BOSTON—Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports on Thursday night, July 22, received the $10,000 first-place award in Vermont as part of the 7th annual IMPACT awards, a joint initiative of the Red Sox Foundation and the Ruderman Family Foundation which this […]
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Killington to require fireworks permits
By Curt Peterson Inspired by the still-mysterious explosions set off over several nights this summer, the Killington Select Board decided at their July 20 meeting to reinforce Vermont state fireworks law with a local fireworks permit system. Selectman Jim Haff […]
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Rutland Regional Medical Center honored by the American Hospital Association
RUTLAND—The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently recognized Rutland Regional Medical Center for its 100 years of participation and leadership in the organization. Osei Mevs, the Region 1 regional executive from the AHA, presented the organization with a commemorative 100-year award. […]
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Planning Commission accepts Killington Road Corridor Study
By Neil P. Allen KILLINGTON—On July 20, the Killington Planning Commission voted to accept the VHB Killington Road Survey Study, and will be forwarding the study to the Select Board to enact on the engineering services and design work for […]
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Covid community funds used to buy Mission Farm fridge
By Curt Peterson Killington Select Board member Jim Haff has been managing Killington’s recycling center since the Covid pandemic began, a job that gave him an opportunity to help Mission Farm and Church of Our Savior gear up their food […]
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Integrating vertically at Savage Hart Farm
Episode no. 3 of My Side of the Mountain — overlooked stories of everyday life in the Green Mountain State. 10-minutes. https://omny.fm/shows/my-side-of-the-mountain/sheep-farming-and-vertical-integration By Ethan Weinstein It started as a joke: What if we had a sheep farm? Nine years later, […]
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Woodstock Select Board approves conceptual designs for town hall renovation project
By Katy Savage The Woodstock Select Board unanimously approved moving forward with a multi-million dollar Town Hall renovation project on Tuesday, July 20. The board specifically approved four design elements — bringing the Town Hall Theatre into compliance with the […]
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Tax rate plunges in Mendon
By Brett Yates The Mendon Select Board has set the municipal tax rate for 2021–2022 at 0.3973%, which means that Mendon homeowners will pay 16.4 fewer cents in municipal taxes per $100 of assessed property value than they did last […]
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KMS and Elite Camp welcome youth athletes
KILLINGTON—Last week, Killington Mountain School (KMS) and ELITEAM partnered to host Elite Camp, a six-day summer cross-training program for kids 12-14 led by former Olympian Doug Lewis. Elite Camp is in its 13th year, but this is the first time […]
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Reading votes to move to Australian balloting
On Saturday, July 24, the residents of Reading voted in a special election to determine whether or not the voting mechanism on town meeting day should change. According to Reading resident Shiri Macri, who brought forward the petition to change […]