Submitted   Route 4 was closed the morning of Dec. 31 in Killington for a  jack-knifed tractor-trailer unit. Police said Kenneth Hoag, 36, of Hoosick Falls, New York was traveling in the tractor trailer eastbound on Route 4 near Jughandle Road and Winterberry Road when he lost control due to icy road conditions around 6:30…

Submitted   State Treasurer Mike Pieciak was joined by state and national leaders Dec. 19 at a press conference in Burlington to announce legislation that would establish a baby bonds program in Vermont. Baby Bonds is an innovative policy to address intergenerational poverty, support rural economic development, and retain young people in Vermont.   The policy would…

Submitted     Opening date for applications is Jan. 15 The University of Vermont’s Vermont Pitch Challenge is a new entrepreneurial-focused competition that gives high school students from across the world in grades 10-12 a chance to pitch innovative and impactful business plans — all while competing for individual cash prizes and full tuition scholarships to…

  Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…

By Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen via U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan on Aug. 24, 2021.   Rutland among five cities…

Submitted By Katy Savage Most of a former Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach’s claims that his free speech and due process rights were violated against the school board, superintendent and state were denied by a U.S. District Court judge on Dec. 28. Judge Christina Reiss denied Coach David Bloch’s motion seeking irreparable harm and…

  By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes.  Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MSVU), state Rep. Tesha Buss, and state Sen. Alison Clark were there to answer…

Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships.    Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life story By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Stratton Mountain School alumna Lindsey Jacobellis was 20 years old when, predicted…

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  Submitted Skiing presents challenges to all skiiers.   By Tony Crespi At the top of Killington’s Skyepeak a skier smiles. An onlooker appears apprehensive. Another skier gasps. Sadly, such reactions are not uncommon: this skier has one leg and one ski. For those not fully aware of the kind of skiing options open to…

Living the Dream By Merisa Sherman   Last week was probably one of the most difficult ski weeks I have ever experienced in my life. I’ve skied in that much precipitous weather for one day, maybe two. But an entire week of water pouring off the brim of your hood — this was a week…

By Dom Cioffi Once the presents were opened, the wrapping paper was discarded, the food was served, the dishes were cleaned, the relatives had exited, and the decorations were taken down, my wife and I sat in our living room and discussed the holiday. We both agreed that it was an exceptional year, but also…

By Colby Galliher It’s deep in winter, and a nor’easter is dumping snow outside. In between the howling winds you hear a boom! Maybe a heap of snow fell from the roof, you think, or a giant icicle crashed from the eaves. A few minutes later, another boom pounds through the blizzard’s gales. It’s closer…

Mountain Meditation Marguerite Jill Dye   A dear friend of mine keeps a gratitude journal to write down the good things that transpire—like a heart-to-heart talk with a friendly neighbor, a courteous driver, a fall she avoided. Gratitude grows blessings. It’s a high vibration that attracts the same back to it like a magnet. When…

  Icicles sparkle, As they hang from shining rocks, Now falls, beautiful.