KILLINGTON—Killington Resort has begun snowmaking in advance of the 2018 Audi FIS Ski World Cup on Nov. 23-25, 2018. Killington Resort was the first Eastern American ski mountain to open for the season and the last to close last year, 2017-2018, in part because of the resort’s advanced snowmaking systems. While the resort has yet…

Sunday, Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON—18th annual Killington Bridal Show will be held Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Killington Grand Hotel & Conference Center, 228 East Mountain Road, Killington. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. General prize drawings begin at 1 p.m. with grand prize drawings at 2:15 p.m. Tickets and registration are available at Killingtonbridalshow.com. With…

By Katy Savage PROCTORSVILLE—An 1850s mill building that’s sat vacant about 20 years is about to become a brewery. Outer Limits Brewing, a 160-seat pub and tasting room offering English beers and wood-fired pizza, is preparing to open next spring. Wesley Tice, 41, and his wife ,Taylor Shaw, 32, purchased the 8,000 square foot building…

By Katy Savage SHAFTSBURY—A wave from a stranger kept Brad Peacock alive another day. Organic vegetable farming saved his life. At age 19, Peacock was at the lowest point of his life. He had just been discharged from the military after confiding to a base psychologist that he was gay— a secret not even his…

Thursday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.—ROCHESTER—The Vermont Humanities Council and the Rochester Public Library present a discussion of the book, “The Line Becomes A River: Dispatches From The Border,” on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. VHC scholar Jim Schley will lead the discussion of this memoir of a young INS border patrol agent, Francisco Cantu. After growing…

By Curt Peterson HARTLAND—Candidates and their advocates began staking and arranging campaign signs in front of Damon Hall in Hartland early Saturday afternoon, in preparation for the Pasta and Politics annual Windsor County Democrats get-together Oct. 13. Neither Sen. Bernie Sanders nor Sen. Patrick Leahy were able to attend, but Vermont’s sole congressman, Rep. Peter…

By Xander Landen/VTDigger A new report by the Vermont State Auditor found the tax department did a poor job of documenting the reasons behind some tax abatements, and suggested that lawmakers should have more oversight of the process. The investigation was prompted in 2016, after current and former employees raised concerns about certain business tax…

By John Flowers FAIR HAVEN —Twenty-seven years ago, Chuck Laramie had reached his personal abyss. A slave to alcohol and recreational drugs, he was so intoxicated one night that a police officer insisted on driving him home. “He asked me what I was going to do when I got home, and I told him I…

By Curt Peterson RUTLAND—The debate between Republican Governor Phil Scott and his rival Christine Democrat Christine Hallquist was well-managed, informative, and remarkably civil on Oct. 10 at the Paramount Theatre. Outside, a half-dozen protestors complained that five independent candidates were excluded from the VTDigger-sponsored debate. VTDigger editor Anne Galloway did not respond when asked why…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Rutland City has reached an agreement with a Medal of Valor winning police officer that requires officials to keep mum on the details regarding his departure from the department. Police Cpl. Damon Nguyen had been placed on administrative leave on Dec. 12, 2017; it ended on Aug. 26, when he resigned…

By Curt Peterson WOODSTOCK—Charlie Kimbell is the unopposed legislative candidate for re-election representing Woodstock, Reading and Plymouth. The Mountain Times had an opportunity to ask Kimbell about the major Vermont issues on for the 2018 election at the Thompson Center on Oct. 10. On marijuana legislation, Kimbell said he is not in favor of a…

Staff report Several businesses in the Rutland Plaza were without water on Tuesday, Oct. 16, after pipes broke over the weekend. Wal-Mart temporarily closed Saturday, Oct. 13 after a pipe “blew up” behind it, said Rutland Department of Public Works Projects Manager David Sears. About four hours after the Wal-Mart pipe was fixed, a pipe…

By Xander Landen/VTDIgger Gov. Phil Scott on Friday hit back at the state Ethics Commission’s finding this week that he had a conflict of interest, calling it an “October surprise in an election year.” Scott suggested the complaint filed against him regarding his ongoing financial relationship in his old company, DuBois Construction, was politically motivated.…

Thursday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host Archer Mayor for a talk on his new Joe Gunther novel, “Bury the Lead.” About the book: Joe Gunther and the VBI team are investigating a murder and an arson case – both potentially related to an outbreak of ebola. When the body…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn Moon. Capricorn is what is known as a Cardinal Sign. These days, whenever the Moon passes through a Cardinal Sign I pay extra attention. Why? Because Lucifer, Saturn, and Hades are currently situated at cross…