By Katy Savage Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum is moving from Center Street in Rutland to Green Mountain Power’s Energy Innovation Center on Merchants Row, tripling the size of the museum to 9,000 square feet and expanding programming. “We’ve been in the […]
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Rec department requests more funding
By Curt Peterson Killington Recreation Director Sarah Newell described her department’s “growing pains” to the Select Board at its April 25 meeting. She’s asked for an additional $22,500 in her town budget for FY2023 to fund a full time recreation […]
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Killington Resort treats employees to free gas and food
By Brooke Geery On Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, all current employees of Killington Resort were invited to pull up to the gas pumps outside the vehicle maintenance building, where various members of the Resort Leadership Team (RLT) […]
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Resort announces community partnership with Come Alive Outside
Killington’s Play Forever fund grants a $40,000 donation, employees participate in programming On Tuesday, April 26, Killington Resort announced its partnership with Come Alive Outside through a $40,000 donation and employee participation in their programs. “We are beyond thrilled that […]
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Residents discuss Center Street redesign options at forum
By Katy Savage About 50 people attended a public meeting at the Paramount Theatre Monday April 25 to discuss a redesign of Center Street in Rutland. Consultants Dubois & King, Inc. presented three options —making Center Street a pedestrian-only street, […]
Local News, Obituaries
Douglas Hugh McKenna, 66
Douglas Hugh McKenna Jr. passed away on April 2, 2022 in White River Junction, Vermont. Douglas was born on May 10, 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware and was the son of Douglas and Virginia McKenna. His father was an executive at […]
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Floodplain restoration projects on Pinney Hollow Brook in Plymouth planned for 2022
Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) and Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) have been working together to support the design and implementation of two river restoration projects along Pinney Hollow Brook in Plymouth. In December of 2021 TRORC was awarded a Vermont […]
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Woodstock Planning Commission chair steps down after 23 years
By Katy Savage The chair of the Woodstock Planning Commission resigned on Friday, April 22 in the midst of a discussion about an amendment to the town’s zoning regulations to allow on-farm restaurants in residential areas. Sally Miller, who had […]
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Pittsfield to hold Town Meeting on May 3
By Brett Yates In January, Covid-19’s infectious omicron variant prompted the Pittsfield Select Board to postpone the annual town meeting. It will finally take place on May 3 at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall, where residents will transact business […]
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Is ‘the force’ strong in you?
Two Star Wars-themed Jedi Trails events planned Saturday and Sunday in Poultney and Rutland By Victoria Gaither This year, Come Alive Outside, along with partners Partners for Prevention, Slate Valley Trails, and Pine Hill Park, are joining forces to connect […]