By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board is investing $5,500 to finance two additional buses between Killington and Rutland during the summer months. The estimated total cost of adding two additional daily buses is $53,000, according to Selectman Jim Haff, who made the request at a May 21 meeting. “A group of local businesses came…

A Killington home that sold for $2.9 million has broken sales records. The sale in May was the highest priced sale of a home in the area since the MLS started tracking sales in 2001. The custom built home features granite countertops, a 2,000-square-foot deck and a three-story high native Vermont granite fireplace, which stands…

By Katy Savage The Killington Mall has a new owner. Robert “Sal” Salmeri, the owner of Moguls Sports Pub and Restaurant, bought the building on Killington Road for $475,000 at an auction on Tuesday, May 21. “Call it a pet project of mine,” Salmeri said. “I’ve liked that building for years. It’s part of Killington…

By Julia Purdy The West Street neighborhood in Proctor will soon have their corner store back—with some differences. Jenn and Chris Curtis are preparing to open The Market On West Street in Proctor, formerly known as the West St. Market, before Memorial Day. The front has been refreshed and painted in cheerful sunshine-gold with green…

By Curt Peterson WOODSTOCK—Two important issues were among the many topics discussed by board members of the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District at the Woodstock Middle School Library May 13—elimination of language learning for Kindergarten through third grade, and a reduction in language lessons grades four through six, and Reading bus scheduling. Two…

By Katy Savage The Rutland Parent Child Center has been ordered to shut down its location on Juneberry Lane after the state found some teachers who weren’t licensed and found children at risk. DCF Director of Child Care Licensing Christel Michaud said the department received two calls that children had been injured in two separate…

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman that was reported early Saturday, May 18  on Market Street in Proctor. State police were notified of the death at 4:52 a.m., and troopers from the Field Force Division and members of the Major Crime Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigations responded to the location. Investigators…

By Katy Savage POULTNEY—After four years, the nonprofit Slate Valley Trails has hired its first employee. Silvia Cassano starts her position as program manager on May 20 to coordinate volunteers and spearhead fundraising opportunities. Cassano, who lives in Bennington, studied parks, recreation and tourism at the University of Maine, Orono. She’s served on the board…

Killington student Toby Borzekowski prepares for nationals By Katy Savage For 30 years, Woodstock Union High School teacher Gordon Ladd has led the school’s speech and debate team from championship to championship. The team has won the state championship eight times in his 30-year career and has been runner up 10 times. This year, the…

By Curt Peterson Ask any maple syrup farmer – the 2019 maple syrup season was somewhere between “excellent” and “okay.” Production-wise, syrup farmers say the 2019 season was very good, but not the best ever. “We didn’t make as much syrup as last year,” Reid Richardson of the Richardson Family Farm in Hartland said, “but…

By Katy Savage It’s been five years since Vermont made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine for its “full blown” heroin problem. National news organizations like the New York Times highlighted Rutland in particular, with its increased crime rate and drug crisis. “I get there was article after article about Rutland being the heroin capital,”…

By Polly Mikula It’s been a wet and cold spring and the snow that fell Monday night on the mountain tops was certainly not a welcomed sight. With May Day and Mother’s Day celebrations behind us and Memorial Day in sight, we should be donning our open-toed shoes, not thankful that we didn’t take off…

By Katy Savage Eli Smith is a homeless veteran by choice. Smith, 39, sold all of his belongings three years ago to hike to all four corners of the country and raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder. Smith started his trip on foot in November 2016 before switching to a bike in 2017 due to…

By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula Cape Air Airline has a challenger for providing service between Logan Airport and Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport from San Francisco’s Boutique Air. The proposed contract would provide flights for two years starting Nov. 1. Flying with a regional airline is a unique convenience for a rural area and boon…

Staff report The historic Benson Village Store has closed due to a fire last week. “My guess is that it will be declared a total loss,” said Benson Fire Chief Tom Newmann. The fire started around 2 a.m. April 29. Store owner James Tillman, who lived upstairs, was asleep at the time, Newmann said. “Before…