By Karen D. Lorentz Ski aficionados, friends and family gathered at the Grand Hotel in Killington on Saturday, Nov. 1, to honor Killington’s founder Preston Leete Smith. Smith, 84, was the recipient of the Spirit of Skiing Award, which the New England Ski Museum (NESM) bestows on a person whose career exemplifies what Otto Schniebs…

By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Election Day at the Republican headquarters finished Tuesday with an eerie uncertainty: Well after midnight, the governor’s race was too close to call. Joyous GOP House and Senate candidates trickled out of the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center after picking up at least eight seats in the state Legislature. It’s…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON–Killington’s board of selectmen is looking for five citizens to help decide what to do with the volunteer fire department’s aging and deteriorating facilities. Town manager Seth Webb said this is an important decision, and that the board wants to be sure the public has a large part in deciding what to…

Blanche Joan Toth, 83, of Arlington, Mass. and formerly of Bridgewater Corners, Vt., died peacefully on Oct. 29, 2014, at the de Rham Hospice Home in Cambridge, Mass. Born in Perth Amboy, N.J., daughter of the late Martin and Viola (Glenck) Loftus, she graduated from Sayreville (N.J.) High School. Beloved wife of the late William…

By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star U.S. Army General Colin L. Powell will give a presentation at Norwich University on Veterans Day, on Nov. 11. Powell will deliver remarks for the Todd Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in Shapiro Field House. Powell has served four presidents as a military…

Unofficial 2014 election results from Secretary of State’s website, Nov. 5. Governor: Peter Shumlin (D), 86,808 votes (46.45%) Scott Milne (R), 84,106 votes (45.01%) Other candidates received less than 5% of the vote Lieutenant Governor: Phil Scott (R), 115,142 votes (61.94%) Dean Corren (D), 66,664 votes (35.86%) State Treasurer: Beth Pearce (D), 120,298 votes (73.86%)…

BRIDGEWATER – Blackie’s deli and gas station has been removed, one of the many casualties of Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Kevin Geiger, the senior planner for the Two-Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC), said the parcel will be allowed to return to nature. “There’s an easement to prevent any buildings from being built on the site,”…

Editor’s note: The Mountain Times receives many questions from readers every week about Killington Resort and Pico Mountain operations. Mike Solimano, president and general manager for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, has agreed to answer some of the most common questions received. The Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo is coming up next week (Nov. 13-16).…

Dear Editor, While I applaud Killington’s plans for its expansion plans for summer business, I do not think it should be in any way contingent on the 1 percent option tax. A large percentage of the Killington residents are retirees with fixed incomes who moved here when property taxes were low and the decreases in…

Dear Editor, I’ve been skiing Killington for the past 35 years. I’ve been a regular season pass holder for over 20 years. I am a full time resident for the past 10 years. I am currently, for the first time, a mid-week season pass holder. Two weeks ago on a Friday, I had the occasion…

Mr. Sunu, When I moved to Pittsfield, Vt., in November 2013, I became a new customer. Though I had heard many reports of how unreliable FairPoint service is locally, I had no issues for the first six months. Suddenly it became an enormous problem. There is rarely a day I am able to make it…

Friday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local Vermont artist Ahren Ahrenholz currently on exhibit, through Nov. 29, with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. Entitled “X+O Artifacts of Inquiry” the exhibit will feature objects of texture and reflectivity.…

Friday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — As the season changes and the mountains are revealed in all their glory, the members of the Brandon Artists Guild are creating exciting new work. This new collection of winter themed work will feature a variety of styles and media including framed original art, prints, jewelry, wood, clay…

By Julia Purdy If being memorable is a measure of a compelling production, the play “Ransom,” coming to the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph on Saturday, Nov. 8, scores high. The scenes and the music have remained with me since 2010, the first time I attended “Ransom,” in the school auditorium in Rochester. The cast—all local…

Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Join us on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. as Brandon Music presents Swing Noire, Vermont’s acoustic Hot Club style quartet. Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swinging 1930s jazz club and transports audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on hot…