By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn the prison sentence for a former attorney for the city Rutland who argued that the judge who sent him behind bars for his role in fatal […]
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Foster T. Chandler, marketing pioneer, guru
Foster T. Chandler Jr., a ski industry legend and marketing icon who helped catapult Killington into one of the nation’s largest and most successful ski areas, will be among honorees inducted into the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of […]
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‘Day One’ celebration brings over 500 to slopes
By Katy Savage Killington is open for the season. The resort opened Friday, Oct. 19 with three trails and about 10 inches of manmade snow covering the base. More than 500 people attended opening day, which allowed only passholders on […]
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Fire consumes Vermont Country Store warehouse
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger CLARENDON — A late-night weekend blaze consumed a Vermont Country Store backup warehouse that many people, hearing initial police scanner chatter and incomplete press reports, feared was the nearby call and distribution center for the $100 million […]
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Too big to rent? Public hearing on VRBOs postponed
By Katy Savage A public hearing before the Killington Development Review Board about a Killington rental home was called off moments after it started Oct. 17. Attorney Pat Burke, who represented several property owners in the Cricket Hill Community at […]
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City’s third sculpture honors woman Revolutionary hero
RUTLAND—The city enhanced its downtown sculpture trail Oct. 19 with the unveiling of a seven-foot-tall marble sculpture of Revolutionary War hero Ann Story. The work of art stands near the intersection of West Street and Cottage Street. Ann Story, with […]
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Killington legends to be inducted into the Vermont Ski Hall of Fame
By Karen D. Lorentz Killington will be well-represented in the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Class of 2018, which will be celebrated at an induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Killington Grand Resort Hotel. Foster Chandler and […]
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Mold could cost school $500K
By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District (WCMUUSD) facilities manager Joe Rigoli told the Board in Reading on Oct. 12 that he learned a lot about the history of The Prosper Valley School from a box of […]
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Killington set to open Friday
Killington is scheduled to kick off its 2018-19 winter season at 10 a.m on Friday, Oct.19 becoming the first Eastern resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season on Friday will be reserved exclusively for Season […]
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Snow is in the air at Killington
KILLINGTON—Killington Resort has begun snowmaking in advance of the 2018 Audi FIS Ski World Cup on Nov. 23-25, 2018. Killington Resort was the first Eastern American ski mountain to open for the season and the last to close last year, […]