A new Ingersoll Rand NX-500 Centac air compressor recently arrived at Killington Resort in time for the start of the 2022/23 snowmaking season. This sizable machine took a professional rigging crew to move and install, and it now lives in the red snowmaking barn in the K-1 parking lot. There, it will do the job…

Temperatures (finally) begin to cooperate with Killington — race hill turns white, resort says it's 'confident' it can pull off the FIS World Cup ski race over Thanksgiving weekend Staff report “While some people may be excited about record high temperatures in November, we are not among them,” Killington Resort stated in The Drift newsletter.…

The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Killington Elementary School (KES) are reopening their holiday store after a two-year pandemic hiatus and are looking for donations of like-new scarves, jewelry, knickknacks, games, puzzles, books, toys, holiday decorations, housewares, and other valuables. All donations to the store are inventoried, priced, sold and wrapped by students. Other…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Supervisory Union configuration and enrollment growth working group met Thursday, Nov. 3, with a primary goal to complete a step in the district renaming process and to present suggestions for full board consideration. Nine names were winnowed from a public survey and solicitations from the elementary schools and middle/high…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger A bear attacked a person in Stratton on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. The victim, who was not identified, was treated for injuries that were not life threatening and released from Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, according to a press release issued by the department Thursday…

Democrat Alison Johannensen and Democrat/Republican David Singer were on track to win Windsor County assistant judge positions on Tuesday night.  Johannensen seemed to be the top vote-getter before all the ballots were counted, with about 27.3% of the vote. Singer was next with 21.5% of the vote. They appeared to defeat Independent Michael Ricci, who was…

Democrat Ryan Palmer  defeated Republican incumbent Michael Chamberlain for the Windsor County sheriff position on Tuesday night. Palmer had 57% of the vote in unofficial results with 22 of 24 towns reporting. Chamberlain had about 35.9% of the vote. 

Democrats Alison Clarkson, Rebecca White and Dick McCormack were on track to win the Windsor County Senate race on Tuesday night. Clarkson was the top vote-getter in unofficial results, with 24 of 25 towns reporting. She got 9.6% of the vote, White was next with 9.4% and McCormack was third with 9.3% of the vote. The…

Republican Jarrod Sammis defeated Democrat Mary Droege for the newly created Rutland-3 House seat representing Castleton with 49.6% of the vote to 47% on Nov. 8. 

Democrat incumbent Mary Howard defeated Republican Cynthia Laskevich on Nov. 8 for the Rutland-6 House Seat representing Rutland City. Howard secured 57.7% of the vote compared to Laskevich’s 38%.

Gov. Phil Scott, who became Vermont's 82n governor in 2017, has been elected again. The Associated Press called the race just before 10 p.m. Nov. 8 for Scott when he had about 73% of the vote ahead of Democrat challenger Brenda Siegel, who had 22% of the vote.   

By Curt Peterson U. S. Senate candidate Peter Welch, who lives in Norwich, received a warm welcome from 20 Rutlanders who gathered to greet him at Phoenix Books Saturday afternoon. The appearance was part of his “Welch Wagon Tour,” visiting all 14 Vermont counties. He had appeared with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congressional candidate Becca…

Three are seeking two positions as assistant judge for Windsor County. Incumbent Michael Ricci, a 69-year-old Independent, is against Democrats Alison Johannensen and former assistant judge David Singer of Hartland. The position is unique. Each of the state’s 14 counties has two assistant judges — a tradition that dates back to the 1700s. Assistant judges sit…

Two candidates are seeking election to the newly created Rutland 3 district serving Castelton. Democrat Mary Droege, 60, is running against Republican Jarrod Sammis, 32. Q&A with Mary Droege, Democrat Droege is a faculty member at Castleton University where she teaches in the natural sciences department and manages the biology labs and the university greenhouse.…

Republican Brian Collamore of Rutland Town is the only incumbent as Sens. Cheryl Hooker, a Democrat, and Joshua Terenzini, a Republican, aren’t seeking re-election. Collamore is running against fellow Republicans Dave Weeks of Proctor and Terry Williams of Poultney. The Republicans face Democrats Anna Tadio of Rutland City, Joshua Ferguson, of Fair Haven and Bridgettte…