Submitted Simeon Payne By Karen D. Lorentz If ever a skier’s life has come full circle, it would be Simeon Payne’s. Born in England, at age 6 his family moved to Belgium for his father’s work. Thanks to his […]
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Okemo Valley TV explores a multi-media approach
Seeks community’s interest in local public radio Okemo Valley TV, the community access TV station and media center, has been expanding beyond cable for many years. Like its 23 “sister stations” across the Green Mountain State, Okemo Valley TV was originally […]
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Great Gulf unveils vision, renderings for new Killington Village
Courtesy Great Gulf Great Gulf and Safdie Architects envision a promenade around Snowshed Pond with luxury condos built in future phases. By Polly Mikula At the Killington Cup last weekend, Great Gulf the developer for the […]
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New coalition calls on Legislature to make Vermont’s wealthiest pay their ‘fair share’ in taxes
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger It is high time, a coalition of state political interest groups said Thursday, that Vermont’s wealthiest residents pay their “fair share” in income taxes. Members of the newly formed coalition, which is dubbing itself Fund Vermont’s Future, […]
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Ottauquechee River Trail joins Woodstock Community Trust
The Ottauquechee River Trail Project is now part of the Woodstock Community Trust’s portfolio of local efforts to invest in and benefit the Woodstock community. As with all of the Woodstock Community Trust projects, the Ottauquechee River Trail Project […]
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Rutland Regional Medical Center selected as one of four prevention lead organizations in Vermont
Rutland Regional Medical Center and its partners recently announced that Rutland Regional has been selected by the state of Vermont Dept. of Health, Division of Substance Use (DSU) as one of four Prevention Lead Organizations across the state. As […]
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State kicks off Vermont Strong holiday campaign to raise $1M for flood recovery
Gov. Phil Scott announced a six-week holiday campaign on Nov. 20 to raise funds for Vermonters and businesses impacted by this summer’s flooding through ongoing sales of Vermont Strong license plates and limited-edition socks. Since the “Vermont Strong” license […]
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Former Rutland city clerk looks for rule change
Staff report The ousted Rutland City clerk is looking for a charter change that would allow future clerks to be elected, instead of appointed. Henry Heck, who was not reappointed to the city clerk position in March under new […]
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Startup aims to connect retirees with Killington employment, volunteerism
By Katy Savage As businesses grapple with worker shortage, two Killngton weekenders are launching a startup to connect retirees with jobs and volunteer organizations to ease the burden. The startup, called GoForIt, is coming next month and aims to […]
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Local dog comes in third place in national swimming competition
By Cristina Kumka Rutland County is home to one of the nation’s fastest dogs. Hozzy became the third-fastest swimming dog in the nation recently, after competing against hundreds of other dogs in the Ultimate Air Games Dog Dock Diving […]