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RRMC earns Blue Distinction Center designation for maternity care

February 21, 2024
Courtesy RRMC Members of the Women’s & Children’s Unit and Birthing Center at RRMC pictured (l-r): Megen Hasbrouck, RN; Amy Williams, RN; Justine Franko, RN, manager of WACU; Leah Romine, RN, director Women’s & Children’s Unit; Jody McIntosh, RN; Becky Allen, RN; Chloe Harris, Dr. Ananda Boyer; Dr. Sarah Decker, Medical Director, Rutland Women’s Healthcare. Blue Cross…

Killington Town Meeting Day preview

February 21, 2024
Q&A with Killington Town Manager Michael Ramsey Staff report Submitted Town Manager Michael Ramsey enjoys a day on the slopes. In advance of the upcoming Town Meeting Day vote, March 5, the Mountain Times caught up with Killington Town Manager Michael Ramsey to clarify some of the more nuanced articles voters will be asked to…

Killington Resort roars into spring with loaded events lineup 

February 21, 2024
Courtesy Killington Resort Cheers to spring skiing! Girls toast to unforgettable moments at Killington, with the iconic Superstar ski trail in the background, adorned with bumped-up moguls. Killington Resort is roaring into spring with a jam-packed event series as the longest season in the East extends beyond the rest. “Long after other resorts have called…

Agency of Ed endorses plan to build new Woodstock school

February 21, 2024
Qualifies project as eligible for state aid, once reinstated as expected The state Agency of Education (AOE) has endorsed Mountain Views Supervisory Union’s (MVSU) plans for its new middle/high school construction project. This decision qualifies the project for construction aid upon the state’s reinstatement of the program. “The Capital Outlay Financing Formula (COFF) establishes the…

Local taxpayers to see double-digit increases in ed tax rates, again

February 21, 2024
MVSU district budget, yield, rates, effect on taxes, questioned By Polly Mikula The difference between a projected statewide yield per student of $10,250 and $9,775, probably doesn’t cause alarm for most. But the effect on local taxes could be significant: to the tune of a 11% increase in the base equalized tax rate and a15%-30%…

Woodstock middle school/high school reopened Thursday after threat closed school Wednesday

February 16, 2024
Submitted Staff report On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Mountain View School District (MVSD) administration received information about a potential threat to the Woodstock middle and high school. After speaking with police, they determined that the campus would be closed until law enforcement and crisis intervention agencies determined the campus was safe. The school district administration…

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February 15, 2024
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Weekly Horoscope

February 15, 2024
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Livin’ the Dream: Safdie and the Killington Village: we’re in good hands

February 15, 2024
My mom had left me a cardboard box filled with papers and what looked to be just a bunch of junk mail. So I left it in my car trunk for a few weeks, procrastinating in the hope that this box would just somehow vanish instead of being forced to acknowledge its own existence. But…

The Movie Diary: Listen to what the man said

February 15, 2024
I’ve mentioned many times how much I love listening to podcasts and audiobooks. I listen to them in the car while commuting or traveling. I listen to them while I run and play golf. I listen to them when I’m puttering around the house doing chores. I even listen to them when I go to…

The Outside Story: A tale of two grosbeaks

February 15, 2024
  Last February, several evening grosbeaks, which we rarely see here, visited our feeder. About the size of robins, the males were yellow with black and white wings, a black tail, and a bright yellow band above the eyes. The females were silver-gray with tinges of yellow and similar coloration to the males on the…

Mountain Meditation: Setting up camp in the frozen north Building our Killington dream lodge, part two

February 15, 2024
Author’s note: This is part two of a series on the Dye family Vermont adventure.  We always arrived in Killington late on our drive from New Jersey on the highways. After winding our way up dark mountain roads, we forded across Roaring Brook (before the bridge was built), rounded the bend, and climbed to the…

Poetry is Power: Misty waterfalls

February 15, 2024
Waterfalls, Misty water flowing down rocks, Deep in the woods, The sun shining through the trees, The wind blowing the mist, A blur of water falling, Making the water almost look silky, A little pool below, Little rocks along the shore, Vines growing over the rocks, Small plants on the cliff, The cliffs keep shining,…

Cosmic Catalogue: The battle is for your mind

February 15, 2024
Now that you know something you didn’t know but may have suspected, what do you do about it? Knowledge is linked to light. It allows you to emerge from the dark and see something previously unseen. The question it begs is what now? How do you move forward with this new information? Are you facing…

Ready for a freeskiing adventure with the Tell A Friend Tour featuring Andy Parry?

February 15, 2024
Courtesy Killington Resort There's a park party Saturday for freeskiers at Killington. Sunday Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. — KILLINGTON — Freeskiiers will find it an exhilarating day of skiing, fun, and pizza with the “Tell A Friend Tour,” featuring freeskiing sensation Andy Parry and special guest skiers. Join Andy Parry and the Tell A Friend…