Wednesday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The legendary Wobbly Barn Nightclub opens its doors on Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31, for the best costume party in town. Organizers are kicking off the season with live music from the Krishna Funk Band. There will be plenty of tricks and treats to be had on the spookiest night of the…

Oct. 27, 31—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum, along with the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park have teamed up to offer a seasonal twist on the popular Farm House/Manor House tours on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m. Join for a Life & Death Tour of Billings Farm’s 1890 Farm Manager’s Home and the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National…

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m.—SOUTH POMFRET—The Grange Theatre opens its doors for a spooky-good time on Saturday, Oct. 27, as they carve pumpkins and settle in for a little Halloween entertainment on the big screen. Pumpkin carving will take place outside the theatre at 2 p.m. and is free. Warm cider, donuts and Halloween candies…

Saturday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum announced the fall and winter line-up of its Woodstock Film Series. Jay Craven, director and curator of the series, has provided an array of exceptional narrative and documentary films for 2018-19.  “As I review our selections for the coming season, I see a theme of human indomitability…

Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Join the National Park to celebrate National Bat Week and learn about the secret lives of bats on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. NPS biologist and data manager Adam Kozlowski will introduce guests to the bat inhabitants of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, and explain…

Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 27-28—PAWLET—Thanksgiving is a time of the year for families and communities to come together to give thanks for what they have and to help those in need. This year that holiday spirit starts early with the 12th annual Share the Warmth free clothing drive at the Mettawee Community School on the…

By Susan Durant It was a brisk afternoon for the final Killington Farmers’ Market of the 2018 season.  A group of friends thought it was the perfect excuse to explore the trails at Mission Farm and end the afternoon at the market.  Four of the friends, from the Greater Killington Women’s club, were joined by…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn the prison sentence for a former attorney for the city Rutland who argued that the judge who sent him behind bars for his role in fatal drunken crash had it out for him. The ruling issued Friday, Oct. 19, by the…

Foster T. Chandler Jr., a ski industry legend and marketing icon who helped catapult Killington into one of the nation’s largest and most successful ski areas, will be among honorees inducted into the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 27.  One of the consummate marketing directors in the ski business…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger POWNAL — Vermont State Police say a Bennington County man critically injured in an officer-involved shooting Thursday night has “stabilized” and is expected to survive. Bernard Rougeau, 48, of Pownal, who police said was shot by Trooper Thomas Sandberg outside his home after he refused orders to drop his shotgun, was…

By Aidan Quigley BURLINGTON — Three survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting brought their message of activism and optimism to Vermont Friday, Oct. 19. David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez and Alex Wind, the co-founders of the March for Our Lives movement calling for an end to gun violence in the United States, appeared at…

By Katy Savage Killington is open for the season. The resort opened Friday, Oct. 19 with three trails and about 10 inches of manmade snow covering the base. More than 500 people attended opening day, which allowed only passholders on the trails. The resort opened to the general public on Saturday. The lifts opened just…

By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger CLARENDON — A late-night weekend blaze consumed a Vermont Country Store backup warehouse that many people, hearing initial police scanner chatter and incomplete press reports, feared was the nearby call and distribution center for the $100 million three-generation family business. “We purchased the building just a few months ago to store overflow…

By Katy Savage A public hearing before the Killington Development Review Board about a Killington rental home was called off moments after it started Oct. 17. Attorney Pat Burke, who represented several property owners in the Cricket Hill Community at the meeting, argued the Wednesday night meeting held no merit because the owners of the…

RUTLAND—The city enhanced its downtown sculpture trail Oct. 19 with the unveiling of a seven-foot-tall marble sculpture of Revolutionary War hero Ann Story. The work of art stands near the intersection of West Street and Cottage Street. Ann Story, with help from her son Solomon, spied for Ethan Allen during the Revolutionary War. The sculpture…