On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Shumlin administration announced that Vermont Health Connect has shut down its website temporarily to complete ongoing operational, technical, performance and security improvements necessary for a well-functioning customer experience when the next open enrollment period begins in November. The State made the decision to take down the website after consultation with…

Then Governor Howard Dean at the inaugural race’s finish line, July 1993. Saturday, Sept. 20 — MANCHESTER — The 2014 Komen Vermont Race for the Cure®, on Sept. 20, will be the 22nd race held at Hildene Meadows, in Manchester. After this year’s race, Komen will be folding its tents and heading for new digs in the…

Off-snow training begins mid-November, on snow in December KILLINGTON — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest nonprofit organization in Vermont to provide daily, year-round sports and recreation to people with disabilities, is seeking new volunteer ski and snowboard instructors for its winter programs at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Bolton Valley in Bolton and Pico…

QUESTION: Heather and Andy are playing in a tournament. On the second hole, Heather strokes her second shot from the fairway and it lands in the rough, close to a lateral water hazard. She declares the ball unplayable with a penalty of one stroke and drops the ball in the hazard. The dropped ball rolls…

By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rutland traveled to Stowe to play Division 3 relegates, Mad River/Stowe in the second week of the regular season. Despite a strong opening 20 minutes, Rutland could not convert their efforts into points  until the second half when eight man, Chris Olsen, “picked-and-go”-ed off of a scrum-down and…

Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit by the Aug. 15 deadline can now go to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department website to see if they will be receiving a permit in the mail. The department posted the winners on Sept. 15, after conducting a randomized computer drawing. “Hunters…

HARTLAND —The Hammond Cove shooting range in Hartland, Vt. will be temporarily closed from Sept. 22-25 and again on Oct. 7 for major renovations, according to an announcement from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The first fully-public range in Vermont, the Hammond Cove Shooting Range was funded, in part, by a National Rifle Association…

Fisher, Gordon, Bradford also crowned at Vermont 200 weekend WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway crowned its 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champions during a busy and picturesque Sunday afternoon at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend, Sept. 14. Todd Stone and Robert Gordon became two-time champions on the asphalt, while Jamie Fisher and Chuck Bradford…

Sportsmen and women should be optimistic about the upcoming deer hunting seasons, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. In Vermont hunters can enjoy the sport any day of the week, including Sundays, and all seasons are open equally to residents and nonresidents. “Our overall herd health is good, and people are seeing a…

Four years ago, obstacle racing as we know it began on the verdant hillsides of Central Vermont when ultra racer Joe De Sena and his friends dreamed up a series of challenges and built them.  They sought to discover what they were capable of achieving. Fast-forward to now: De Sena and company have built one…

Business as usual for Killington The sad saga of two ski-industry titans disputing the future of Park City Mountain Resort is over.  Powdr, the owner and operator of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, has agreed to sell its Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) assets, including the base area, parking, lower ski terrain and lifts, as…

The Inside Scoop to close, building owners hope to keep tradition alive BRANDON — After 10 years in business, Joel and Janet Mondlak have decided to close the town’s ice cream parlor. The Inside Scoop and Antiques by the Falls is located at 22 Park Street next to the Brandon Inn. Innkeepers Louis and Sarah…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – Though it wasn’t on the agenda, the Killington Board of Selectmen spent a few minutes at its regular meeting on Sept. 9 discussing what to do about some dangerous road conditions on Killington Road, and the dangers of not replacing missing road signs in a timely manner. Planning Commission chairman…

Resolution calls on lawmakers to take action during the 2015 session KILLINGTON — The Killington Selectboard has joined municipal leaders from South Burlington, Dorset, Fairlee and Huntington to call on Vermont’s lawmakers for an overhaul of the State’s education funding system. In a letter and formal resolution sent to Montpelier last week, the Selectboard urged…

Benefit for Dan Reilly (a.k.a “Frogger”) to be held Sunday at the Summit Lodge Sunday, Sept. 21 — Killington — This Sunday, the Summit Lodge in Killington is hosting a community benefit for Dan Reilly, a local resident, who is fighting a rare disease. “I’m 34 years old, and over those 34 years I’ve had…