Federally-funded grants total nearly $5.1 million statewide On Sept. 24, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced awards through the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program to five Rutland County towns for infrastructure projects to facilitate bicycle and foot travel. West Rutland: […]
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KMS Workshop series featured “The Opiate Effect”
KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School invites outside speakers to share their expertise and knowledge as part of a Wednesday Workshop series. The aim is to enrich the overall educational experience for students by exposing them to a variety of topics and perspectives. […]
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Lift ticket steals & deals
By Karen D. Lorentz The quality of the mountain experience keeps going up, but so does the cost of lift tickets. However, savings go up, too, if you find the right deal and purchase by the right date. Killington offers […]
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State watershed cleanup plan in place for Connecticut River
By Stephen Seitz The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has adopted a new plan to improve water quality and aquatic habitat in a number of central Vermont watersheds, as well as tributaries emptying into the Connecticut River. The area […]
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Bootcampers Against Breast Cancer raise over $10,000
KILLINGTON — On Sunday, Sept. 27, 120 runners and walkers competed in the annual Bootcampers for Breast Cancer 5K on River Road in Killington. “We had a lot more families from the school communities participate this year,” said Danyelle Joaquin, event […]
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Gallery: Spartans descend upon Killington, ascending its many mountains
A Spartan racer jumps over a fire, the final obstacle, at Killington Resort. By Polly Lynn The Spartan races took over the mountains at Killington Resort this past weekend for the annual race. Killington was the home of the Spartan […]
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New businesses open doors in September
By Polly Lynn Business has been good this summer for many area businesses with increased activities at Killington Resort, (mostly) cooperative weather and a growing local and national economy; now more are looking to join their ranks. This month, the […]
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Motorcyclist dies in head-on crash, Route 7
PITTSFORD—On Friday, Sept. 18, at about 5:45 a.m., members of the Vermont State Police, Pittsford Fire Department and Regional Ambulance Service were dispatched to a reported two-vehicle crash on Route 7 in Pittsford, Vt. Vehicles involved were a 2001 Oldsmobile […]
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Local flagger injured on the job in Bethel
BETHEL—Vermont State Police troopers responded to a report of a flagger struck by a vehicle in a construction zone on Route 12 in the town of Bethel. The flagger was identified as Justin Morse, age 35 of Bethel,and an employee […]
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Driver crashes into car dealership on Route 7
Thick fog thought to be a factor RUTLAND—On Friday, Sept. 18, at about 3:30 a.m., the Vermont State Police, the Rutland Town Fire Department and Regional Ambulance Service were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover crash with entrapment at 1253 Route […]