Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Kenny Gulfield plays bass guitar and adds vocals to the Phil Abair Band, next on the bill at Jackson Gore’s Summer Music Series. Friday, July 25 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host a free concert on July 25 featuring the Phil Abair Band as part of…

Photo submitted Pop-up art is a specialty of Vermont artist, Carolyn Shattuck, whose work is on display at Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland. Friday, July 25 at 6 p.m. CASTLETON — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local Vermont artist Carolyn Shattuck running from July 16 through Aug. 16, with an…

Cooler in the Mountains brings popular artists to Killington for six weeks this summer Saturday, July 26 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Hot Day at the Zoo brings old time vocals and a mix of “Zoograss” with them as the quartet appears in concert at Killington Resort on Saturday, July 26 from 3:30-6 p.m. The band’s…

By Cindy Phillips I know I recently wrote a column about my impending 60th birthday. I shared my accumulated wisdom with those who were younger, but who aspired to be wiser. But at the time I wrote those cranial nuggets, I was still technically 59. Well as much as I tried to ward off that…

By Dave Hoffenberg I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to the Gathering of the Vibes Festival pioneer, Ken Hays. The Vibes, as it’s called by the fans, is about to put on its 19th annual event. This festival has grown over the years from a weekend festival with 3,500 people to a four-day…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like the horoscopes to be emailed to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Horoscopes for July 17-23, 2014     Aries March 21 - April 20 You need to understand that nothing is going to pan…

Photos by Richard Podlesney Stories flowed with love and lots of laughter as family, friends and the greater Killington community gathered to celebrate the life of Ken “KB” Budzyna on Sunday, July 20. Many old friends, shared hugs and greetings of “I don’t believe it … Look at you! This is awesome,” as they came…

By Dom Cioffi “What are you, a vegetarian?” the old guy said with a snide slant to his delivery. My ears perked up at this statement as I stood in line behind two men, each ordering their lunch special at a local Chinese restaurant. The younger guy accompanying the old man looked concerned by the question,…

By Morgan True Harpoon Brewery recently announced that it would become an employee-owned company starting in August. The Boston-based craft brew maker was founded in 1986 and now has 187 full-time employees, with 26 at its brewing facility in Windsor, making it the 12th-largest craft beer maker in the U.S., according to a news release.…

A Montgomery, Vermont, man was charged by the Fish & Wildlife Department for intentionally feeding bears.    Jeffrey Messier, 54, of Black Falls Road was charged with feeding bears after Game Warden Sgt. Carl Wedin received a report of a bear being killed in self-defense at a neighboring residence on June 22, 2014. Sgt. Wedin responded and…

Dear Editor, On Friday, June 11, I received an email notice of the awarding of excess millings from the repaving of Killington Road with the following chart. I thought a lottery was supposed to take place if there were not enough millings to go around? A town notice clearly stated: “If we do not have…

By Lee H. Hamilton Like other federal scandals before it, the mess involving VA hospitals has followed a well-trod path. First comes the revelation of misdoing. Then comes the reaction: a shocked public, an administration on the defensive, and grandstanding members of Congress. Finally, major reform bills get introduced, debated, then put aside when the…

By Robin Alberti In mid-June Don Pitaniello, 58, of Rutland, thwarted a robbery at Mac’s Convenience Store at 145 North Main Street in Rutland by drawing a gun on a knife-wielding robber Sunday night, June 15. He was subsequently suspended from his job as a clerk at the convenience store. Upon hearing this, folks in…

By John Flowers MIDDLEBURY — As newly appointed interim president, Dan Smith has set progressive goals over the next year to help Vermont Technical College better establish its niche in higher education, while attracting a higher number of applicants. The goals are readily attainable, Smith said, because the college has proven itself as a wise…

Photo by Gillian Stippa By Katie Jickling, VTDigger.org There has been an uptick in the number of black bear sightings in the past few weeks, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reports. Mark Scott, Director of Wildlife, estimated that the department has received “a couple dozen” calls from all over the state. In all those…