Photos by Robin Alberti Saturday, Sept. 6, Killington Elementary School held its first soccer games of the school year at the Polo fields in Rutland. Top left: Sophia Nisimblat, a member of KES’s 3-4 grade team, challenges a Pittsford player for possession of the ball in Saturday’s game. Teammates Veda Cox and Clara Shortle follow in…

Vermont ski legend – skiing 90 years By Heather Burke For 90 years, he skied the mountains of Pico, Vail, Mt. Hood, Italy, Norway and Dartmouth. Erling Omar Omland (1917-2014) was among skiing’s biggest champions, he will long be remembered for his passion for snow, skiing and his joy for life in the mountains. If you…

By Lee H. Hamilton Despite these last few months of hot and lazy days, it’s been hard not to notice a cold political wind blowing through the country. The magazine Foreign Affairs captured it with its latest cover, a mockup of a travel poster featuring a crumbling U.S. Capitol with the tagline, “See America: Land…

Q&A with Mike Solimano Editor’s note: The Mountain Times receives many questions from readers every week about Killington Resort and Pico Mountain operations. In order to best answer some of the most common questions we will pose them directly to Mike Solimano, president and general manager for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, who has agreed…

Dear Editor, Earlier this summer Killington Resort asked the town of Killington to consider repealing the sales and use portion of the 1 percent option tax. The resort is committed to using the money, freed up if the tax is repealed, to invest in additional summer assets and to help fund key summer events that…

Dear Editor, As the Vermont State Fair comes to a close, once again, the fairground gardens were prominently displayed. The Rutland County Extension Service Master Gardeners planted and maintained the ten gardens around the fairgrounds with dedication. Anyone attending this year’s fair, will tell you that the gardens were absolutely beautiful, despite the fact, that many…

Dear Editor, After reading Gov. Shumlin’s letter to Rebecca Holcombe, secretary for the Vermont Agency of Education, dated Aug. 19, 2014, which outlines initiatives he hopes she and the Agency will pursue on his behalf to advance progress this year, I was confused on a number of topics.  Shumlin refers to the fact that many…

Dear Editor, When people in a community are concerned that their neighborhood is being overrun by crime, they start a Neighborhood Watch. They do so to protect their families, their property values, and their way of life. Nobody ever accuses them of NIMBYism; it’s only logical. Nobody says, “Well, the criminals have to go somewhere,…

Putting my son to bed at night has been a test of my patience since the day he was born. When he was  an infant, I would change and swaddle him and then place him in his crib, careful that he couldn’t slide though any bars or injury himself in any way. When I was…

Governor Shumlin, musicians and recovering addicts shared their stories from the heart at the Vermonters for Vermonters benefit concert RUTLAND —  On Sunday, Sept. 7, community organizations, musicians, recovering addicts, Governor Shumlin and community members gathered at the Grand Stand of the Vermont State Fair in Rutland for the Vermonters for Vermonters a benefit concert.…

Two cows poke their heads out of a barn Sunday afternoon at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. The 10-day fair saw many ups and downs with opening day being the best since 2009, but with Fair attendance lacking overall as the books closed on the 169-year tradition. Photos By Rik Champine

Collaboration leads to innovative farm-to-energy biodiesel. Two fields of sunflowers growing in Vermont will have an unusual future: the flowers’ seeds will be converted to biodiesel and livestock feed. The fuel will be used in Green Mountain Power’s fleet of vehicles and for building heating, saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.…

The Vermont Department of Taxes will begin issuing lists by end of the year of 100 individual taxpayers and 100 business taxpayers with the highest amounts of unpaid tax debt, the state announced Sept. 8. A new law, Act 174, enacted in June 2014 grants Vermont’s commissioner of taxes the ability to compile and publish…

RUTLAND—The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) will begin collecting flood-related data from area municipalities over the next few months, in an ongoing effort to prepare for potential flooding and protect water quality in the region. The work will focus on Act 16 (H. 401), a law enacted in 2013 that adds flood resilience to the…

RUTLAND — Forest Street closed to through traffic beginning Sept. 6. The closure will last approximately 28 days and is a result of an accelerated bridge construction project. The bridge over Moon Brook will be completely replaced. Therefore, no through traffic will be permitted on Forest Street between Gibson Avenue and Park Street during the closure…