June 17-19 —QUECHEE — The Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival, the longest running hot air balloon festival in New England, will celebrate its 42nd anniversary, when thousands are expected to flock to central Vermont, June 17-19, 2022 (Father’s Day weekend). Twenty balloonists headline the event with five flights slated throughout the weekend…

Eric Maguire of Rutland is running for Vermont House of Representatives to represent the city’s southeast quadrant that votes at Christ the King school. Prior to this year’s redistricting, it was Rutland 5-2, but now will be called Rutland-5. Rep. Larry Cupoli, having served in the House for 10 years, will be retiring from office…

By Larry Levack I arrived in town in September with only one goal in mind: To become a member of the prestigious 100 Day Club at Killington. However, shortly after opening day in early November, I happened upon the leaderboard competition and, as they say, the rest is history. I combined my insatiable appetite for…

In person event at new location with new participation options Saturday, June 18 — KILLINGTON — After two-years of a virtual event due to the global pandemic, the 12th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge presented by Killington Resort returns as an in-person fundraising event on Saturday, June 18. The event has drawn about 600 people to the Killington…

The American Junior Golf Association will return to Killington, for the 12th-annual Golf Performance Center Killington Junior Golf Championship. Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington will once again host the 54-hole national junior golf tournament, June 20-23, with 132 boys and girls ages 12-19 competing. In 2021, New York native Philip Minnehan emerged victorious,…

Botanists with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed that a population of small whorled pogonia—believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902 and listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act—has been documented on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Chittenden County. “Discovering a viable population of a federally threatened species unknown…

Vermont State Police said Jay Wilson, the suspect in a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon at 13 Slayton Terrace, was located late Tuesday night, June 14, deceased inside the house. Precautionary measures that had been in place for residents of the area have been lifted. Members of the Vermont State Police Tactical Services Unit discovered Wilson’s…

By Victoria Gaither The NAACP Rutland Area Branch is hosting a second Juneteeth hair clinic for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community this year after the first hair clinic last year was a success. “We provided hair braiding services last year for the children. Altogether, we helped at least 25 children in…

By Curt Peterson Even in rural Vermont, you know people who get, and sometimes read, the New Yorker Magazine – in 2019 there were 1,231,715 subscribers worldwide – and each week would-be creative types are challenged to submit captioning ideas for a cartoon by a famous artist. On average, 5,372 readers submit entries, either online…

By Curt Peterson Jennifer Mayfield, 29, is one of six athletes representing the Vermont Special Olympics at the USA Games in Orlando this week. The state delegation includes one other golfer, two track athletes and two swimmers. Fourteen support people accompany the athletes. Mayfield’s father Brett Mayfield will serve as her caddy. A total of…

Saturday, June 11 — STATEWIDE—Vermont’s annual, statewide summer free fishing day is Saturday, June 11 this year, and it will be highlighted by a free family fishing festival in Grand Isle as well as opening day of the state’s regular bass fishing season. “Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives resident and nonresident anglers the opportunity to…

By Katy Savage Killington’s first-quarter option tax was the largest in the town’s recorded history. A total of $286,625 was collected from January to March, which is above the budgeted $215,600. “We’ve had people tell us they’ve never written checks that big for the sales tax,” Killington Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth said. “They’re just that…

RUTLAND—With blood supplies notoriously low during the summer, the third annual Pete Giancola Mini Marathon Blood Drive has been scheduled for mid-July. Donors will receive a free Hydro Flask from Come Alive Outside and a $10 gift card thanks to Suburban Propane, while supplies last. Appointments, which are highly recommended for the July 12 drive…

By Brett Yates The Roger Clark Memorial Library in Pittsfield is getting a makeover. On June 2, the Pittsfield Select Board approved an expenditure of $5,325 to repaint the interior of the library and to refasten and refinish its floorboards. The board agreed to hire Don Marshall and Corey Novotny, respectively, for the jobs. Select…

Friday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. — PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer/songwriters Patty Larkin and Darryl Purpose at Next Stage on Friday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Patty Larkin is a visionary of sound and wonder, a real deal version of artistry made of equal parts guitar wizardry,…