By Brett Yates Gun owners in Mendon may soon face new rules regarding when and where they can fire their weapons within town limits. On Feb. 8, the Mendon Selectboard agreed that it would adopt a firearm discharge ordinance following an attorney’s review of legislation drafted by Constable Phil Douglas and a public hearing. Reacting…

  By Emma Cotton and Lola Duffort/VTDigger Sen. Joshua Terenzini, R-Rutland, introduced a new bill on Thursday, Feb. 11, that would expand police presence in school districts around the state. Terenzini and Sen. Brian Collamore, R-Rutland, held a press conference in front of the Rutland Police Department  offices  to announce their sponsorship of S.76, which would allocate $1 million…

Ski Country Real Estate is pleased to welcome Carolyn Bianchi to its team. Carolyn has been enjoying the Killington region for over 25 years with her husband Jim, who grew up in Killington. Their three children fell in love with skiing at a very early age, participating in the Killington Ski Club programs and continuing…

By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District board members unanimously approved their search committee’s choice, Sherry Sousa, to be the district’s superintendent. The next step in the process will be completing contract negotiations, and approval of the agreement by the board. “It was a very exciting night,” Sousa told the Mountain Times in…

Castleton University can now virtually connect its campuses and provide an improved active learning environment with its new telepresence classroom. Through telepresence, Castleton extends its in-person instruction to remote sites and off-campus students. Telepresence uses high-definition cameras, installed in both the front and rear of the room, allowing distance learners to see both the instructor…

On Thursday, Feb. 11, the Parent Child Center of Rutland County (PCC) announced it had received $1.2 million investment to expand its services. The grant and loan funding, provided by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), will be used to renovate and modernize PCC’s Chaplin Street Site into a community facility that includes a food…

Parent Child Center of Rutland County to expand space and services for rural families, affordable daycare The Biden Administration recently announced that the United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has provided $1.2 million to the Parent Child Center of Rutland County (PCC). Grant and loan funding will be used to renovate and modernize PCC’s Chaplin…

  Volunteers share a joy of skiing, passion for Killington and service By Karen D. Lorentz For Killington regulars, the green-jacketed Killington Mountain ambassadors are a familiar presence as they interact with and help guests every day at the ski resort. This year, the ambassadors also play another significant role: they reminding people to mask-up.…

On Feb. 4, the town of Killington announced  its program for residents to report non-emergency issues concerning a short-term rental (STR) property via an online complaint form or by call the Killington complaint hotline. Non-emergency issues may include noise, lighting, parking violations, occupancy-limit violations, an illegal rental or trash issues, the town stated in the…

Local hospitalist joins the team of Rutland’s top skilled nursing facility Rachel Bruce, MD is the new nursing home director for Community Health’s nursing home service line and takes over the position of medical director at The Pines at Rutland. Dr. Bruce, who specializes in internal medicine, geriatrics, pulmonology and end-of-life care, was most recently…

Aging in Hartland  (AiH) announced the selection of a new executive director. Maggie Monroe-Cassel accepted the part-time position effective Feb. 1. Founded over 10 years ago, Aging in Hartland is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support healthy aging of Hartland seniors. Under the stewardship of outgoing Executive Director Tom Ripley and the hard work of its volunteers and…

Feb. 5, the state’s network of non-profit home health and hospice agencies, in partnership with emergency medical services (EMS) teams, begin home vaccinations for Vermonters 75 and older who are homebound and unable to go in person to one of the state’s vaccination clinics. It's the beginning of the next chapter of the state’s work…

By Lisa Lynn/VT Ski & Ride Ian Forgays was a backcountry skier: "Skiin’ Ian" as he was known and, on social media, “Lincoln Lynx.” He wasn’t the type of guy you would see on chairlifts, unless it was the single chair at Mad River Glen where he worked as a liftie, manning the summit station.…

This winter, Vermont law enforcement is cracking down on unlawful off-trail riding for snowmobilers. And they're ticketing violators. "So spread the word," Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (V.A.S.T.) stated in a recent news release. In Vermont 80% of land is privately owned and those landowners get no compensation for allowing recreational trails and access to…

On Feb. 6, at 6:58 p.m., police responded to Lake Dunmore in the area of Rustic Lane in the town of Salisbury (near Songadeewin camp) for a snowmobile crash. While enroute troopers were notified of an unresponsive female. Amanda Warren,43, of Salisbury, had been operating a snowmobile on Lake Dunmore with passenger/victim Kristle Humiston, 39,…