Through a bidding process, the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) hired Fitzgerald Environmental Associates, LLC to develop a stormwater master plan (SWMP) for the town of West Rutland’s Clarendon River Watershed. The goal of this project is to […]
Category: Local News
Featured, Local News
Lake Rescue celebrates first loon chick in recorded history
Fishing line removed from mother’s beak By Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt A loon couple that has made Lake Rescue in Ludlow its home for several few years finally succeeded in hatching an egg in June, producing the first successful chick ever recorded […]
Featured, Local News
New chief ready to take over Killington fire department
By Katy Savage As Paul Ginther gets ready to step into his new role as Killington fire chief, he knows his job will be difficult. “It’s going to be a challenge from top to bottom,” he said. Ginther, […]
Local News
Center for Cartoon Studies founders receive Bookstock literary inspiration award
Vermont’s Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), and co-founders Michelle Ollie and James Sturm received this year’s Literary Inspiration Award at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 24 in a presentation at Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. CCS MFA student Annabel […]
Local News, Obituaries
James ‘JD’ Daniels, 75
James Daniels passed away peacefully in his sleep at Mass General Hospital on June 13. He was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up on the Jersey Shore with his eight siblings. JD moved to the Killington […]
Local News
Sleep Woodstock has new owners
By Katy Savage Sleep Woodstock has a new owner after 10 years. Owner Patrick Fultz sold the motel to business partners Cliff Johnson and Billy O’Sullivan on June 15. “We sold it in a day, which is crazy,” Fultz […]
Featured, Local News, Uncategorized
KSAR moves from fire dept to police dept
By Katy Savage In an attempt to move on from turmoil, Killington’s search and rescue team (KSAR) will fall under the purview of the police department going forward, moving away from the fire department. Killington Police Chief Whit Montgomery […]
Featured, Local News, Uncategorized
Killington Board sets flat municipal tax rate for FY24
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board approved the FY2024 municipal tax rate Monday night, at $.5444, a very slight increase over the current year FY2023 rate of $.5436, according to Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth. To calculate your property’s […]
Featured, Local News
Motocross legend Doug Henry visited Killington for the Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge
By Brooke Geery Vermont Adaptive’s mission, which is to make sports such as biking and skiing possible for athletes who’ve suffered life-changing injuries or were born with disabilities, takes a strong community and a lot of money to sustain. […]
Local News, Obituaries
Joseph Kay III, 32
Joseph William Kay III, 32, of Rutland died on June 15, 2023 at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1990 in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Brian and Cathy (Rieben) Kay. Joseph Kay attended Hamden Hall and […]