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Killington Resort plans mountain bike expansion 

October 30, 2024
Killington Resort wrapped up the 2024 mountain bike season on Sunday, Oct. 27 after more than 80 days of lift-accessed downhill action. Then two days later, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the resort announced plans for a trail expansion in summer 2025 as part of the $30 million investments from its new independent ownership. The permitting…

Vt Republicans control the narrative on property taxes. Will that flip legistlative seats?

October 30, 2024
People listen during a press conference held by Downstream Vermonters, a coalition of people opposed to higher taxes and more regulations coming from the state government, at the State House in Montpelier on Thursday, May 9. By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger On the campaign trail, state legislative candidates say affordability dominates conversations with constituents. Property taxes — and…

A murder mystery unfolds in downtown Rutland

October 30, 2024
By James Kent It was a gorgeous late October evening. The temperature was unseasonably warm, still a comfortable 72 degrees, not a breeze blowing on Evelyn Street, at 6:35 p.m. on that hidden corner of downtown Rutland. You know, the one just a knee scrape away from the train station, where the social interactions of…

Education Agency begins public engagement portion of‘Listen and Learn’ in Woodstock

October 24, 2024
By Polly Mikula The Agency of Education (AoE) announced Oct. 15 the next phase of its 2024 Listen and Learn Tour, which now invites the public to participate in community conversations to inform how the Agency delivers services and supports to Vermont’s education system.  The first stop on this new public engagement phase of the…

Rutland City acquires $8 million housing investment

October 23, 2024
By Adam Davis Housing continues to be an unmet need in most areas of Vermont, and local and state governments are taking measures to resolve the issue.  State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, Rutland City Mayor Michael Doenges, and Heritage Family Credit Union CEO Chris Gomez came together on Oct. 16 to announce an $8 million investment…

Killington announces details of Superstar lift replacement

October 23, 2024
Killington Resort announced details on the the forthcoming replacement of the Superstar Express chairlift during the summer of 2025, in a news release Tuesday, Oct. 22. The current high-speed quad will be replaced with a Doppelmayr UNI-G six-person chairlift. The new chair will be the first for the resort from that manufacturer. With this new…

Killington and Pittsford: A tale of two haunts

October 23, 2024
By James Kent Perhaps all of the recent construction in Killington is to blame for stirring up nearby spooky spirits because this past weekend, more than a few of these seasonal haunters had taken up residence in the basement of the Killington Welcome Center.  The frights began last Thursday, Oct. 17, when the spirits leaned…

Tackling Vermont’s housing shortage

October 23, 2024
By John Vogel Editor’s note: John Vogel of Williston is a retired professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. The shortage and cost of housing in Vermont is a problem we can solve. Other states are showing us how.  In Minneapolis, apartment rents have declined by 4% over the last five years,…

Halloween happenings haunt the region this week

October 23, 2024
The biggest Halloween events across the region take place this weekend, the most famous and well-attended of which is Rutland’s Halloween Parade, Saturday, Oct. 26, starting at 6:30 p.m. It’s one of the largest and longest running Halloween parades in the U.S., this being its 63rd year!   This weekend in Rutland it’s the Running…

Education Agency begins public engagement portion of ‘Listen and Learn’ in Woodstock

October 23, 2024
By Polly Mikula The Agency of Education (AoE) announced Oct. 15 the next phase of its 2024 Listen and Learn Tour, which now invites the public to participate in community conversations to inform how the Agency delivers services and supports to Vermont’s education system.  The first stop on this new public engagement phase of the…

Rutland City board of Aldermen greenlights first phase of TIF

October 23, 2024
Approval moves the city closer to infrastructure improvements, housing development, and growth The City of Rutland Board of Aldermen approved the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply to the state for a TIF District, at its meeting Monday night, Oct. 21.  This step “marks a significant milestone in the city’s…

The quest to taste the finest butter in America

October 16, 2024
By James Kent My family are devoted fans of FX/Hulu’s “The Bear.” It’s one of the few shows the four of us watch together. My 16 and 12-year-old don’t share much in common, but they love “The Bear.” So, as you might imagine, we were all ready to binge season 3 when it premiered this…

At their first debate, Vermont gubernatorial candidates point to state’s woes but disagree about who’s responsible

October 16, 2024
By Shaun Robinson/VTDigger Vermont’s leading candidates for governor agreed at a VTDigger debate Thursday evening that Vermont is worse off today than it has been in the recent past. But they disagreed, in many ways, on who exactly was to blame.  For incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who is seeking his fifth term in the state’s highest office,…

There will be no encore for the Killington Music Festival

October 16, 2024
Staff report When attendees of the July 20 season finale of the Killington Music Festival 2024 Classical Concert Series watched and listened to Daniel Andail, Calvin Falwell, Janet Jacobson, and Reed Tetzloff perform works by Dvorak and Somervell, they could not have known they were witnessing the final performance in the festival’s storied 42-year run.…