouth man was shot by his father in Goshen around 3: 30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, police said. Police said Jeffery Young, 49, had a verbal argument with his son, Nicholas Young, 28, of Plymouth through a locked/closed door.  During the argument, Jeffery discharged a handgun multiple times through the same closed door,…

Unofficial primary election results from Aug. 14 are in. Incumbent Gov. Phil Scott will face Democrat Christine Hallquist in the general election in November. Hallquist, who could be country's first openly transgender governor, edged out Democrat competitors James Ehlers, Brenda Siegel and Ethan Sonneborn with 40 percent of the vote. Scott beat Republican challenger Keith…

Have you ever wanted to see what the Long Trail is all about? This weekend is your chance to be guided on a day-long hike with a leader. If hiking isn't your thing, Taste of Woodstock, with local food, local chefs, fun music and entertainment is another can't-miss event. Here are our top picks for…

About 5,500 spectators came to the US Open of Mountain Biking in Killington, according to resort figures. Here's a look at the competitors, by the numbers: 60 competitors from 9 nations in the men's open 14 competitors from 4 nations in the women's open 62 competitors in the gromb bomb 133 competitors in enduro (first time ever event at the…

The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Tour will descend on Vermont for the third year in a row in November. Ninety athletes representing 20 countries are expected to participate in the slalom and giant slalom events on Killington’s Superstar trail. Killington’s World Cup races will be broadcast to an audience of 2.1 million people in…