Friday and Saturday, May 28-29 —KILLINGTON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club is holding a plant sale on Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 of Memorial Day weekend. The plant sale will be held in the parking lot of Killington Market between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on both days. The club will be offering hanging…

By Curt Peterson It’s been a “dry year” for Vermonters who enjoy dining out — Covid restrictions have closed some eateries, and limited the services allowed by others. Thanks to good state virus management and cooperative citizens, restaurants are opening up, and diners are emerging, seeking an evening out. Survival stories from restaurants who are…

By Polly Mikula UPDATE May 16 at 8 a.m.: Fire continues to expand reaching closer to the top of the hillside (see video courtesy of Murry McGrath, Killington Rescue.) In the late afternoon on May 15 police and fire personnel were alerted to a forest fire off Route 4 in Killington. Smoke could be seen…

By Merisa Sherman May is the best adventuring month. I’m not even debating about it. Once May rolls around, there is just so much excitement to be had — and the only negative is choosing what to do each day. Paddling season is cruising along and the ponds were just restocked for the season. The…

Developer says ‘but for’ town's investment in infrastructure ski village is too costly, water tests put seven businesses on ‘do not drink orders’ By Polly Mikula The town of Killington is facing costly infrastructure limitations but the solution could prove to be a boon — for current businesses, new developments and town and state coffers…

By Brooke Geery Scott Downs, from Middleton, Massachusetts, and Lincoln, New Hampshire, comes to Killington in the spring after Loon Mountain (New Hampshire) closes.  In addition to skiing as many spring days as he can, “I always try and make the June 1 days at Killington,” he said.  With the Icon Pass he also comes…

Vicar Lisa Ransom and Farmer Priest Rachel Field welcomed two colonies of honey bees to Mission Farm in Killington, Sunday, May 2. Bees are part of the plan to bring regenerative agriculture practices to Mission Farm. Field explained all the steps she took to introduce the swarms of bees to their new home on the hillside…

Record equity levels unlikely to spur many homeowners to sell Vermont has the third highest increase in real home value in the nation according to the First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S., adjusted for the impact of income and interest rate changes on consumer…

By Curt Peterson KILLINGTON—From June 21-24, 78 young golfers, boys and girls ages 12-19, will be competing at Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) in one of more than 100 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments across the country. This is half the usual field for an AJGA tournament, limited by pandemic restrictions. The Killington…

Grab-and-go options from Pat’s kitchen will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters By Brooke Geery Behind a plastic curtain in Lamere Square in Ludlow, Pat [who asked to keep her last name private] is serving up some of the best grab-and-go food imaginable. The curtain, is of course a symptom of the global pandemic we’re…

The 'Base Camp at Bear Mountain' development includes 156 units, capacity for 872 occupants By Curt Peterson Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners’ application to Killington's Development Review Board (DRB) went smoothly until questions came up about safety and fire protection. When Selectman Jim Haff and DRB members Roger Rivera and Vito Rasenas raised those issues, the…

By Curt Peterson After two years as Killington town planner and zoning administrator, Preston Bristow has submitted his resignation to Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth to be effective April 30. He submitted the letter Monday, April 19. Bristow, 67, a long-time Woodstock resident, said he really likes the town and all the people he has dealt…

Sustainable Eats is just one of the restaurants you can try for free By Brooke Geery Whether you realize it or not, everyone has been affected by Covid-19. From the homebound seniors who spent a year watching cable news, to the young professionals who didn’t realize having a beer on a bar patio was the…

By Merisa Sherman I awoke to a deafening silence. The birds of spring, so vocal in their morning song, had vanished. In fact, there was no noise at all — an eerie silence had overtaken the earth. It was almost as if a sound absorbing blanket had been spread over the earth while we had…

By Katy Savage With some restaurants, inns and bars being forced to close last year, option tax revenue is down by 50% or more in some towns, but many of them will be able to make up some of that with the help of a federal Covid-19 relief bill. Part of $2.7 billion in federal…