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Killington RAISE grant back on
June 25, 2025
By Curt Peterson Killington’s new five-member Select Board tackled a long agenda Monday evening, June 23. It’s second meeting as an expanded board saw new leaders emerge. Patrick Cushing was unanimously elected board chair at the last board meeting, June 9, and Bill Vines was elected vice-chair June 23. Jim Haff the only long-term board…
’28 Years Later’ rises above its genre, providing a fascinating look at how people move forward after an apocalypse
June 25, 2025
Twenty-two years after director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s surprise hit apocalypse film, “28 Days Later” (2002), entered the lexicon of zombie movies, they return with “28 Years Later.” Sure, the math doesn’t quite add up, but it’s an alternate-future sci-fi anyway, and aside from the same setup and world-building, there aren’t any characters…
No Kings protest draws 1,500 in Rutland
June 18, 2025
By James Kent At 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 —the traditional Flag Day, the date of the U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade and the 79th birthday of Donald Trump — a long line formed at the counter of Jones’ Donuts on West St. Perhaps, too long a wait for Donuts at this time, and…
Legislature passes education reform
June 18, 2025
By Polly Mikula and Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The Vermont Legislature on Monday, June 16, passed the year’s landmark education reform package, setting in motion years of transformation to the state’s public school and property tax systems. The governor is expected to sign the bill, H.454, this week. The bill promises to radically alter Vermont’s education funding and…
Showing up is the win: Middletown Springs celebrated its 4th annual Strawberry Jam Fun Run
June 18, 2025
By Emily Pratt Slatin Middletown Springs laced up and leaned into tradition Saturday morning as the fourth annual Strawberry Jam Fun Run welcomed runners of all ages beneath a soft, overcast sky that kept things cool and mercifully un-scorched. Now in its fourth year, the event raises money for local education—and gives the town a…
VT hospitals to take $1.7 billion hit under ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
June 18, 2025
Congress is considering massive cuts to Medicaid that could devastate healthcare providers. Hospitals in Vermont would see a $1.5 billion reduction in spending over the next decade under the budget reconciliation proposal passed by the House of Representatives that the Senate is now considering, according to a new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute. …
Rutland County Pride Center’s William Fourney-Mills: leading with purpose, empathy, and compassion
June 18, 2025
As the director of the Rutland County Pride Center (RCPC), William Fourney-Mills is a pillar of LGBTQ+ advocacy in the Killington-Rutland area, overseeing the 501c3 organization he launched over two years ago. In championing inclusivity, diversity, and community building, his work is particularly vital given the current political climate, making Rutland County Pride an essential…
Vermont’s ski areas boast growth with 4.16 million skier visits for 2024-25
June 11, 2025
Vermont’s Alpine and cross-country ski areas joined industry partners, supporters, and friends at Ski Vermont’s 56th annual meeting at Sugarbush Resort, June 4-5, recapping a season of continued growth despite challenges. Vermont’s Alpine ski areas reported 4.16 million skier visits for the 2024–25 season, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year and 6.2% over…
Chittenden landowner held in contempt in legal battle with Mountain Top Resort
June 11, 2025
By Greta Solsaa/VTDigger Chittenden property owner John Gerlach has been found in contempt in the latest development of an ongoing legal battle with Mountain Top Resort. The May 22 decision came after Gerlach removed a rope barring access to one of the resort’s cross-country trails. The dispute began last summer when Gerlach and his wife, Debra, relocated two of…
White River Valley SU withdraws from the Vermont School Boards Association
June 11, 2025
By Corey McDonald/VTDigger The White River Valley Supervisory Union last week moved to withdraw its membership from the Vermont School Boards Association, highlighting deep divisions among the state’s school districts and supervisory unions over the trajectory of education reform. The White River Valley board’s decision marks an overt break in unity with a prominent advocacy organization…
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ goes according to Wes Anderson’s plan
June 11, 2025
“The Phoenician Scheme” marks the 12th feature film in writer/director Wes Anderson’s near 30-year career. Anderson, working from a script co-written with frequent screenwriting collaborator Roman Coppola, channels his innermost self to produce another exacting artifact of precise framing, intricate set design, stitch-perfect costumes, and a caravan of his favorite stock actors, plus a few…
Pittsford Village Farm to break ground June 19, launches capital campaign to complete community hub
June 11, 2025
Pittsford Village Farm will officially break ground on the renovation of its historic farmhouse on June 19, marking a significant milestone in a multi-year effort to transform the nearly 150-acre site into a regional resource for community connection, early childhood education, and affordable housing. Located at 42 Elm St., across from Kamuda’s, Pittsford Village Farm…
Camp Sangamon offers local boys an affordable, unforgettable summer adventure in the Vermont outdoors
June 4, 2025
By James Kent Just 10 minutes north of Rutland, tucked into the hills of Pittsford, Camp Sangamon offers a summer camp experience that feels like it stepped out of a storybook—treehouses, blacksmithing, sailboats on a shared pond, and cabins dating back to the 1950s. Since 1922, boys from across the country have spent their summers…
Education bill hits an impasse, Legislature to reconvene mid-June
June 4, 2025
By Shaun Robinson and Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger After a drawn-out day of disagreements and false starts, the Vermont Legislature bailed on its plan to wrap up business for the year on Friday, May 30, failing to come to a deal, at least for now, on this year’s landmark education reform bill. So strained were the talks, the House and…
MVSU braces for impact of education funding reform, weighs pros and cons of PCB testing
June 4, 2025
By Polly Mikula The agenda was jam-packed at the final Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board meeting of the school year, Monday, June 2. The nearly 3-hour meeting covered a spectrum of issues, but two will have far-reaching implications for the district’s future: namely, the impact of education funding reform on the district’s budget and…