By Victoria Gaither In Pittsford, road and bridge repair work is underway along Route 7 over Furnace Brook at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 3. Not too far from construction workers in hard hats are workers with high-visibility vests, digging tools, shovels, measuring tape, notebooks, and a dirt sifter. The workers are archeologists…

Totaling more than 60,000 square feet across two buildings on Center Street in downtown Rutland, the Paramount Theatre has begun a significant renovation and expansion into the adjacent Richardson Building. Expansion includes a 4,000 square foot, multiuse venue on the fourth floor of The Richardson Building.  “Taking advantage of its top floor position, sweeping views, framed by the Taconic and Green…

By Adam Davis Former Rutland City Mayor Chris Louras has been selected as one of two new housing consultants that the city has hired under a state grant to work on a transitional housing project to help alleviate homelessness. Current Rutland City Mayor Micheal Doenges said that Louras’ role in the project would serve as…

By Polly Mikula On Tuesday, July 30, Killington’s Town Manager Michael Ramsey submitted a letter of resignation to the Select Board. The board accepted Ramsey’s resignation after an executive session Friday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m., announcing the news publicly.  Ramsey also requested that the Select Board waive the 60 day notice that’s in his…

Moguls owner Salmeri reflects on 30 years By Polly Mikula After 30 years, owner Robert “Sal” Salmeri is selling Moguls Sports Pub and Restaurant to Killington Mountain School (KMS), which owns the abutting property.  The $1.5 million deal was set to close Wednesday, July 31. Moguls is located at the intersection of Killington Road and…

The Killington Sharks 8 and Under freestyle relay team won its heat at the District meet July 27, at White’s Pool in Rutland. Pictured (l-r) Willow Kimball, 8; Ro Cash, 7; Esmé Mikula,6; and Steven Geiger, 7. The state race will be held Aug. 3-4 at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Jct.

By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula “Participating in the reassessment is the most fiscally responsible thing you can do,” said Town Manager Michael Ramsey as he opened the Killington informational meeting on the upcoming reappraisal of Grand List properties, Tuesday, July 23. “We don’t want others to come in and assume we all have golden…

The Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC), Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), and Community Health Clinics of the Rutland Region (Community Health) are celebrating the Farmacy Project’s 10th year this month. Farmacy, which began at VFFC as Health Care Shares, is a produce prescription program that provides fresh locally grown produce to people facing chronic diet-related…

Killington Road reopened to two-way traffic Friday afternoon, July 19. The event was commemorated with a ribbon cutting ceremony and short procession of town and state rep vehicles. “We wanted to get the word out that Killington Road has reopened,” said Selectman Jim Haff. “However, the former detour up West Hill Road is also still…

By Polly Mikula An electrical fire at the ShackletonThomas furniture and pottery headquarters in the Bridgewater Mill broke out last Friday afternoon, July 19. Firefighters rushed to the scene and swiftly put out the blaze with the help of a recently updated sprinkler system. No one was inside the ShackletonThomas portion of the building when…

Runner Elle Purrier St. Pierre, rugby player Ilona Maher and rower William Bender will represent the U.S. By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Vermonters are famous for skiing and snowboarding off with Winter Olympic medals. But three athletes with Green Mountain State ties are aiming to sprint, grand slam or speed their way into Summer Games history. Montgomery runner Elle…

“A Very Vermont Christmas” will premiere on the Hallmark Channel, Saturday, July 20 By Adam Davis One night about five years ago, Killington resident Steve Kent told his partner Pam Rice that she had seen so many Hallmark Channel Christmas movies that she should try writing one herself. That playful remark became a challenge to…

By Curt Peterson The saying “Lightning never strikes the same place twice,” was proven false in Hartland this week when bolts hit Cobb Hill barn, on a 275-acre farm in Hartland, twice at the same time. At 7:14 a.m., it was reportedly raining here and there, but no signs of a storm. Kerry Gawalt and…

Detour ends in time for Wine Fest weekend By Polly Mikula By Polly Mikula The town of Killington celebrated the reopening of the base of Killington Road with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, Friday, July 19. On Friday, July 19, at 2 p.m. Killington Road reopened to two-way traffic ending the three month detour up West…

By Curt Peterson On Monday night, July 8, the Killington Select Board approved the recreation department’s recommendation of awarding Vermont Integrated Architecture (VIA) of Middlebury a contract to create a master plan for the full recreation facility. The recreation master plan is a comprehensive study of the facilities at the Johnson Recreation Center in town…