https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD0RlanHLmE&feature=youtu.be By Mike Solimano, President & General Manager The season is right around the corner, and Killington can’t wait for the Longest Season in the East to get started. Over a month ago we sent out our Winter Operations Plan and although it included a lot of detail, there were still some unanswered questions to…

By Brooke Geery One of the most notable programs to came out of the federal CARES act in Vermont is Everyone Eats. Using $5 million in coronavirus relief dollars, the Southeastern Vermont Community Action Agency launched hubs across the state where those experiencing food insecurity could pick up restaurant-prepared meals a few times per week.…

By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Vermont’s Covid outbreaks have spread past single cases to broader community transmission, contributing to some of the highest case totals the state has had since spring, officials said at a press conference Tuesday, Oct. 27. An outbreak that began at an ice rink in Montpelier has now infected 57 people, many of whom…

By Polly Mikula Last week the new Killington Public Safety Building received its temporary dept. of fire safety certificate of occupancy, meaning the town’s fire, rescue and police departments could begin to move into their new headquarters, Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth explained. The new building on Killington Road is just over a mile north of…

By Katy Savage In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, some towns are nixing traditional trick-or-treating and creating new Halloween activities. While popular traditions, like the 60-year-old Rutland Halloween parade, which draws crowds of 10,000, being canceled, businesses and organizers have partnered to create socially distanced events, including candy drive-thrus and costume parades. Rutland Rec. Superintendent…

Founders continue annual charity event to raise funds for Chase Kuehl By Dave Hoffenberg Pie in the Face for Chase started in 2014 and became an annual event where 20-30 people from the surrounding area volunteer to get pies splashed into their face at Moguls Sports Pub in Killington to raise money and awareness for…

By Katy Savage When the pandemic hit, Joe De Sena, the founder of Spartan Race, spent 120 days quarantined in the place where Spartan first began back in 2010. De Sena retreated to his Riverside Farm in Pittsfield, which is called the birthplace of Spartan —the obstacle course race series, which has since expanded to…

The Thomas W. Huebner Medical Office Building at Rutland Regional Medical Center was officially dedicated on Monday, Oct.19. The new building, which is adjacent to the hospital on Allen Street in Rutland, is the new home for the Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic, Physiatry services and ENT & Audiology. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place outside of…

By Curt Peterson On Friday, Oct.16, Hartland residents celebrated the unveiling of the town’s new community pizza oven during the drive-through Farmers’ Market amid a significant downpour. Everyone who asked was served a free slice of pizza baked in the brand new wood-fired oven. “We made twenty pizzas with eight slices each,” Farmers’ Market manager…

By Vermont Arts Council RUTLAND COUNTY—There’s still plenty of art and culture to discover across Vermont this fall with room for spatial distancing, indoors and out. Vermont autumns are a magical time to discover something new, as “nothing gold can stay.” Get out there and fortify your soul for the months ahead with art with…

By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Amanda Durand’s 3-year-old daughter was at child care for about an hour in September when a center worker called to say she had to go home. The toddler had a runny nose and “one green booger,” the West Rutland mom recalled. “I got lucky. I work from home, so I was able to…

Killington Resort announced another food giveaway, happening Thursday, Oct. 29. The resort will provide 300 bags of food through Killington’s Play It Forward Fund to help families in need. Residents of Killington and the surrounding areas suffering from food scarcity can pick up bags at Snowshed Base Lodge, 3861 Killington Road in Killington from 3-6…

Area restaurants face uncertainty and challenges due to Covid restrictions and approaching cold weather By Brooke Geery Downtown Rutland restaurants, including Taso on Center (22 Center St.), took full advantage of the warm weather and additional outdoor seating possibilities this summer in order to stay afloat amid Covid restrictions. But now, as winter approaches, a…

By Andrew Martin News & Citizen/VTDigger The number of fatal car crashes on Vermont’s roads has risen substantially this year. “We are up significantly from last year, more than double,” said Mandy White, spokesperson for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Though theoretically fewer drivers are on the road because of the pandemic, the number of…

Dr. Devborah Birx said she was impressed with student, community response to pandemic during campus visit, Saturday By Alek Fleury/Vermont Cynic On a visit to the University of Vermont campus Saturday, Oct. 10, White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx praised UVM and the state for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the…