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Base Camp at Bear Mountain to begin build-out

September 25, 2024
25 acre purchase will yield 102 residential units at slope side at Killington Resort By Polly Mikula Ottauquechee Realty Advisors, LLC has closed on its purchase of 25 acres from Killington Resort, on which it will develop Base Camp at Bear Mountain. The sale was finalized Thursday, Sept. 19. The development parcel,  adjacent from Killington Resort’s Bear…

Should schools be phone free? 

September 18, 2024
Woodstock MS/HS principal says ‘yes,’ three community forums scheduled By Polly Mikula Smartphones — and the social media apps they host — can be harmful to users’ mental health, said the U.S. surgeon general calling for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users earlier this summer. “Why is it that we have failed…

Killington Cup tickets available

September 18, 2024
FIS Ski World Cup returns for 8th year Thanksgiving weekend Killington announced Sept. 12 that tickets for the 2024 Stifel Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m.  at killington.com.  Taking place over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will once again bring women’s Giant…

Foliage experts expect a colorful season

September 18, 2024
By Catherine Hurley/VTDigger It’s already been a great year for hydrangeas, magnolias and lilacs in New England. Now it’s Vermont’s leaf-peeping season and foliage experts predict another strong, colorful showing. “We see a fairly positive set of circumstances surrounding this year’s prospects,” Jim Salge, a former meteorologist at Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, wrote in his annual…

A new world record is set

September 18, 2024
On Saturday, Sept. 14, Killington’s Dream Maker Bakers made history setting a new world record at the Whoopie Pie Festival with a 1,187-pounder. It was 120 pounds over the previous record of 1,067 pounds set in 2011 by Wicked Whoopies of South Portland, Maine. The festival in downtown Rutland drew over 7,500 people throughout the…

Suspect arrested on murder charges in Pawlet triple homicide

September 18, 2024
UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 20 at 2:35 p.m. The Vermont State Police on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in the killings of three people 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,…

More students are choosing VTSU, enrollment is up at start of second year

September 11, 2024
Vermont State University (VTSU) begins its second year by welcoming more than 1,700 new degree-seeking students in the Class of 2028 to its campuses this fall and reports a strong retention of returning students as well, meeting expectations for all campuses and exceeding projections in many programs. The new class is just over 200 students…

Five startups selected for Rutland’sfirst-ever venture-backed accelerator

September 11, 2024
Five companies have been selected to participate in a national startup accelerator program including three Vermont-based startups and two from out-of-state, according to a news release Sept. 10. Tacitly, Aprexis Health, Brightwater Tools, SkinGenius and Cathoven will participate in the gBETA Rutland program through national venture capital firm gener8tor. gBETA Rutland is a free 7-week…

Killington bakery attempts world record whoopie pie

September 11, 2024
By Adam Davis Dream Maker Bakers in Killington is looking to set a new world record with the largest whoopie pie ever produced at the annual Whoopie Pie Festival in downtown Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. The 1,100-pound concoction will require almost 300 pounds of powdered sugar, as well as 150 pounds of marshmallow fluff,…

Vermont health insurance costs are among the highest in the nation — and rising quickly

September 4, 2024
By Peter D’Auria and Erin Petenko/VTDigger Health insurance prices in Vermont are high — and getting higher. Average premium prices for individual marketplace plans in Vermont are among the highest in the country, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, costing more than double the national average, even when federal subsidies are accounted for.  Vermont’s premium…

Lacombe  and Sierman celebrate 45 years at Killington Resort Milestone Party

September 4, 2024
Dave Lacombe in the mountain operations dept. and Keiki Sierman in the accounting dept. celebrated 45 years of working at Killington Resort along with 20 other colleagues who were celebrating five-year work anniversaries. 

State: Vermont needs 24,000-36,000 new homes within five years

September 4, 2024
Housing stock, affordability remain leading factors in impacting needs, study finds  The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced Aug. 29 the publication of the Vermont 2025-2029 Statewide Housing Needs Assessment, a five-year document the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires from government entities that receive federal funding. The findings in the report show…

Tom Yennerell named interim Killington town manager

August 28, 2024
By Polly Mikula Starting, Tuesday, Sept. 3 Killington will welcome Tom Yennerell as its new interim town manager. The Select Board approved the contract at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 26. “Tom will be hired on as an interim town manager, with full powers of a town manager,” said Select Board member Jim Haff. “It’s…

Canada lynx, a rare native wild cat, spotted in Rutland County

August 28, 2024
A rare native wild cat—the Canada lynx—has been confirmed in Vermont for the first time since 2018 from video recorded on Aug. 17 in Rutland County, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. (VTF&W). “Canada lynx are endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally,” said Brehan Furfey, wildlife biologist and furbearer project leader with VTV&W.…

Who is Michael Ferri?

August 28, 2024
Michael Ferri has been an active part of the Killington community since 1970 when his parents bought a condo here. He’s a skier, homeowner, and parent of three former Killington Mountain School students.   Ferri is a driving force in the automotive industry, spearheading dynamic business ventures alongside his brother, Paul. Together, they own and operate Valvoline…