Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. — RUTLAND — Once again the annual dressing-up-in-costume kind of fun run/walk, the Halloween 5K will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31 in downtown Rutland. This spirited 5K is more about fun than frights and is all about having a wicked good time, open to all ages. “Best Costume” prizes will…

Oct. 30, 31 — PITTSFORD — On Friday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m., Pittsford’s Lothrop School PTO will hold a “trunk or treat” at Bertrand Farms on Route 7, Pittsford. Join for treats and spooky fun! “Trunk or treat” is a Halloween event organized by the Lothrop PTO, where local folks will decorate their vehicle trunks, gather…

Saturday, Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — PEGTV, Rutland County’s public access television station, will be broadcasting the 56th annual Rutland City Halloween Parade live on cable channel 15 starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. The parade will also be streaming live pegtv.com. For over 20 years PEGTV has worked to deliver…

A free lecture presented by Vermont Humanities Council Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — UVM History Professor Emeritus Mark Stoler will examine the important personal relationship between Britain’s Prime Minister and America’s President during their World War II alliance in a talk at Rutland Free Library on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. His talk,…

Nov. 2, 3 — ROCHESTER — The Rochester School PTO’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the high school on Monday, Nov. 2 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. There are books available for a variety of ages from preschool to adult. This is a great chance to do some…

Everyone impacted by wind storm had power back by morning Wednesday’s strong wind storm blew down trees and branches, cutting power to thousands of Green Mountain Power customers. But by Thursday morning, Oct. 29, GMP had restored power to all 12,000 customers impacted by the storm. “Early preparation before the storm hit helped assure that…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week's Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn Moon with a bevy of aspects that will see me talking about the same old thing, if I don't find something better to do. Because the Halloween cross quarter is right around the corner, I'd…

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The North Ridge Triple sags with the weight of full chairs, Sunday. Snowmaking and natural snow set the stage for the longest season in the East KILLINGTON – Killington Resort kicked off its 2015-16 winter season at 12 noon on Sunday, Oct. 18, becoming the first North American resort to open for skiing and snowboarding.…

Submitted The Oola VW bus carries written dreams nationwide. PROCTOR—Last week the Oola Dream Tour 1970 VW surf bus visited Proctor, Vt., to collect dreams. “Our goal is to collect the dreams and aspirations of thousands of Americans, in the form of thousands of stickers attached to the outside of our vintage VW surf bus,”…

Submitted Gary Roth, chief of the Killington Volunteer Fire Department By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — The Killington Volunteer Fire Department has invited community members to tour their facilities on Killington Road every Tuesday in October. With one more public opportunity, Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m., they hope anyone who has not yet had the…

$700,000 to aid employers, in the Northeast Kingdom and Bethel/Royalton area On Oct. 19, Gov. Peter Shumlin recommended using funds from the Vermont Enterprise Fund to attract over 120 jobs – more than 50 in the Northeast Kingdom and up to 73 in the Bethel/Royalton area. In addition to the jobs, the $700,000 in awards…

KILLINGTON—Rick Davis, co-founder of the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children, announced both the finalist and winner of Vermont’s first Early Educator of the Year Award on Oct. 16, at the annual conference of the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VAEYC) held at the Killington Grand Hotel. The award winner, Geralyn (Gerri) Barrows,…

We would like to thank all of our friends for all the love, support and kindness through this difficult time. We are all so very blessed to live in such a special place, filled with so many special people. With sincere gratitude and love, Nancy Gaede, Kately, Wayatt, Chuck, Brett and Matt

Submitted Yannick and Fiona Gomes By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series on graduates of the Killington School of Resort Management program of Green Mountain College. See the Oct. 8 story for details on the program. They have different jobs at Killington, but Yannick Gomes and his sister…