By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON—Longtime Killington resident Bob Burke is recovering nicely at home following a ski accident last winter. “He came home two weeks ago,” his wife Debbie said. “Thanks to help from the Rotary Club, renovations to the house are finished. I’m especially grateful to Jack Pelletier and Jay Hickory. I had to buy…

Mountain bike trails near reality KILLINGTON—The Town of Killington has been awarded a $50,000 Recreational Trails Program Grant from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to help develop the town’s planned mountain bike trail system on national forest land. The trails to be constructed adjacent to Kent Pond are part of a larger…

By Karen D. Lorentz “Red, it’s impossible to list all you’ve done for this town—all the wonderful projects… and our gratitude.” That was the heartfelt sentiment expressed again and again at a celebration honoring Horace “Red” Glaze on Sunday, April 24. The Green Mountain National Golf Course clubhouse was packed as friends and Killington residents…

By Lani Duke Ancient road offers history lesson MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs town attorney Gary Kupferer led a public hearing in the Middletown Springs town office March 26 to consider discontinuing sections of the historic Garron Road (Town Highway No. 21). Neither a road laid out in 1799 nor a “pent road” laid out in the…

State Representative Alison Clarkson announced her campaign for the Windsor County Senate on Monday, April 25. “I’m excited to run for the open Windsor County Senate seat,” said Clarkson. “I have loved serving  Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock in the Vermont House of Representatives. With my 12 years of experience on the House Judiciary and Ways…

BURLINGTON—On April 25, Vermont’s U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a signed plea agreement from Sally Hartford Kirby, former finance director of Hunger Free Vermont charged with embezzling $165,000 over a period of many years. The theft was initially discovered at the end of October 2015 by the organization’s executive director, Marissa Parisi, thanks to a call…

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. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations     Horoscopes for April 20 - April 26, 2016…

Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Sagittarius Moon, with levels of tension being induced by aspects that will make it hard to take care of business and get our needs met, at the same time. Most of the stress comes from a waxing…

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KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School student-athletes Hannah Soar and Abe Studler have been named to the 2016-2017 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. This announcement comes on the heels of a stellar season for the KMS Freestyle program, which was named USSA Freestyle Club Program of the Year, in addition to Coach Nori Pepe’s being named USSA Freestyle Domestic…

 

Best bartender in the state named at tourism summit By Dave Hoffenberg Last week 10 of Vermont’s best bartenders competed for the title of “Vermont Bartender of the Year”. This is the second year for this competition. The event was held at Killington Resort’s Mahogany Ridge Bar and was part of the Vermont Tourism conference.…