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By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org ​The voters of Vermont sent a message to Gov. Peter Shumlin on Tuesday night, and the governor says he heard it “loud and clear.” Shumlin called a news conference in Burlington on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the Associated Press announced unofficial results in which he beat out Scott Milne, his Republican…

Gubernatorial candidate Scott Milne today criticized Governor Shumlin for his claim of victory in the 2014 Gubernatorial race. “It’s clear that 54% of Vermonters want a new Governor, and a new path forward” according to Scott Milne, after reviewing preliminary numbers in what appears to be the closest race in Vermont history. In some states…

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 October 30 - November 5, 2014 Aries March 21 - April 20 You are on a bit of…

State Senator Rutland County Peg Flory (R), 10,212 votes (21.23%) Kevin Mullin (R), 9,931 votes (20.65%) Brian Collamore (R), 9,280 votes (19.3%) Not elected William Tracy Carris (D), 7,356 votes (15.3%) Eldred French (D), 5,650 votes (11.75%) Anissa Delauri (D), 4,090 votes (8.5%) Kelly Socia (Politically Incorrect), 46 votes (0.1%) State Senator Windsor County John…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON – “While you spent Halloween night getting dressed to kill and scarfing sweets, our snowmakers hit the hill like a ton of bricks (or 720,000 gallons of water),” the resort wrote in the “Drift” newsletter, Nov. 1. It didn’t take them long. Less than 48 hours later, Killington Resort opened for…

Rutland accountant is the Overall Winner of the Granite State Open By Carrie Cushman Back in high school if you asked me if I was ever going to enter a bikini contest I would have told you you were crazy. “What woman would intentionally show their backside to an audience?” I’d have asked. To this…

On Oct. 28, Powdr Enterprises, the sports marketing and entertainment division of Powdr, announced a strategic brand partnership with Michigan-based Boyne Resorts. This alliance brings together the corporate partnership rights of the two largest privately owned and operated companies in the mountain sports industry to provide brand partners an unparalleled platform to reach mountain sports…

By Karen D. Lorentz If you’re in the market for finding great deals on ski equipment and accessories, rubbing shoulders with Olympians and other snowsport personalities, getting up to speed on U.S and Canadian mountain resorts, and receiving discounts and freebies, don’t miss the 32rd Annual Boston.com Ski & Snowboard Expo. The Expo runs from…

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%)…