By Marguerite Jill Dye We were elated to spend several days with our grandchildren just before Christmas. I am always in awe of how young ones, unencumbered, mold the world to their liking. Our grandson Silas’ enthusiasm is so far reaching he engages total strangers in collaborative activities. He also initiates grown up conversations that leave adults…

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation gives green light to 2023 Stifel Killington Cup KILLINGTON — Killington Resort received a positive snow control announcement from FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation), the governing body of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup, on Thursday, Nov. 16. With this announcement, Killington Resort can assure international race teams…

Day one reserved exclusively for Killington, Beast 365 and Ikon Passholders Killington Resort will kick off the 2023-24 winter season at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, becoming the first resort in Vermont to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season on Friday will be reserved exclusively for Killington Season…

A total Solar Eclipse in Libra this week will backlight the eerie yet obvious imbalances of truth, justice and beauty in our personal lives as well as the collective landscape. As a New Moon, this eclipse holds the promise of bright new beginnings. Attached to the South Node, there is a purging or purifying component…

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Staff report Killington village developer Great Gulf announced Thursday, Sept. 28, that the world-renowned Safdie Architects and PWP Landscape Architecture have been chosen as the design team for the future village at the base of Snowshed and Ramshead at Killington Resort. Also, Thursday, Great Gulf launched an updated website for the Killington project: LiveKillington.com. “We…

Southern Vermont and the spine of the Green Mountains could see 5 inches of rain. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the entire state and warned of flash flooding Sunday night. By Paul Heintz/VTDigger Vermont could face catastrophic, life-threatening flooding as a deluge of rain meets saturated soils and swelling waterways, officials…

By Polly Mikula Over 5 inches of rain reportedly fell in less than 2 hours on Friday afternoon, July 7, in Killington and Bridgewater causing flash flooding and mudslides that washed out portions of Route 4, East Mountain Road and Bear Mountain Road in Killington. Rains began around 3 p.m. with reports of flash flooding…

UPDATE: Officer identified   RUTLAND — The Vermont State Police is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred in Rutland on Friday afternoon, July 7, in which an on-duty officer with the Rutland City Police Department was killed. The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. on Woodstock Avenue, also known as U.S. Route 4, near Deer…

$43 million deal with SP Land, Co. was made possible in part by TIF By Polly Mikula On Wednesday, May 3, Great Gulf and SP Land Co. finalized the purchase and sales agreement for 1,095 acres of development land including the Six Peak Village at the base of Snowshed and Ramshead at Killington Resort. The…

Dear Editor, I've owned property in Killington for 15+ years, and I want Killington to be successful for a long time to come. I need to say that every growing community that I've lived in and worked with over the past 20 years struggles to cover the cost of new services associated with growth/development with…

Dear Editor, On March 7, the voters of Killington will be asked to authorize up to $47 million in funding for the Killington Forward initiative. These funds will support construction of a pipeline to develop a municipal water system that will provide water to the proposed Six Peaks Village and, with additional future funding, properties…

Obstacle: assessors in Vermont are in short supply By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger Two-thirds of Vermont’s 254 municipalities can expect a reappraisal order this year, according to the state’s Department of Taxes. And with so many townwide reappraisals in order, the state faces another issue: a lack of resources to handle the demand. “There’re not enough firms to…

  By John S. McCright, Addison Independent GOSHEN/LEICESTER — After nearly a year of discussion, the U.S. Forest Service on Friday, Jan. 6, denied a proposal to site a hut for overnight hiker stays near an existing campground at Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area (MNRA). But Forest Service Ranger Christopher Mattrick, in…

Rutland Rocks Curling Club will hold its Winter Learn to curl sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. at Giorgetti Arena in Rutland. Cost is $20 per person. Registration is available at rutlandrocks.com. Learn to Curl is open to all adults, ages 18 and over. Upon completing…