By Dom Cioffi I’ve seen the future of basketball and its name is Zion. Two weeks ago, a guy I work with asked me if I wanted free tickets to a men’s college basketball tournament game. Before giving it much thought, I agreed. I then realized it would mean a bit of traveling, but I…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Sunday, March 24, head to the Hideaway Tavern in Rutland at 7 p.m. to see King Arthur Junior (KAJ). He also hosts some of the open mics on Mondays at the Killarney in Ludlow and will be at the Iron Lantern, March 31. He describes his music as “acoustic roots…

Courtesy Liz Patnode Liz Patnode expands yoga business to Rutland.

By Katy Savage Madelyn Trimpi’s eyes welled with tears as she stood to the microphone in front of 100 classmates and community members on Friday, March 15 in protest of climate change. “I’m so proud of everyone who’s here,” she said, holding back tears. The 16-year-old Woodstock Union High School student from Pomfret was overcome…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND— A Rutland child care provider is facing felony manslaughter and child cruelty charges after she allegedly gave a fatal amount of a sedative found in over-the-counter antihistamines to a 6-month-old infant. Stacey Vaillancourt, 53, pleaded not guilty Monday, March 18, in Rutland County Superior criminal court to both charges. If…

By Karen D. Lorentz Surprisingly, both Brad Leabourne and his wife Megan Canty were born and raised in Rutland and also have worked at Killington their entire careers. Both Leabourne and Canty learned to ski as youngsters. [See the March 12 Mountain Times for profile on Canty and more on how they met.] Born in…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND — A Rutland man who told police about a key piece of an investigation that had not been publicly released during a nearly 10-day probe into the slaying of a Rutland woman is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to second-degree murder charges. Shawn LaPlant, 28, told police…

A Vermont state police trooper collapsed after a traffic stop on Friday, March 15. Apparently exposed to an opioid-like drug, according to a State Police news release. He was revived by fellow troopers using Narcan, state police said. State police detectives are investigating the incident to determine the exact nature of the substance. Police said…

By Katy Savage About nine years after Hallmark’s “Moonlight and Mistletoe” was filmed in Chester, a new Christmas movie has come to town. New York City-based Two Touch Productions filmed parts of the holiday comedy, “The Truth about Christmas,” in Chester and Manchester. The movie follows a man who’s afraid of having kids before he…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Leo Moon on the eve of the Vernal Equinox. The Moon will turn Void-of-Course on the 18th, at 11:19 a.m. and stay in that mode for about ten hours until it enters Virgo at 9:14 on…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Copyright - Cal Garrison: 2019: © Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations for a deeper look into this weeks horoscopes…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Copyright - Cal Garrison: 2019: © Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations for a deeper look into this weeks horoscopes…