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Submitted Grounded Yoga Studio in Mendon opened on May 5 offering accessible yoga for all abilities.

Meg Budusky’s Grounded Yoga Studio has a stretch goal for everyone

May 28, 2025
By James Kent MENDON — A new yoga studio has quietly opened its doors along Route 4 in Mendon, already creating waves of calm and community. Grounded Yoga Studio, founded by longtime local Meg Budusky, officially opened May 5 and offers a welcoming alternative to the more intense fitness-driven yoga environments. Grounded Studio is located…

Bill Vines and Jay Hickory win special election

May 28, 2025
On Wednesday, May 28, Killington residents voted to fill two new seats on its Select Board. Voters approved expanding the board from three to five members on Town Meeting Day. Bill Vines beat David McComb for the two-year seat (253-55 with 4 write-ins) while Jay Hickory beat Jon Wysocki for the one-year seat (190-124 with…

Meg Budusky’s Grounded Yoga Studio has a stretch goal for everyone

May 28, 2025
By James Kent MENDON — A new yoga studio has quietly opened its doors along Route 4 in Mendon, already creating waves of calm and community. Grounded Yoga Studio, founded by longtime local Meg Budusky, officially opened May 5 and offers a welcoming alternative to the more intense fitness-driven yoga environments. Grounded Studio is located…

How Killington became The Beast, Part 12

May 28, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz Editors’ Note: This is part of a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become The Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews for the book “Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men.” The most radical development at Killington was to experiment with the short ski and a…

Killington Select Board candidates call for financial audit to move forward

May 28, 2025
By Polly Mikula On Wednesday, May 28, Killington residents will head to the polls to vote on who will fill two new seats on its Select Board. Voters approved expanding the board from three to five members on Town Meeting Day. Bill Vines and David McComb are running for the two-year seat while Jon Wysocki…

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Killington Resort gets an early start on construction

May 28, 2025
Staff report Progress is well underway on the Superstar chairlift replacement project, Killington Resort reported in its May 22 Insider Blog post. “We have completed removal of the old chair, including removing the chairs, haul line and towers and completed demolition of the top and bottom lift terminals and operator enclosures,” the resort stated. “We…

Ed funding reform moves forward

May 28, 2025
By Polly Mikula Vermont Senate passed H.454, the state’s landmark education reform bill, Friday night, May 23, after days of debate and uncertainty. The bill now heads back to the House, which was expected to call for a conference committee to work out its differences with the Senate version as soon as Tuesday, May 27.…

Public notice: East Mountain Road Paving postponed till Tuesday, May 27.

May 23, 2025
KILLINGTON—Temporary paving of East Mountain Road is delayed due to weather until Tuesday, May 27. The area will remain gravel until then, and is open to all traffic.  Please get in touch with the Killington Public Works Director, Abbie Sherman, at 802-712-4243 or [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

‘This is gutting public education’

May 21, 2025
By Polly Mikula Education funding reform has been the biggest legislative lift this year, as it proposes to drastically reformulate how taxpayers fund K-12 schools. Rising costs, coupled with a dwindling student population over the past few decades (K-12 enrollment has shrunk by 40,000 students over the past 40 years to around 84,000 today), have…

Woodstock MS/HS to adopt bell-to-bell cellphone ban beginning in the fall

May 21, 2025
By Polly Mikula After a full school year of discussions with students, parents and administrators, Woodstock Union Middle School and High School (WUMSHS) principal Aaron Cinquemani confirmed last week that students will be required to secure their cell phones in locked Yondr pouches from the beginning of the school day to the end (bell-to-bell) beginning…

Vt bowling alleys preserving retro fun while facing biz trends

May 21, 2025
In Rutland and Randolph, bowling centers are keeping up the sport—and the camaraderie it inspires By Eliza Walsh Editor’s Note: This story is from Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship program. Rick Wilbur surveyed each lane at Rutland Bowlerama, marking up a scoresheet as pins crashed, high-fives smacked and kids scurried around…

New municipal water system is well underway

May 21, 2025
By Polly Mikula Building a new municipal water system to service Killington Road businesses, residents and a proposed new village at the base of Vermont’s second highest peak is a massive undertaking. Years of planning, grant applications, development agreements, TIF approvals, bond votes and bids are just a few of the more obvious hurdles the…

Sip & Shop is back in Downtown Rutland

May 21, 2025
Downtown Rutland Partnership’s popular Spring Sip &  Shop pairs local beverage and food producers with downtown Rutland businesses. Ticket holders will visit up to 20 stops where they can shop, enjoy sales and raffles, taste something new, meet up with friends and enjoy an evening downtown together. Tickets are on sale at downtownrutland.com/sipandshop.  Ticket options…

How Killington became The Beast, Part 11  

May 20, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz Editors’ Note: This is part 11 of a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become The Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews in the 1980s for her book “Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men.” From 1954 to 1963, the focus was on getting Killington open,…

Public notice: Road closure in Killington, May 21 through May 22 (with additional work on May 23)

May 19, 2025
KILLINGTON—Casella is closing East Mountain Road to all traffic Wednesday, May 21 starting at 7 a.m. in the area noted below for placement of waterline pipe. The road will not reopen for the evening of Wednesday, May 21, and will remain closed until Casella has completed installation of the waterline pipe in the roadway. The road will…

Candidates for two new seats on the Killington Select Board answer questions

May 14, 2025
Staff report On Wednesday, May 28, Killington residents will vote on who will fill two new seats on the Select Board. A measure to expand the Select Board from three to five members was approved at Town Meeting Day. Polls for this special election will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the…

Pittsfield reverses course on local option tax

May 14, 2025
By Brett Yates On second thought... Approved just two months ago on Town Meeting Day, Pittsfield’s local option tax didn’t live long enough to see implementation. Following a petition drive led by business owners, 37 residents voted on May 10 to overturn the 1% surcharge on rooms, restaurant meals, and alcohol, which would have taken…

Rutland teachers prepared to strike Wednesday

May 14, 2025
UPDATE: Rutland teachers, Board avert strike Sides reached a tentative agreement just before the strike was set to begin Wednesday. Classes were not canceled. The agreement was announced in a short press release from Vermont-NEA, stating, "Details of the agreement have not been released. The agreement is pending ratification by the members of the Rutland…

How Killington Became the Beast, Part 10

May 14, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is part 10 in a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become The Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews conducted in the 1980s for the book Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men. Although Killington was conceived of as a ski area dedicated…

Public notice: Road closure in Killington, May 13 through May 16

May 13, 2025
KILLINGTON—A section of town road between 2155 and 1974 East Mountain Road is planned to be closed to all traffic (both lanes) for one to two days between Tuesday, May 13 and Friday, May 16 to allow for placement of a waterline pipe. Hours of the closure will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.,…