By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – Speaking on the PEG-TV program “Insight” recently, Killington and Pico President and General Manager Mike Salimano told interviewers Polly Lynn, editor and co-publisher of the Mountain Times, and Herald news editor Alan Keays that the resort had plans to boost summer attendance. Part of the goal, Salimano said, was to…

Submitted Green Mountain College students showcase produce gleaned from Dutchess Farm in Castleton in early October 2014. Vermont gleaning collective seeks help RUTLAND — As part of National Volunteer Week (April 12–18), the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) and the Vermont Gleaning Collective invite community members to register as volunteer gleaners. Harvest fresh,…

Courtesy of KMS Photo One: A convincing Rube Goldberg invention by Peter Tschaikowsky, a sixth grader at  KES. Photo Two: Killington Elementary student Wesley Cloutier displays a marionette designed earlier this month. KILLINGTON—Using ingenuity and curiosity, students in Mrs. Kaija’s fifth and sixth grade art classes at Killington Elementary School recently delved into creating marionettes.…

Submitted Town officials invite the public to celebrate the official opening of the municipal solar array in Cavendish . CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Select Board and Energy Committee announce the grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting for its new municipal solar array, to be held Monday, April 20 at 11 a.m., at the site. Construction of the solar…

Submitted Dr. Robert Schmidt (left) and Dr. Paul Davoren (right), practicing dentists at 163 Jackson Ave., Rutland. RUTLAND — The office of Robert L. Schimdt, DMD welcomes Paul L. Davoren, DDS to his practice. Dr. Davoren will be performing emergency dental care and extractions for this office and the greater Rutland community. Dr. Davoren operated his…

By Lani Duke Key infrastructure needs upgrades MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs faces a number of challenges as it seeks to develop a new municipal building to serve as its town office. The transfer station also is in need of a new site, one that is not in the center of town, especially as the town fire…

RUTLAND — The Rutland Dismas House is readying for its 25th annual dinner and auction on Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Rutland. Tickets are $60, and reservations are required in advance for the fundraiser event. Call 802-775-5539 for tickets. Dr. Laura Bates is keynote speaker at the dinner. Dr. Bates is an…

ROCHESTER—Construction is scheduled to resume this week on Bridge #19 across the White River in Rochester. Crews will begin work to set forms for the permanent bridge deck. Vermont state routes 100-N and 73 and the two-lane temporary bridge will remain open to two way traffic, but short-term traffic delays can be expected during construction.…

By Lani Duke New church holds services at the movies RUTLAND—Flagship Cinema in Rutland Shopping Plaza has begun hosting a different kind of audience, one that arrives Sunday morning to attend a worship service at what is called Rutland City Church, an independent congregation with Baptist affiliations. The pastor is North Carolina native Tim Owens.…

RUTLAND COUNTY— April is the National Association for Education of Young Children designated “Month of the Young Child.” This year’s theme is “Celebrating Our Youngest Learners.” The Rutland Region will be celebrating through April 25. It is also a time to recognize the importance of early learning and early literacy and to shine a spotlight…

It’s hard to imagine the days when a TV was not part of a home. But that was the case on our street until the early 50s, when gradually families started to acquire one. Being told by your parents that they had bought a TV was the greatest news a child could hear. For me…

Having endured the ever-so-lovely adult acne in my early 20s, I found that the more I slathered on unpronounceable-chemical-laden creams, lotions, and gels, the more my skin became agitated – angry really, regardless of how expensive the product was. In the matters of skincare, simple is undoubtedly the key ingredient to “successful” skin. As I…

By Elise Tillinghast A deer died by the river near my home. The crows found it, as did other scavengers–a bald eagle and two big brown raptors that were hard to identify. Both had white flecking on their heads, wings and bodies, but the markings didn’t match up, bird to bird. They looked unkempt and…

For more than a decade, the soap company Dove has sought to subvert unrealistic mainstream beauty standards by encouraging women of all shapes, sizes, and colors to love their bodies. The latest ad in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty revolves around a “social experiment” filmed in San Francisco, Shanghai, Delhi, London and São Paulo,…

Submitted MAX CREEK Saturday, April 18 at 12 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Enjoy the warm days and soft bumps in Killington with on-snow demos and live music during Dazed and Defrosted on Saturday, April 18 from 12-6 p.m. at the Roaring Brook Umbrella Bars at K-1 Base Area. The event is part of Killington’s Nor’Beaster spring celebration.…