By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—At 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, the Killington Select Board came out of executive session to announce the termination of Deborah Schwartz from the position of Town Manager “without cause.” The board unanimously approved the […]
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Killington Select Board pursues management option for GMNGC
By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—About 30 people attended a special Select Board meeting Wednesday, March 28, for a presentation by Brown Golf Management (BGM). The meeting was held at the Sherburne Memorial Library at 5 p.m. It was the second […]
Hundreds turn out for gun rights rally: 1,200 magazine rounds given away to gun activists
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Hundreds of gun activists swarmed the State House lawn Saturday afternoon, March 31, to protest the passage of S.55, legislation that puts sweeping new restrictions on gun use in Vermont. Republican Gov. Phil Scott has promised to […]
Killington Select Board seeks management proposal for GMNGC
By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—About 30 people attended a special Select Board meeting Wednesday, March 28, for a presentation by Brown Golf Management (BGM). The meeting was held at the Sherburne Memorial Library at 5 p.m. It was the […]
Killington Town Manager fired without cause
By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—At 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, the Killington Select Board came out of executive session to announce the termination of Deborah Schwartz from the position of Town Manager without cause. The board unanimously approved the […]
2,500 march on Montpelier for “commonsense gun laws”
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger A group of Vermont students walk by the Capitol in D.C. during March for Our Lives. By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger Led by young Vermonters, thousands of protestors marched on the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday, March 24, […]
Town Report needs work, Killington officials say
By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—In the first Select Board meeting since voters narrowly approved a $4.4 million budget on Town Meeting Day, board members expressed concerns about errors and omissions in the town report—continuing conversation from an informational meeting prior to the […]
United Way praises community for $640,000 “windfall”
RUTLAND—At the end of February, the United Way of Rutland County concluded its 2017-2018 campaign. This was the organization’s 75th year of supporting the Rutland County community. Caprice Hover, executive director of the United Way of Rutland County, explained the […]
Lucrecia Wonsor: Killington’s keeper of records and much more
By Katy Savage Lucrecia Wonsor can give the number of Killington residents who were born and the number who died last year off the top of her head. Last year’s five births and three deaths surprised to Wonsor. It was the […]
New three-day music festival coming to Okemo
LUDLOW—With spring on its way, now is the time to mark the calendar with all the best summer events to attend. A new three-day music festival, Okemo’s All Come Home Music Festival scheduled for July 12-14 at Okemo Jackson Gore […]