By Karen D. Lorentz Eb Kinney was born in Rutland, grew up in South Dorset, and learned to ski at age 8 in the after school Junior Ski Instruction Program at Bromley Mountain. Like so many Vermont kids, he worked at the mountain for lift tickets while in school, first in daycare and then as…

VIP Tires & Service celebrated the opening of its new store in Rutland, making it the company’s second store in the Green Mountain State, and its 60th in New England. The new store is located at 133 Strongs Avenue, and officially opened on Wednesday, Oct. 7 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. VIP has numerous store…

By Andy Kirkaldy Say what you will about the 7v7, all-passing, touch football Vermont high schools are playing this fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it doesn’t lack for entertainment value. Case in point: Friday’s game, Oct. 9, in which Middlebury Union hosted rival Rutland. The Tigers won, 24-21, when MUHS junior Nikolai Luksch…

Donors rally to continue celebration on sculpture trail after Covid-19 concerns cancel parade Covid-19 stopped the Rutland Halloween parade this year – and also inspired plans for an exuberant addition to the Rutland Sculpture Trail. Organizers have announced a larger-than-life sculpture will honor parade godfather Tom Fagan and the parade. It will be unveiled around…

Gov. Scott announces laws on cannabis regulation, police force Governor Phil Scott announced on Oct. 7 action on a range of bills, including the Legislature’s bill to create a regulated cannabis market in Vermont, which will be allowed to go into law without his signature. The new law establishes a cannabis control board that will…

Governor Phil Scott waited until after 6 p.m. on Oct. 7 to officially announce action on a range of bills, including the Legislature’s bill to create a regulated cannabis market in Vermont, which will be allowed to go into law without his signature. The new law establishes a Cannabis Control Board that will be responsible…

By Karen D. Lorentz Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Kirsten Ericksen-Read’s future was pre-ordained when she was just 6 weeks old. That’s when her parents moved to Vermont so her father, a civil engineer, could work at Killington. “This was in 1969 when things were really moving along there. We drove to Vermont in a Caprice…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger As a river steward for the Connecticut River Conservancy, Kathy Urffer keeps an eye on water-related permits through Vermont. Last year, one caught her eye — to allow the state’s first-ever transfer of water from one river basin to another. The application came from Killington Resort, which asked the Vermont Agency of Natural…

On Saturday, Sept. 26, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held its annual Out of the Darkness Walk in Killington. The event raised funds to prevent suicide and to raise awareness. The local Hi FRiEND team was led by Ann Southworth, walking for her son Robby, who died by suicide, March 1, 2019. “It was…

Large spray-painted sign on Route 4 deemed an ‘eyesore’ that sends the wrong message By Polly Mikula Killington town zoning administrator Preston Bristow sent a notice of sign violation to Milos Nemec, owner of the former Hemingway’s building on Route 4 along the Sherburne Flats on Monday, Oct. 5. The letter was addressed to Nemec…

By Curt Peterson Killington Town Clerk and Treasurer Lucrecia Wonsor delivered some good news to the Select Board at its Oct. 1 special meeting — the amount of education taxes due to the state from the town has been reduced by about 3% as the result of an error correction. Wonsor told the Mountain Times…

By Katy Savage As the 167-year-old Woodstock Pharmacy filled its final prescription on Saturday, Oct. 3.  Plans to bring a new pharmacy to town are underway. High Mountain Corporation, which owns Rutland Pharmacy, Ludlow Pharmacy, River Street Pharmacy in Springfield and Springfield Pharmacy, is coming to the Ottauquechee Health Center on Pleasant Street in late…

By Katy Savage High school games have been underway since Gov. Phil Scott announced schools could enter phase three of reopening on Saturday, Sept. 26, but the atmosphere is different. There are no award ceremonies or concession stands and there are less student spectators as districts follow the state’s 150-person limit on group gatherings. Some…

By Polly Mikula At a special media briefing on Monday, Oct. 5, Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, said the health dept. is investigating an outbreak of Covid-19 at Champlain Orchards in Shoreham. There were 26 cases associated with the outbreak, Monday, with one more added Tuesday.  Contact tracing is now complete for those known cases,…

As it became clear that it would not be possible to operate its Scouts BSA resident camp safely this summer, Camp Director Clint Buxton, now unemployed, decided to turn a lifelong dream of a Long Trail through-hike into an opportunity to support the organization amid the pandemic. Nearly four weeks and 272 miles later, the…