Addressing Vermont’s housing crisis is one of the Legislature’s top agenda items this year — as it has been for the last four years. There are many factors creating the challenge we face. Vermont been underbuilding new housing units since the 1980s, and add to that the Covid pandemic, the loss of housing because of…

“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think,” said Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Many Killington-area residents and visitors are familiar with a popular fundraising event for the Rutland Community Cupboard (“the Cupboard”) that features local luminaries volunteering their time and talent as “Celebrity Servers” — i.e., waitstaff — at a…

  Submitted   OKEMO VALLEY—Following the 2023 summer flooding, grocery stores around the region have gone above and beyond, demonstrating exceptional dedication and community spirit. The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce selected six grocery stores as the January 2024 Members of the Month to honor their commitment and the work that they do to…

Submitted  Anthony Russo   By Victoria Gaither French Painter Henri Matisse said, “Creativity takes courage.” It took a lifetime of courage for Painter Anthony Russo to find his brush stroke as a painter and artist. “I always liked painting, but getting a regular job got in the way, and I had three boys,” said Russo.…

Submitted By Curt Peterson The Hartland town budget and warning are set for the March Town Meeting. Interim Town Manager and Finance Director Martin Dole said a copy, including proposed budget figures, will be mailed to residents shortly. The proposed General Fund budget, which doesn’t include appropriations, as they are voted separately, is $2,055,243, 6.41%…

By Curt Peterson The Hartland Conservation Commission will be adding an article to the 2024 Town Meeting warning, asking voters to approve “setting aside” funds for part of possible purchase of approximately 75 acres near the Three Corners village center.  The amended article reads:  “Article 10: Shall the Town vote to direct the Selectboard to…

Submitted Attorney General Charity Clark announced Monday, Jan. 22, a $2,350,733 settlement with the estate of a former owner of a dry cleaner site, resolving over a decade of litigation with the state. The settlement resolves claims brought by the Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) for remediation of hazardous…

Courtesy vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports   Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a leading nonprofit in the adaptive sports industry committed to providing year-round sports and recreational opportunities to people with disabilities, recently announced that 2023 marked a historic year of growth and impact for the 37-year-old organization. Vermont Adaptive provided a record-breaking 5,336 total…

Town offices in Bridgewater, Killington, Ludlow, Plymouth and Pomfret will receive 1,000 free Covid tests by the end of the week. The Ludlow Fire Dept. and First Stop Ski Shop in Killington will also have some available.  Maxwell Elles, the director of Bridgewater’s FAST Squad, received 5,000 free Covid tests from the federal stock that…

Submitted David Francis Minard   Nov. 9, 1945-Jan. 7, 2024 In the quiet early morning of Jan. 7, 2024 our father passed peacefully, on the knoll with family by his side. He was born on Nov. 9, 1945.  As daylight approached a cardinal pair were fluttering in his picture window to take him on his…

Submitted “Poldi” Pfeifenberger Leopold “Poldi” Pfeifenberger III, 82, passed away at his home on Dec. 31 surrounded by family and friends, as any entertainer would love to have timed properly. Pfeifenberger was born in Salzburg, Austria on April 19, 1941, the son of Leopold Pfeifenberger II and Maria Ferner. He was raised in the city…

  A new, interactive exhibit depicting Killington Resort at the Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum in Rutland opened on Friday, Jan. 19.   The Killington Resort Mountain Playground exhibit is the largest in the museum’s new space on Merchants Row and spans all four seasons of mountain adventure.  “Children will be fully immersed in all the activities Killington has to…

Submitted By Polly Mikula Ben Ford, vice chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board, and other leaders from MVSU presented plans for the proposed $99 million bond at the Killington Select Board meeting Monday night, as they have done and will continue to do in all seven district towns leading up to the…

By Bob Giolito Volunteers search for missing skiers/riders via the Bucklin Trail in Mendon. By Victoria Gaither and Polly Mikula On Saturday, Jan. 20, multiple groups of skiers and snowboarders, including six juveniles (two of whom were 5 years old), ventured past Killington Ski Resort boundaries and ended up lost in the backcountry, in an…

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