Killington pre-kindergarten graduation Speech by Betty Hughes Good Morning Everyone, I thank you all for being here with us! What a wonderful gathering-recognizing our youngest students! These past two years have been busy for me, but I am proud of the direction our school is moving in, and am committed to going the distance. I…

By Lani Duke Rutland High principal Bill Olsen told the school's 177 graduating seniors on June 9 that he felt the class comprises people who like each other and people in general. They "like life," he said in his farewell address to the young people, their friends and parents. Graduating seniors Grace Schillinger and Anna…

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By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org The governor’s ceremonial office got a new set of occupants this week. An installation of papier-mâché figures, created by Katie Hunt, Gov. Peter Shumlin’s wife, will be on display in the executive office in the State House until June 20. The office is often a setting for bill signings and news…

By Michael J. Caduto To the delight of all who revel in the grace and beauty of nature, bald eagles are soaring above New England in numbers unseen for over a century. We’ve come a long way since the days when poor farming and logging practices denuded our forests, choking streams with silt and compromising…

In celebration of Father’s Day, Leaha Mattinson explains how the powerful example set by her father is helping her fight against a deadly diagnosis By Leaha Mattinson As Father’s Day approaches, many of us take time to contemplate just how powerful the paternal influence can be. For good or for ill, the lessons fathers teach…

I love this spring—the beautiful weather, good hiking, great climbing both at the gym and outdoors, and playing softball (for the first time in my life). I am on the Killington Deli team, and after a few disastrous early games, things are coming together nicely. I am playing first base (one of my old standby…

By Brett Yates At the end of primary season, politicians who initially opposed their party’s nominee are forced either by fear of the other party’s nominee or by a need to preserve their own standing within their party to fall in line and endorse a candidate whose views they may find at least partly abhorrent.…

KILLINGTON — Killington Pico Realty recently announced the addition of Greg Stefurak to its growing team of licensed real estate professionals. A one-time PSIA Level I Killington Ski Instructor, Stefurak has been a resident of Central Vermont and active in the Killington region since 1999. An avid skier, hiker, and golfer, Stefurak looks forward to working…

CHESTER—On Tuesday, June 7, the Chester Rotary Club presented its annual scholarship awards to six Green Mountain Union High School seniors. The scholarship awards were based on academics, financial need, community service and a written essay. The evening event was held at the American Legion and was attended by about 65 Rotarians, guests and scholarship…

On Sunday, June 5,  Shelby Collett, owner and head team coach for Cobra Gymnastics & Dance Center and Aaron Snook, team coach, returned from the Olympic Training Center in Texas with six of their gymnasts: McKenna Greene, Charlotte Swenor, Mia Marsh, Maleah Jones, Valerie Johnson and Ella Tashjian. The training center, located at the Karolyi…

KILLINGTON — The ribbon is officially cut, opening Killington’s new covered pedestrian bridge over the sidewalk that runs along Killington Road. The Killington Pico Area Association held an official ribbon-cutting Tuesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the KPAA’s first beautification project. The bridge was funded by generous donors including The…

RUTLAND—On April 12, 2016, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) notified the Vermont State Police of their concern about an inappropriate relationship between Cynthia J. McKearin and a 15-year-old student. McKearin, 45, is a paraeducator for the Sheldon Academy of Vermont Achievement Center (VAC) in the City of Rutland. Investigation revealed that McKearin…

Petitions to run for Vermont state offices were due in town and city clerks’ offices May 26. Democrat Herb Russell, Representative from Rutland-5-3 (the Southwest neighborhood), is the only sitting member from Rutland that will not run again. He has served three terms in Montpelier. Running for the seat Russell is vacating are Democrat Mary Howard and…