Dear Editor,  Unchecked trapping poses a serious and largely unnoticed threat to Vermont’s imperiled fisher population. It shouldn’t have to come to this. Why does it take Protect Our Wildlife (POW), an all-volunteer Vermont nonprofit, to petition Vermont Fish & Wildlife to get them to protect Vermont’s imperiled wildlife? Fish & Wildlife is well aware…

Dear Editor, Governor Phil Scott can solve the homeless crisis with two phone calls. Search “Unrestricted land sales” in Vermont. There is 150 acres for sale for $875,000 [in Alburgh] of which most of this land is fields and can accommodate 10 trailer campers per acre, for 1,500 homes for Vermont homeless adults and children. …

On Oct. 10, Treasurer Mike Pieciak announced the successful launch of the Vermont Saves program’s pilot phase. Vermont Saves was unanimously approved by the Vermont Legislature and signed into law by Governor Scott in 2023.   The program establishes a workplace retirement plan for Vermonters who are not offered a plan through their employer.  Seven businesses are participating in…

In collaboration with Attorney General Charity Clark, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas shared a new webpage and two PSA videos on Oct. 9 to warn voters about disinformation and scams they may encounter this election season. “Election season is when we come together to engage with our communities and advocate for the visions and values we…

By Polly Mikula Killington Town Clerk and Treasurer Lucrecia Wonsor was given the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award last Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the annual Town Fair conference held at Killington Resort. Nearly 500 municipal officials from around Vermont gathered for the occasion.  “From time to time, VLCT presents its Lifetime Achievement Award to a municipal…

By Polly Mikula The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine — science’s most prestigious — was awarded Monday, Oct. 7 to Dr. Victor Ambros, a Woodstock High School alumni, and fellow research collaborator Dr. Gary Ruvkun. Their Nobel Prize-winning discovery was “a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated,” according to the news release announcing…

The Vistas at Sunrise recently broke ground on the final phase of the Vistas including three four-bedroom, 4,000 square foot homes in Sunrise Village in Killington. These homes will complete the subdivision, marking a significant milestone for the community.  The first house of this final phase of construction is expected to be complete during next…

Sale to local owners closed without debt Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, announced the closure of its sale to local, independent ownership, Monday, Sept. 30. The closing ocurred on Friday, Sept. 27. The new ownership group, led by Phill Gross and Michael Ferri, is committed to reinvesting…

Improvements in equipment and trails over the past decade have made the sport more fun for more people By Polly Mikula Mountain biking even just a few decades ago was a very different sport than it has evolved to be today. Mountain bikes “back in the day” were only slightly different than their road counterparts…

25 acre purchase will yield 102 residential units at slope side at Killington Resort By Polly Mikula Ottauquechee Realty Advisors, LLC has closed on its purchase of 25 acres from Killington Resort, on which it will develop Base Camp at Bear Mountain. The sale was finalized Thursday, Sept. 19. The development parcel,  adjacent from Killington Resort’s Bear…

Woodstock MS/HS principal says ‘yes,’ three community forums scheduled By Polly Mikula Smartphones — and the social media apps they host — can be harmful to users’ mental health, said the U.S. surgeon general calling for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users earlier this summer. “Why is it that we have failed…

The Killington and Pittsfield community and family will be celebrating the life of Mary Noel (Finnegan) Gluck on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Summit Lodge at 3 p.m. Mary Noel (better known as “Noelie”) married Dick Gluck in 1971 and became second homeowners in Pittsfield soon after that. They resided in Rowatan, Connecticut, and spent…

Local riders collaborate on circuitous story of (mostly) fictitious bike communities in central Vt By Polly Mikula Set in an unknown time somewhere in the central Vermont hills of Brandon, Goshen and Rochester, author Angus Chaney imagines a world organized primarily around semi-autonomous bike clans. It’s a lighthearted look at a dystopian future. Randal Smathers,…

By Polly Mikula Starting, Tuesday, Sept. 3 Killington will welcome Tom Yennerell as its new interim town manager. The Select Board approved the contract at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 26. “Tom will be hired on as an interim town manager, with full powers of a town manager,” said Select Board member Jim Haff. “It’s…

What does independent ownership mean for Killington Resort, community? By Polly Mikula  Thursday, Aug. 22, Killington Resort announced that Powdr will be selling Killington Resort and Pico Mountains to a passionate group of local passholders. Phill Gross and Michael Ferri are the lead investors of the group and will be joined by a yet-to-be-determined additional number of minority…