January — RUTLAND — Are you ready for your young teen to start watching younger siblings, stay home alone or begin babysitting but you aren’t sure if they are ready? Register your son or daughter for our upcoming Safe Sitter® classes and have peace of mind that they are prepared. Rutland Regional Medical Center offers monthly Safe…

Saturday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the award winning film “20 Feet From Stardom” on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. as part of the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series. Millions know their voices, but no…

Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The annual Community Candlelight Service at Tyson Church will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. Familiar carols will be sung, and there will be a children’s time using a book with lovely illustrations of the Christmas story. A social time following the service will provide…

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Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below.         Horoscopes for December 4 - December 10, 2014 Aries March 21 - April 20 You don't need to know anything but…

By Cindy Phillips There’s an analogy among Boomers that describes how quickly we feel life flitting by. It is said that at our age, life is like a roll of toilet paper: he closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. My favorite local radio station plays soft hits from the 70s through…

Photos and story by Robin Alberti KILLINGTON — The fourth annual Killington 5K Turkey Trot was a great success, said event organizers Kasie and Jamie Munson. “Our goal is to bring the community and out-of-towners together,” said Kasie Munson. Last year, she heard that a couple from out-of-state met a ski instructor who had no…

Nicole LeBlond and her dog Shiloh pick a christmas tree By Polly Lynn ‘Tis the week after Thanksgiving and the holiday spirit is strong with Christmas festivals, caroling, community tree lighting ceremonies, holiday concerts, gingerbread making contests, craft fairs, holiday auctions, food drives, charity events and more all taking place this week. In fact, two…

The Gift-of-Life Marathon—12 Days of Giving began Dec. 2 and will run through Dec. 16 at locations throughout Rutland County. But before it even began, one local volunteer had was up and running in order ot help ensure its success. Bobby Poquette, a longtime Red Cross and GOLM volunteer, was honored today as Gift-of-Life Marathon…

KILLINGTON – Residents, business owners and local stakeholders of the Town of Killington are invited to attend the Planning Commission Meeting to discuss pedestrian connections and improvements between the existing Killington Road sidewalk and the Killington Ski Resort.  The purpose of this initial local concerns meeting is to collect early input on experiences, issues, and…

Two fatalities reported The Vermont State Police participated in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign as well as Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30, 2014. Sadly, there were two fatalities on Vermont roadways over this holiday weekend. There have been 42 total fatalities…

RUTLAND — Strangefellows Pub located at 13 Evelyn Street in Rutland is hosting a grand opening on Friday, Dec. 5. Being a pub only open 4-10 p.m. may seem like a strange idea, but at Strangefellows Pub it makes sense. Open every day except Mondays, Strangefellows will offer a wide variety of food, beer, liquor and…

On Thursday, Dec. 11, Rutland Recreation and Parks Department will hold a public meeting at the Rutland Free Library’s Fox Room at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be an interactive discussion on what Rutland would like to see in a pool design and on choosing an indoor and/or outdoor pool. Questions to consider are: if…

By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The Shumlin administration has recommended a 2 cent increase in the statewide property tax rates for residential and commercial property for fiscal year 2016. Last year, property tax rates increased by 4.5 cents for homestead and 7 cents for nonresidential real estate for every $100 of assessed value. The previous year’s…