New snowmaking technology and a passionate team helped make it possible By Brooke Geery Most people don’t associate skiing and snowboarding with the month of June, but at Killington Resort, it’s always the goal. That being said, it’s no […]
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As motel program winds down for unhoused Vermonters, state looks to out-of-state contractors for solution, staffing
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger With close to 3,000 unhoused Vermonters slated to leave a state-run motel program in two waves over the spring and summer and local shelters already full, the state is beginning to sketch out an emergency response — […]
Bear conflicts are expected to increase in June
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VTF&W) is increasing outreach efforts to encourage Vermont residents and visitors to get ahead of an anticipated jump in bear conflicts this June. “Last year, we saw reported bear incidents spike from 206 […]
Celebration of life for Fiore to be held Sunday, June 11
A celebration of life is scheduled for James Fiore at the Foundry in Killington on June 11 at 1 p.m. The former deputy fire chief in Killington died May 6. “Please join us in celebrating the life of Jimmy,” […]
Richard Blaise Garofalo, 79
Richard Blaise Garofalo, formerly of Monroe, New York and a 27-year resident of Pittsfield, passed away on May 18, 2023 after a long illness. He was born to Stella and Philip Garofalo on July 30, 1943 in Queens, New […]
Tales of Old Woodstock, a staged reading of the historic town’s first 100 years, performed Sunday
On Sunday, June 4 at 4 p.m., a locally written play about early Woostock residents will be performed by locals at North Chapel in Woodstock. Who was Lucy McKenzie? Why did the Baptist deacon want to reshape the fiddle? Have […]
Bergeron retires as snow sports operations manager at Killington
By Brooke Geery After a 37-year career in snow sports, Dan Bergeron is retiring. Prior to his 11 years as snow sports operations manager at Killington, he served as the ski school director at Okemo for 22 years and […]
Students pitch products in entrepreneurship class
By Katy Savage Households spent an average of $326 on veterinary care in 2020, according to Forbes Magazine. Ameila Jones, a student at the Killington School of Resort Management, wants to change that. She presented a product she […]
Rutland rep co-founds Young Democrats of Vermont
Rutland local Anna Tadio has co-founded Vermont’s first Young Democrats group along with Giovanni Falco.. Falco currently serves as the president of the organization while Tadio serves as general counsel. The founders and board of directors of the Vermont […]
Castleton steps up for West African student
By Katy Savage Samuel Koroma came to Vermont last August hoping to escape hardships from back home, but the hardships seem to have followed him. Koroma, 26, grew up in a rural area west of Freetown, Sierra Leone in West […]