Carol D. Ehmann, 66, passed on Aug. 1 in her home in Chittenden. She was born on Dec. 26 in Flushing, New York, to Henry and Marion Kranichfeld. As part of an active outdoor ski family, Carol spent many of […]
Category: Local News
Former Killington resident to appear on Food Network
By Katy Savage Cooking was Mason Zeglen’s outlet through hard times. When his parents divorced, when he was 13 years old, he cooked. He stirred pots of jams. He canned and preserved vegetables and ate English sugar peas raw from […]
Killington News Briefs
West Park Road to be paved KILLINGTON— West Park Road will be paved for 1,200 feet, past Cliff Road, then millings will be applied for the rest of the road. That job, plus half a mile on Killington Road, will […]
Killington Select Board hesitates on solar
By Julia Purdy KILLINGTON—Obstacles are multiplying for the town’s installation of 15 solar trackers. The Killington Select Board discussed the actual cost per kilowatt-hour; the wisdom of taking on long-term debt in which the savings in electric bills would not […]
Top 5 events for the weekend
Have you ever wanted to see what the Long Trail is all about? This weekend is your chance to be guided on a day-long hike with a leader. If hiking isn’t your thing, Taste of Woodstock, with local food, local […]
Stay ‘Bear Smart’
As incidents of bears breaking into homes, garages, sheds and vehicles in Vermont increases, so too should efforts by residents to bear-proof their homes and secure potential outdoor food sources that can attract bears. While searching for food in early […]
Barnard school seeks independence
By Curt Peterson BARNARD—The Barnard School Board expects the Vermont Board of Education (BoE) to accept recommendation by the Agency of Education (AoE) to force the school to join the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District. A decision is […]
Results: Fox US Open of Mountain Biking
By Paul Holmes About 250 mountain bike riders attended the USO of MTB at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5. Some impressive riding was witnessed by crowds of spectators that attended the events. Results: Grom Bomb Downhill Boys/Girls 7-9 years old 1. […]
US Open of Mountain Biking results, by the numbers…
About 5,500 spectators came to the US Open of Mountain Biking in Killington, according to resort figures. Here’s a look at the competitors, by the numbers: 60 competitors from 9 nations in the men’s open 14 competitors from 4 nations in the women’s […]
Hallquist promises progressive innovation
By Xander Landen/VTDigger In 2005, when Christine Hallquist was named CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, the utility was veering toward bankruptcy. It led the state in the number of power outages, a dubious distinction. Its rates were among the […]