By Ethan Weinstein Since Killington Resort announced its new Fast Tracks program — pay $49 on top of a regular pass or ticket to skip the lift lines — social media has been noisy with frustrated skiers and riders. Threads […]
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Sharing your garden creates memories between neighbors
By Mary Ellen Shaw Anything in your garden that you can divide and share provides a connection between you and another person. It will also become a remembrance of you. That may not seem important now but over time you […]
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Non-profit offers temporary housing for families
By Virginia Dean When the pandemic hit last year, a wave of people moved to Vermont seeking safety and community. After all, the state was deemed one of the safest areas in the country. The challenge for some in-movers, however, […]
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Most Mendon taxpayers will pay less
Increased home valuations, lower municipal tax rate, surplus, state education formula explained By Brett Yates MENDON — A previous article in the Mountain Times, “Tax rate plunges in Mendon” (July 28), misstated the municipal tax rate in Mendon for 2021–2022 […]
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Officials encourage Vermonters to talk to their families about getting vaccinated
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Health Commissioner Mark Levine told Vermonters on Tuesday, July 6, that the best way to create a wall of protection against Covid-19 this fall and winter is to get vaccinated — and to talk to their family members […]
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Post-pandemic Fourth a hit in Hartland
By Curt Peterson After a year and a half of postponements and re-postponements due to Covid-19 pandemic risks and restrictions, Hartlanders positioned along the parade route uttered a sigh of relief and joy on July Fourth – Old Home Day […]
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Mountain Times – Volume 50, Number 27 – July 7-13, 2021
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State reaches 80% vax goal, governor lifts remaining restrictions
At the press conference today (Monday) at 11 a.m. Governor Phil Scott announced that 80.2% of Vermont’s eligible population — those age 12 and older — have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, making it the first […]
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Green Mountain Conservation Camp ‘workcation’ weekends
May 22-23 — WOODBURY — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is looking for volunteers to join them for fun-filled weekends to get the camps ready for the 2021 season. This year, the GMCC Buck Lake “workcation” weekend will be […]
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Home sales to out-of-state buyers spiked in 2020, data show
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Sales of Vermont homes to out-of-state buyers jumped 38% in 2020 over the year before, suggesting that the pandemic drove newfound interest in Vermont real estate. According to data collected by the state Dept. of Taxes and newly analyzed by […]