Saturday, June 11 at 12:30 p.m.— KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain Bike Club, a chapter of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, celebrates the start of the seventh season of the Bike Bum race series with a summer kick-off party, hosted by the Killington Distillery. The day begins with VMBA hosted group rides leaving from Base Camp.…

By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has signed two important bills affecting schools statewide. One create a one-year pilot program of free breakfast and lunch for Vermont students and the other bans offensive school mascots. The governor’s signatures represent victories for anti-hunger advocates and for activists who have pushed to retire mascots that stereotype marginalized…

Wednesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — Next Wednesday watch back-to-back Republican and Democratic debates starting at 6 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. With incumbent Lt. Gov. Molly Gray stepping aside to run for Congress, Vermont’s No. 2 job is wide open. Republican candidates include Sen. Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, and former Rutland…

By Julia Purdy The U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture with ranger districts in Rochester and Manchester and soon-to-be headquarters in Mendon, has announced changes in a forest management project initially approved in 2018 but delayed due to public concerns expressed during the required comment period. Public notice of a…

Christopher Morrow, a long-time Weston resident and former owner of the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, is running for state senate in the Windsor district. His recent retirement from active management of the Northshire Bookstore has given Morrow time, as he puts it, “to put my entrepreneurial problem-solving skills to work contributing to the development of…

By Katy Savage After 25 years, Little Harry’s restaurant in Rutland is permanently closed. The owners announced the closure in a Facebook post on June 1. “We are looking forward to the next chapter of life” the post read. “Thank you for your constant support and friendship.” Co-owner Jack Mangan said he was retiring in…

Saturday, June 11 at 4 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Chaffee Art Center invites the community to the opening reception of the Vermont Pastel Society member exhibition in the first floor galleries on Saturday, June 11 from 4-6 p.m. The opening will include light refreshments, music by pianist Marna Grove and the presentation of awards.There…

A public hearing on the construction of a hut near Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is set for Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. in the downstairs function room of Café Provence in Brandon. The meeting is being hosted by the Moosalamoo Association and the Vermont Hut Association (VHA), the two nonprofit…

By Katy Savage A zoning permit request to sell firearms next to Rutland Northeast Primary School was rescinded on June 6 after backlash from residents. A temporary permit was granted on May 24, which would have allowed applicant Eric Fletcher to sell firearms on Temple Street, about .1 mile or a 3-minute walk from Rutland…

The Killington Music Festival is returning for its 40th season. On Saturday evenings from July 2- 23, acclaimed musicians of the Killington Music Festival will perform at Pico Mountain Lodge at the Killington Resort at 7 p.m. During the Music in the Mountains classical concert series, they will also teach, guide and mentor the young…

By Katy Savage After pushback from residents, Rutland Mayor David Allaire changed his decision about his nomination to the School Board. Allaire nominated Rep. Peter Fagan, R-Rutland City, on May 25, a change from his earlier consideration of Bob Pearo, Jr. Allaire said he received many emails and phone calls regarding his consideration of Pearo.…

By Katy Savage Castleton University students at the School of Resort Management spent 10 weeks developing a product and a business plan to ask for an investment offer. The 12-week course is modeled after the reality television program, "Shark Tank." It teaches students how to write a business plan that is solid enough “to be…

Vermont’s turtles will be on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe. Female turtles will be looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay them along the shoulders of roads, which can bring them into the path of…

Vermont Works for Women and The MINT are partnering to offer two weeks of Rosie’s Girls, a STEM and trades exploration camp for middle-school girls and gender-expansive youth entering grades 6-8, this July and August. Rosie's Girls is offered in two different themes: Build and Weld. In addition to technical skills, Rosie's Girls includes a…

By Polly Mikula On Thursday, May 26, the town of Killington presented a revised Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district to the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC) after changes were made to its first proposal, presented in March. A final determination on the town’s application for a Master TIF District is expected at the next VEPC…