By Ethan Weinstein With cases rising country-wide, Governor Phil Scott and his administration focused their weekly Covid press conference on encouraging Vermonters to get their booster shots and faulting the unvaccinated for the state’s current surge. “It’s become clear that […]
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Column, Featured, The Outside Story
How to preserve a snowflake
By Frank Kaczmarek Wilson Bentley (1865-1931) lived his entire life in Jericho, Vermont, where he developed a passion for snowflakes at an early age. He started by collecting snowflakes and trying to create detailed drawings of each one, but the […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities, Featured
Yama Ramen, offering Japanese and other Asian delights, will open in Killington
By Virginia Dean With her father, Michael, inspiring her love of cooking and her mother, Virginia, a part of the Killington community for 28 years, Lindsay (“Lulu”) Ochman found herself in a perfect position to open up a local restaurant. […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities, Featured
Slurp ‘n’ slam at Killington’s new eatery: Soup Dog
By Virginia Dean Local resident Matt Buck had always dreamed of opening a soup eatery, and this past November, his wish came true. Soup Dog is now open for business and offers a wide selection of soups and a variety […]
Featured, State News
Vermont gets $63 million for clean water and wastewater revolving loan funds
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Governor Phil Scott on Thursday, Dec. 2, announced that Vermont will be receiving $63,041,000 in funding for drinking water systems and wastewater treatment as a result of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed […]
Featured
Hartland Select Board: “TH8 will not be thrown up!’
By Curt Peterson On Nov. 18, the Hartland Select Board decided to retract their proposed abandonment of a section of Town Highway 8, a Class 4 road that connects Barron Hill Road and Advent Hill Road. Town manager David Ormiston […]
Featured, State News
Another week brings record Covid hospitalizations, ICU patients and cases in Vermont
By Ethan Weinstein Despite another week of record high case counts, hospitalized Covid patients, and patients needing ICU treatment, Governor Phil Scott and his Covid team will not make any substantive policy changes to stop the spread of the virus. […]
Featured, State News
Molly Gray to run for Vermont’s congressional seat
By Angelo Lynn BURLINGTON—Early Monday morning, Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray declared her candidacy for Vermont’s lone congressional seat being vacated by Congressman Peter Welch. A lifelong Vermonter, Gray, 37, was born and raised in South Newbury on a vegetable […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup, Featured
Sold out World Cup crowds raise over $450,000 raised for the Killington World Cup Foundation
U.S. Alpine Ski Team member and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom race for the fifth time in a row at Killington Resort in front of a sold-out crowd as Killington Resort hosted the Audi FIS Ski Women’s […]
Featured, Local News, TIF
Public learns about proposed TIF district in Killington
Future success of town, businesses, development prospects assessed By Polly Mikula A lack of basic municipal infrastructure is holding the town of Killington back. That was the summary of a presentation by White + Burke Real Estate Advisors to the […]