South Burlington, VT – March 11, 2020 Following guidance from Special Olympics International, Special Olympics Vermont (SOVT) announced that the upcoming Winter Games, scheduled for March 22-24 at Killington Pico Resort, as well as the Unified Champion Schools Snowshoe Tournament, scheduled for March 25, are cancelled, in an effort to ensure the health and safety…

Venues around the state are grappling with cancellation of events in hopes of keeping the public safe from the corona outbreak. The following are the local announcements that have been made so far. March 21-22 is a big weekend for maple syrup, and unfortunately, Maplefest events have been cancelled, including those in Poultney and at…

As a global operator of 37 ski resorts, Vail Resorts is monitoring the rapidly evolving impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) from all angles. In a press release Friday, March 13, the resort said: "Unwaveringly and without question, our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our guests and employees. We are fortunate to have strong…

With the outbreak of COVID-19 declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, everyone is on high alert. This includes area schools. According to interim Superintendent David Wolk, Rutland Schools are taking many precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. They are deep cleaning in classrooms, schools and school buses. This weekend, they will…

In an effort to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect our residents and participants, Rutland Rec Center has made the decision to cancel the following programs and events.  All decisions made are with the best interest of the community’s health and safety in mind. A household credit will be applied…

KILLINGTON— In an email to Members of the Killington Mountain School Community, Head of school Tao Smith wrote, in part: "KMS is responding to the changing dynamic with one primary goal; protecting our children and employees, their extended families and loved ones to the very best of our ability. We have been in consultation with…

March 13, 2020- While Billings Farm & Museum is closed for general visitation, as scheduled, until April 10, the health and safety of Billings Farm & Museum staff and visitors is of the utmost importance. In an effort to protect the welfare of our staff, patrons, and community from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak during our scheduled Woodstock Vermont Film Series showings…

The Mountain Times published more complete coverage and town by town results online (mountain times.info) as the results were announced last Tuesday, March 3. Here is a summary of some of the votes on important local topics and briefs on some of the more surprising results. Pittsford does away with town listers Last Tuesday Pittsford…

Robert Knight Townsend, Jr., “Robby T,” died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on Sunday, March 1.  Robby was born July 30, 1957 and grew up in Absecon, New Jersey where he attended H. Ashton Marsh and Pleasantville High School. Robby worked at the Lido restaurant in Atlantic City and Miller Auto Parts before…

Peter William Giancola, 53, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 6 in Rutland, after a courageous 10 year battle with brain cancer. He was born in Rutland on July 27, 1966, the son of Barbara (Allard) and Joseph A. Giancola. He is survived by his parents, his younger brother, David (Jennifer) Giancola and…

WALLINGFORD—Traffic was stopped in both directions for some time on Route 7 in Wallingford village Thursday Feb. 27 as a Clarendon Garage crew worked to move a one-ton slab of rock off the right of way across from Cumberland Farms. The slab had cracked off a low roadside ledge and slid down into the shoulder…

By Royal Barnard RUTLAND—There are lots of energetic and creative people in our region. Many were born here and many were attracted here for the beauty, the people, and the way of life. Many more would love to be here if they had a suitable vocation. Dave Tibbs came to Rutland about 14 years ago, met his…

Okemo Mountain School and the Okemo Competition Center were well represented in the 2020 Burton U.S. Open, Feb. 24-29. Two young riders, Tommy Okesson and Sumner Orr, and one senior athlete, Joey Okesson, traveled to Vail, Colorado to compete in the junior jam and pro pipe events. Tommy Okesson and Orr competed in the junior…

Demand up, inventory low, prices best in state By Karen D. Lorentz Nationally, a homebuyer is looking at higher prices and more competition this spring with greater demand from Millennials as well as lower inventories and low mortgage rates, contributing to a tight market that will price some would-be buyers out. But in Rutland County,…

By Curt Peterson Voters approved the Windsor Central Unified District $21.7 million budget on March 3, 1677-1216. On Monday night before the vote, Killington school district representative and Select Board member Jim Haff explained to voters at the pre-election information meeting that he would be voting “no” on the proposed budget. He said he suspected…