By Brett Yates In January, Covid-19’s infectious omicron variant prompted the Pittsfield Select Board to postpone the annual town meeting. It will finally take place on May 3 at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall, where residents will transact business from the floor. Pittsfield voters will consider 10 articles. For the first time, they will…

Two Star Wars-themed Jedi Trails events planned Saturday and Sunday in Poultney and Rutland By Victoria Gaither This year, Come Alive Outside, along with partners Partners for Prevention, Slate Valley Trails, and Pine Hill Park, are joining forces to connect Star Wars fans to outdoor recreation. In celebration of all things Star Wars, fans of…

By Karen D. Lorentz For high school juniors and seniors — and their parents — spring is a time for pondering college and potential careers. For males and females who love snow sports, Vermont has two universities that offer bachelor degrees in mountain resort management with high job placement rates. But where historically females didn’t…

By Curt Peterson Two large well-drilling rigs were headed for a water source site behind the Mountain Times offices recently, but the bridge to cross the Ottauquechee River appeared to be strained as the first truck made the trip. The second truck waited in the newspaper’s parking lot until Mosher Excavating was able to reinforce…

By Katy Savage RUTLAND — Sen. Patrick Leahy visited the Paramount Theater on Monday, April 18 as the theater embarks on a $5.5 million expansion project. Leahy helped the Paramount secure $500,000 from the federal government through the Save America’s Treasures grant program, which was established in 1998 to support the nation’s premier cultural resources.…

By Katy Savage The question to allow cannabis retailers in Castleton failed for the second time in a revote on Wednesday, April 13. The article failed 290-275, which was less of a margin than the original vote on Town Meeting Day, when it failed 351-306. Janet Currie, the former chair of the Castleton Planning Commission,…

KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced Tuesday, April 19, that it will open its bike park, 18-hole golf course and Adventure Center on Saturday, May 28. “We are excited to offer a full summer line-up of events again this year, with crowd favorites including the Cooler in the Mountain Concert Series and Killington Brewfest,” said Mike Sutcliffe, events…

The K-1 Base Lodge has been torn down by excavators. The excavation began Monday, March 28 and the final piece was taken down Thursday, April 7. There is still work to do on getting the old concrete foundation out as well as hauling debris away. Construction of the new lodge is set to begin shortly…

  Last week, the Killington Mountain School Snowboard team capped off a successful season by heading to Copper Mountain, Colorado to compete at the USASA National Championships April 2-3. This 31st edition of the national championships returned after a two-year hiatus. The team was represented with successful competition in slopestyle and rail jam for men…

By Katy Savage After two near-tragedies on the same day, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is reminding people to stay off of train tracks.  Toni Clithero, the state operation coordinator of Operation Lifesaver of Vermont, Inc. at VTrans, said a couple walking their dog on the Ethan Allen Express rail line in West Rutland…

By Katy Savage Gov. Phil Scott addressed the healthcare crisis on Wednesday, April 6 in front of a crowd of about 100 people during the Rutland Regional Medical Center’s annual meeting at the Paramount Theatre. Scott praised the staff at RRMC and other hospitals for being on the “front line of a battle we never…

Killington's Kent Pond Dam listed as a ‘significant hazard’ By Katy Savage A report from the state auditor found several of Vermont’s dams are in poor condition.   Auditor Doug Hoffer completed the report in February, finding some dams have been in poor condition for 18 years and the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hasn’t…

Staff report The Archytas FIRST Robotics team, out of Bethel, is working on raising money so that it can compete in the New England District Championships April 13-16.  The central Vermont squad has close to 20 members from 10 towns and five different regional schools (The Sharon Academy, Woodstock, Randolph, White River Valley, and VAST). …

By Curt Peterson  Partners Doug Nolet and Meg Carleton were sitting around contemplating the state of the world, particularly the plight of the Ukrainian people under attack by the Russian military, when they decided to do something about it. Nolet, who happens to own the dilapidated old house and a half acre of land,  painted…

By Merisa Sherman There was barely room to move. Skis and people were everywhere, strewn about so that one could barely see the snow beneath their boots. So many people gathered in one place that the sound was almost deafening. The cheers of approval when something amazing happened and the groans as we watched someone…