Staff report The Killington tax rate is expected to jump about 2 cents next year, to 0.48 per $100 of assessed property value. The owner of a $150,000 home would pay $729 in taxes, which is up from $699 the year before. The total budget is also up  to $4.8 million this year compared to…

By Virginia Dean The grand opening celebration of T2B Athletics is scheduled for next Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Okemo Marketplace. The newly-located business offers personal training, weightlifting, cross training, massage and high-intensity interval training workouts. “It’s going to be low key,” said owner Brandon Durham. “It’s to show the…

Staff report Deer hunters had a strong year in 2019. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates16,479 deer were harvested — the fourth highest total since 2000. “There were a lot of nice deer shot,” said Vermont FIsh and Wildlife Deer Project Manager Nick Fortin. “Our harvest is certainly going to be lower than…

By Curt Peterson The Killington Planning Commission voted  to send its short-term rental property registration and permit proposal to the Select Board for consideration. The decision came Wednesday, Jan. 8. The board proposed a system for coordinating and documenting data regarding the town’s large number of short-term rentals. According to Preston Bristow, interim zoning administrator,…

Members of the Red Rebel Brigade participated in a demonstration on the Vermont State House lawn on Thursday, Jan. 9. The Red Rebel Brigade is an international performance activist troupe dedicated to illuminating the global environmental crisis and supporting groups and organizations fighting to save humanity and all species from mass extinction, according to their…

The building has been closed for two school years due to mold By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District (WCUSD) Board emerged from a short executive session Monday, Jan. 13, to unanimously vote to complete recommended work necessary to reopen The Prosper Valley School in Pomfret in September. The cost of…

By Mary Ellen Shaw Many young people growing up in my era … the ’50s and ’60s … got their first taste of skiing right here in the city of Rutland. The place to do that was at the Rutland Country Club. The City of Rutland Recreation Department installed a 525’ rope tow there for…

After unseasonably warm weather with temperatures in the high 50s and rain last weekend, Killington Resort turned on the snow guns as soon as temperatures dipped on Sunday, Jan. 12. Killington Resort Marketing Manager David Young said the resort will run snow guns on Killington and Pico through the busy Martin Luther King holiday. “The…

Working the system By Dom Cioffi My 15-year-old son came home from school last week and announced that he had an important assignment to complete. Apparently, his Spanish teacher told the class that they had to go out to eat at a Spanish restaurant and then write a food review. I told my wife that…

by Kevin Theissen The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is now law. With it, comes some of the biggest changes to retirement savings law in recent years. While the new rules don’t appear to amount to a massive upheaval, the SECURE Act will require a change in strategy for many Americans.…

Snow day! The announcement draws squeals of joy from students throughout the school district and groans from parents who must scramble to provide care for their kids and face a treacherous commute. But fourth-graders with overdue homework and harried parents aren’t the only ones whose fortunes hang in the balance when new snow blankets the…

This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Leo Moon. To tell you the truth I am a little discouraged and wary of saying anything. Why? Because even though it is my custom to avoid listening to what other astrologers have to say about things, last week, I broke that rule and…

By Merisa Sherman The howling wind cut across the exposed ridge line was trying to knock us off our skis.  Protected on the right by the track of the Mt .Washington cog railway, the mountain just dropped off into the valley on our left. One slipped ski and down we would go, 3,000 feet into the…

Dear Editor, The end-of-year/New Year holidays seem to whiplash us from one extreme to the other: eat, drink and be merry v. the customary New Year’s resolutions: reduce social media, reduce weight, and embrace a plant-based diet! One third of consumers already report reducing their consumption of animal foods. Hundreds of school, college, hospital, and…

This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Gemini Moon that will be void-of-course from 7:08 a.m. until 9:11 p.m., when it enters Cancer on Monday, Jan. 6.This is what we could call an auspicious moment in time. Not only does the Epiphany fall on Jan. 6, also happens to be the…