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Looking Ahead: What the Olympics mean for this season
November 24, 2021
By Polly Mikula The 2021-22 Alpine racing season will feature the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, from Feb. 4-20, 2022. Due to Covid-19, the Olympic test events in 2020 and 2021 were canceled, so the Alpine racers will head into the Olympics without having skied the tracks. The 44 athletes nominated to represent the U.S. will…
What to know for the 2021 HomeLight Killington Cup
November 24, 2021
Tips for the best spectator experience The HomeLight Killington Cup brings approximately 100 athletes representing over 20 countries to compete in Slalom and Giant Slalom events — as well as crowds of spectators to watch them. Additionally, the event is broadcast to an audience of 2.1 million people in 60 countries. In addition to Superstar…
Skiing during World Cup weekend
November 24, 2021
In addition to making snow on Superstar for the World Cup races and Skyelark for a training run, the snowmaking team is also aggressively working to expand terrain for top-to-bottom skiing and riding for non-racers eager to ski while at Killington Resort. Once again, on Nov. 5, Killington was the first resort in the East…
Buy – Sell – Renovate – Winter 2021 Central Vermont Real Estate Guide
November 24, 2021
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Construction workers feel the crunch
November 24, 2021
By Katy Savage If you want to make renovations to your home or are planning to build a new house, you might have to wait. Some local construction companies are booked for the next two years. “We’ve been busier than we’ve been in the past five years,” said Joe Poston, an owner of Wright Construction…
Killington, Woodstock businesses see all-time economic boom
November 24, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein As Covid restrictions dropped and people acted upon their pent up urge to travel, tourism surged in Killington and Woodstock this past summer and fall. Few can speak to the Killington economy like Chris Karr, who owns the Karr Group, which operates six eateries in Killington. Plus, Karr serves on the town…
Turning a second-home into a forever home in Woodstock
November 24, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein Perched atop a hill overlooking the Kedron Valley is a house nestled into the countryside within easy driving distance of Okemo and Killington ski resorts, and a quick drive to the village of Woodstock. After six years as a second-home owner, Elisa D’Andrea and her family decided to move to South Woodstock…
Pandemic spurs short-term rental market bed nights increase, but so do full-time residents
November 24, 2021
By Katy Savage Since the pandemic started, an influx of people from cities have come to small Vermont towns, and while housing inventory is low, the short-term rental market is busier than ever. Guests are staying longer, they’re booking further ahead of time and coming more often. “It’s absolutely, unbelievably fabulous,” said June Buttner, the…
Real Estate sales shatter records
November 24, 2021
Demand pushes prices up, particularly in Killington By Polly Mikula “Over $70 million year-to-date is more than the last three years combined,” Heidi Bomengen, owner of Prestige Real Estate, which sells real estate exclusively in Killington, wrote in the company’s quarterly newsletter published in October. Last year, Killington real estate sales topped $46 million —…
Gov. Phil Scott orders ‘universal booster program’
November 24, 2021
On Nov. 17, Governor Phil Scott directed the Agency of Human Services to implement a universal booster program for Covid-19 vaccinations and is strongly encouraging every Vermonter over the age of 18 to get a Covid booster shot. Anyone who has received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is eligible two months after their first dose.…
HomeLight Killington Cup 2021 program
November 18, 2021
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Lawmakers react to being called back into session to allow town mask mandates
November 17, 2021
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger As soon as Gov. Scott told top lawmakers in a letter Monday afternoon, Nov. 15, that he would call them back into session and allow them to pass a measure clearing the way for time-limited municipal mask mandates, reactions started flooding in. According to Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint, D-Windham, legislative leaders…
Another week, another record for Covid cases; local mandates likely
November 17, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein Following a week of record cases, Gov. Phil Scott will call the Legislature back for a special session, allowing them to pass a law granting municipalities to install local mask mandates — but only on his terms. Scott called his decision an “olive branch” and a “compromise.” Vermont currently has the fifth…
Gov. Scott dons mask as state posts record Covid cases
November 10, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein As the state sets new records in both its seven day average case count and its single day case count, Governor Phil Scott and his administration addressed Vermonters while wearing masks for the first time in months but did not issue any substantive changes to Covid policy. Scott touted the over 14,000…
Kids, 5-11, can get vaccinated this week
November 3, 2021
By Ethan Weinstein If, as experts expect, the CDC endorses Pfizer’s vaccine for children 5-11 on Nov. 2 or 3, Vermonters in that age group will be able to receive their first shot this week, Gov. Phil Scott said at the press conference Tuesday, Nov. 2. “We want you to know: Vermont is ready,” Scott…