Submitted       Cannabis retail stores could be coming to Killington if voters approve the measure on Town Meeting Day, March 5. The Killington Planning Commission held a public hearing Jan. 3 to establish zoning that would limit where retail stores can be. The commission proposal allows cannabis stores only on Killington Road…

By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott arrives in the House chamber to deliver his State of the State Address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, Jan. 4.   The governor outlined challenges and opportunities for the state in the coming year. And having already started working with…

Three-year campaign dedicated to Anne and Joe Jones doubles race-training capacity, adds snowmaking By Polly Mikula A-Slope at Little Pico snowmaking campaign celebrated its completion with over 100 community members attending the dedication ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 6. The campaign was dedicated to the life, leadership and legacy of Vermont ski racing pioneers Anne an Joe…

Act 127’s new weighting formula, allows up to 10% increase with 5% cap on the equalized tax rate; rising property values aren’t capped By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula Courtesy Ben Ford, MVSU  The chart above show the projected FY25 tax rates for each district town; the $1.5984 rate in the first row is the…

Submitted By Katy Savage Most of a former Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach’s claims that his free speech and due process rights were violated against the school board, superintendent and state were denied by a U.S. District Court judge on Dec. 28. Judge Christina Reiss denied Coach David Bloch’s motion seeking irreparable harm and…

  By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes.  Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MSVU), state Rep. Tesha Buss, and state Sen. Alison Clark were there to answer…

Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships.    Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life story By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Stratton Mountain School alumna Lindsey Jacobellis was 20 years old when, predicted…

Submitted By Katy Savage Most of a former Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach’s claims that his free speech and due process rights were violated against the school board, superintendent and state were denied by a U.S. District Court judge on Dec. 28. Judge Christina Reiss denied Coach David Bloch’s motion seeking irreparable harm and…

  By Curt Peterson The Woodstock Town Select Board hosted a public information session on Dec.19 in part to quell growing fears over an anticipated hike in state and local taxes.  Ben Ford, finance chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MSVU), state Rep. Tesha Buss, and state Sen. Alison Clark were there to answer…

Courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard Stratton Mountain snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, pictured here in 2019, has won more than 30 World Cup events and six overall championships.    Stratton Mountain Olympic snowboarder Jacobellis rises after a fall to rewrite her life story By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Stratton Mountain School alumna Lindsey Jacobellis was 20 years old when, predicted…

         Submitted Emily Macrae stand among marijuana plants at Sunkissed Farm.     By Curt Peterson For some time now the buzz in Hartland and Windsor has been “What are all those huge tunnel barns across from Simon Pearce?” Passersby are looking at the rapidly growing agricultural operations of Sunkissed Farm, owned…

    Installation of new floor underway in Farmers Hall, part of the contamination cleanup process The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) is moving towards the reopening of Farmers Hall.  “We are very excited to be installing the new floor,” said Heidi Lynch, VFFC’s executive director.  As part of VFFC’s building renovation and campus expansion…

Submitted Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair bought the former Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield.   By Katy Savage About two years ago, Joseph Hofmann and his wife Blair were sitting on a coach in their home in North Carolina jotting ideas on paper, dreaming of menu items for a restaurant they hoped to own…

By Steve James, Addison Independent About 1,000 people attended the  Middlebury College Snowbowl kick-off party Friday, Dec. 15, to debut night skiing. Night skiing operations are now offered Wednesday-Friday, 4-9 p.m.   By Angelo Lynn The Middlebury College Snowbowl debuted night skiing, Friday, Dec. 15. The idea of adding night skiing at the Snowbowl has…

  By Katy Savage A Ludlow businessman was arrested Thursday, Dec. 14 in New York City on federal charges for unlawfully securing commercial construction contracts.  Troy Caruso, 56, owner of multiple businesses in Ludlow and the CEO of a New York City-based construction firm, McAlpine Contracting, faces one count of conspiracy to commit honest services…