The town of Killington is in process of purchasing a five-unit, 11,000+ square foot property at 2046 U.S. Route 4 in Killington — the building where the Post Office is located, according to a town news release Nov. 15. The Post Office has a long-term contract, which offsets costs for the $1.2 million purchase. The…

KILLINGTON—Killington Resort received a positive snow control announcement from FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation), the governing body of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup, on Wednesday morning, Nov. 16.  With this announcement, Killington Resort can assure international race teams and ski racing fans traveling to central Vermont for Thanksgiving weekend that both the Giant…

Killington Resort will kick off the 2022-23 winter season at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, becoming among the first Eastern resorts to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season on Thursday will be reserved exclusively for Killington Season Pass, Beast 365 and Ikon pass holders. The resort will open to…

Temperatures (finally) begin to cooperate with Killington — race hill turns white, resort says it's 'confident' it can pull off the FIS World Cup ski race over Thanksgiving weekend Staff report “While some people may be excited about record high temperatures in November, we are not among them,” Killington Resort stated in The Drift newsletter.…

Remembering Captain John Vincent By Julia Purdy Captain John Vincent was regarded in his own time as the last Indian left in Mendon. He appears in town histories as a mysterious Indian who traded in town occasionally; neighbors and the townspeople knew him as “Indian John.” Thanks to diligent U.S. military recordkeeping and painstaking research…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Supervisory Union configuration and enrollment growth working group met Thursday, Nov. 3, with a primary goal to complete a step in the district renaming process and to present suggestions for full board consideration. Nine names were winnowed from a public survey and solicitations from the elementary schools and middle/high…

By Katy Savage After a year of debate and multiple public hearings, the Woodstock Select Board unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to allow on-farm restaurants in rural residential areas. The amendment will go into effect after 21 days and will allow restaurants of up to 2,800 square feet to open on properties…

By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A jury on Friday, Oct. 28 found a Ludlow man not guilty in the death of an infant more than four years ago. Tyler Pollender-Savery, 26, had been charged in December 2018 with second-degree murder in the death almost a year earlier of 11-month-old Karsen Rickert, the…

Signed development agreement paves way for town plan to meet target dates On Oct. 28, the town of Killington took the next critical step in the Killington Forward project by signing a development agreement with Toronto-based Great Gulf, a residential and commercial real estate developer. While negotiations were time-consuming, the town was able to submit…

2022 Killington Cup lineup features Michael Franti, Noah Kahan, Stephen Kellogg and DJ Angie Vee  KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced the entertainment lineup for the 2022 Killington Cup on Oct. 25 in a news release. Taking place Nov. 25-27, the return of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will bring together the fastest female technical alpine skiers in…

The town of Killington recently received official word of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and grant subsidy designated for clean water and drinking water infrastructure. The Agency of Natural Resources reviewed applications from around the state and responded with an allocation commitment of a $2.3 million ARPA grant and a $3.6 million fully forgivable…

By Julia Purdy Well, fall foliage has done it again... in spite of a slow start and drought that has hit some trees hard, Indigenous Peoples' Weekend (formerly Columbus Day) rewarded visitors and locals like with the progression of color that, like an orchestra tuning up, began gradually as one species after another reacted to…

BRENNEN DUFFY   By Katy Savage After coming under scrutiny by some members of the Board of Aldermen, Brennan Duffy resigned from his role as executive director of the Rutland Redevelopment Authority (RRA) this past Thursday, Oct. 13. His last day will be Oct. 31. “This resignation appears to be the most expeditious, and least…

The Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) recently secured a $1.5 million grant to launch Rutland’s Tech Startup Incubator, which will offer technology support and develop a mentor and investor network providing tech entrepreneurs capital needed to grow their businesses. “The CEDRR board of directors and staff are very pleased that Rutland’s…

By Katy Savage Six people are moving away from Woodstock because they can’t find childcare and 27 families are still searching for childcare in Woodstock — the need is particularly acute for kids 3 and under — according to a survey from the Woodstock Economic Development Commission (EDC). Area childcare programs are maxed out and…