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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.…
Killington Resort makes investments in energy-efficient snowmaking
October 16, 2024
Killington Resort announced a massive investment in new energy efficient snow guns totaling 1,000 new pieces of equipment over the next two seasons and clarified exactly how that investment would be allocated at the community meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9. For the 2024 season, Killington and Pico will be adding 36 HKD Snowmakers Phazer portable snowmaking guns…
Wonsor honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
October 9, 2024
By Polly Mikula Killington Town Clerk and Treasurer Lucrecia Wonsor was given the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award last Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the annual Town Fair conference held at Killington Resort. Nearly 500 municipal officials from around Vermont gathered for the occasion. “From time to time, VLCT presents its Lifetime Achievement Award to a municipal…
Woodstock high school alumnus receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
October 9, 2024
By Polly Mikula The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine — science’s most prestigious — was awarded Monday, Oct. 7 to Dr. Victor Ambros, a Woodstock High School alumni, and fellow research collaborator Dr. Gary Ruvkun. Their Nobel Prize-winning discovery was “a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated,” according to the news release announcing…
How long can you hoist a stein?
October 9, 2024
Killington Resort’s Harvest Faire is Saturday, Oct. 12, featuring fall fun and games at Snowshed base area. The crowd-favorite is the stein hoisting competition, a traditional Bavarian strength contest where participants hold up a one-liter stein (glass mug) for as long as they can. See page 22.
Killington’s new owners group to invest $30m in on-mountain capital improvements
October 2, 2024
Sale to local owners closed without debt Friday, Sept. 27 Killington Resort finalized its sale from Powdr to local, independent ownership on Friday, Sept. 27. The new ownership group, led by Phill Gross and Michael Ferri, is committed to reinvesting all profits into capital improvements “for the foreseeable future” and announced $30 million in on-mountain…
Water woes in Woodstock
October 2, 2024
Town to hold two votes to acquire Woodstock Aqueduct Company By Katy Savage After more than a year of discussion and negotiation, Woodstock has a plan to acquire the Woodstock Aqueduct Company, which has been a private utility since the late 1800s. Town Manager Eric Duffy presented the plan on Sept. 23. He said the…
Walmart Supercenter planned at former Diamond Run Mall in Rutland
October 2, 2024
New store plans to open in 2027 Staff report This past Tuesday, Sept. 24, Walmart told the Town of Rutland Select Board that plans will be submitted to relocate the existing Walmart store at 90 Shopping Plaza Road in Rutland City to the site of the former Diamond Run Mall, south of the city just…
Suspect arrested in Pawlet triple homicide
September 25, 2024
Staff report On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, Vermont State Police (VSP) obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in the killings of three people — family members — last weekend in Pawlet. Brian Crossman Jr., 22, of Granville, New York, faces three counts of aggravated murder arising from the fatal shootings of his father, 46-year-old…
Bernie Sanders shoots hoops with students at Rutland Middle School
September 25, 2024
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has been touring the state embarking on his first ever “Basketball with Bernie” events for youth. The tour started in Winooski, Derby, and St. Albans, then on Saturday, Sept. 14, he met with more young people and families in Springfield and Bennington, ending at Rutland Middle School in Rutland at 4…
Killington announces FIS World Cup music
September 25, 2024
Fitz and the Tantrums, Matt Quinn, Eve 6 and DJ Ross One to play the Killington Cup Killington Resort announced the entertainment lineup for the 2024 Stifel Killington Cup, Tuesday, Sept. 24. Taking place Nov. 29-Dec. 1, the eighth edition of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will bring together the fastest female technical alpine skiers…