By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — “I have a simple thesis. If you restore it, they will come.” With that thought, Rutland County Audubon Society Co-President Roy Pilcher summed up Friday’s preservation of 500 acres of wetland at the former […]
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Resort prepares for World Cup’s return to east coast
VIP tickets go on sale July 5 KILLINGTON – Killington Resort announced Tuesday, June 28, that tickets for the 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cups will go on sale starting next Tuesday, July 5 at 8 a.m. Taking place over […]
Last Snow on Killington
Photo by Paul Holmes A patch of snow remained on Superstar June 15.
Hot wheels
KILLINGTON — For three days athletes threw themselves down East Mountain Road in Killington on skateboards, competing for the fastest time. The Downhill Throwdown freeride event was back for a third year, featuring high-speed action June 16–18. Downhill skateboarders and street […]
Up to 20,000 expected for Rainbow Family gathering
By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.org A federal response team has come to Vermont to prepare for what is expected to be a gathering of 10,000 to 20,000 people in the next few weeks in the Green Mountain National Forest of Mount […]
Apres-ride party features multiple bands set to entertain Long Trail Century riders and fans
Saturday, June 25 at 11 a.m. — BRIDGEWATER — The Pete Kilpatrick Band, Sonic Malfunktion and local favorite, “DJ Dave” Hoffenberg, highlight the entertainment line-up at the après-ride party for the 6th Annual Long Trail Century Ride to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski […]
Woman accused of daylight dognapping from Humane Society
By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.org PITTSFORD — A 20-year-old woman from Maine who is accused of stealing a dog from an animal shelter in Pittsford was arrested Thursday where the Rainbow Family group is gathering in the Green Mountain National Forest, […]
Proposed skatepark in Killington seeks input, approval
By Juliette Kapitan Killington may soon be adding a skatepark to its growing list of non-winter season activities. The proposal was put forth by Tucker Zink, general manager of Darkside Snowboards,and Jon Hough, who manufactures Dex Skateboards in Derry, N.H. […]
Killington reunion weekend (a.k.a. Oke’s “We ain’t dead yet weekend”) kick off
Life of Leo Davin celebrated
Leo J. Davin, Jr., 73, of Killington, Vt. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, N.H., from complications resulting from cancer and a blood disorder. Leo Davin was born in Norwich, Conn., on […]