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…

Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Department of Theatre Arts presents “Macbeth” directed by Harry McEnerny beginning Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. One of William Shakespeare’s most well known plays, “Macbeth” takes viewers on a journey through one man’s lust for power and the horrific consequences that…

By Dom Cioffi I always chuckle when I see a movie where a grandfather is depicted as an amenable old man who takes his grandson to baseball games and pizza shops and showers him with gifts of love and adoration. I chuckle because I did not have this experience – far from it, in fact.…

KILLINGTON — Between the Wobbly Barn and Charities across the street, Killington was the place to be Halloween night. Costumes ran the gamut and included creative and elaborate costumes like the refrigerator (pictured above), a Hot Air Balloon with clouds as feet, a sea anemone with a clown fish (a la Nemo), the Blue Man…

By Cristina Kumka Green Mountain Marketing & Advertising, Inc. is suing the Killington Chamber of Commerce for $5,000. Green Mountain Marketing & Advertising, Inc., run by Kasia Karazim and Bill Ackerman, a member of the Killington’s Economic Development and Tourism Commission, filed suit in July but the first hearing was held in Rutland Civil Court last…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — On Saturday, Nov. 1, the newly established Killington Outdoor Adventure Club (KOAC) held two information sessions for interested members at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. About 20 like-minded athletes attended and shared their enthusiasm and ideas for the club. It was a great turnout, said founding members Suzanne Ellis-Leonard and…

RUTLAND—Thomas Hartigan, licensed occupational therapist and director of rehabilitation services at Rutland Regional Medical Center, was recently appointed by Secretary of State James C. Condos to serve as advisor to Christopher Winters, director of the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), on matters relating to occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The director and advisors serve…