By Evan Johnson When Nancy Mark retired from a career in education, she wasn’t ready to walk away from the classroom. After retiring from her role as principal at the Mettawee Community School in Pawlet, she took an online English as a Second Language (ESL) course and signed up with Vermont Adult Learning to begin…

By Evan Johnson The owners of the Cortina Inn in Killington have a plan to breathe new life into the space. This spring, the Cortina will close operations in early April as it begins work to become residential care facility with specialized units for memory care that would house 75. “We did a market study…

Performance apparel company Under Armour announced the race dates and locations for the second annual Under Armour Mountain Running Series. In partnership with Powdr Corp, the trail running series is designed for running professionals and enthusiasts alike who want to experience trail in challenging mountain environments across North America. Powdr’s mountain resorts provide diverse climates, changing…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has arranged for a shipment of 25 surplus computers to five Vermont Schools through the U.S. Senate’s Computers for Schools programs.  Overseen by the Senate’s Sergeant At Arms, the program was established to offer surplus computers to classrooms across the country. Leahy worked with Vermont Agency of Education officials to identify…

By Evan Johnson RUTLAND—After serving a lengthy jail sentence, reentering a community and adjusting to an unstructured life can be a daunting task. Thanks to a group of volunteers in Rutland, that obstacle becomes easier for offenders to overcome. Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA), is a relatively new program at the Rutland County Community…

RUTLAND—Rutland Blooms, a donation-funded city beautification program that has planted thousands of flowers and hundreds of flowering crabapples, maples and other trees in Rutland, presented the City of Rutland with a $25,000 grant Thursday in support of the Center Street Marketplace. The funding, which comes from Rutland Blooms donors, will pay for landscaping and plantings in the…

By Evan Johnson A Connecticut man who skied out of bounds at Killington Resort made it home safely. State police said in a press release they received a call at 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 from 22-year-old Kyle Ford of Ridgefield, Conn., who said he was lost after skiing off the resort property. Ford’s coordinates…

By Julia Purdy FAIR HAVEN—On Sunday, Jan. 7, Castleton Library’s popular monthly Science Pub featured an illustrated talk, “Wetlands Restoration Along Otter Creek,” by James Eikenberry, wetlands specialist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The venue was the large dining room in the Fair Haven Inn, where an atentive…

By Alan Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND—The third of three anchor stores at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland Town plans to close, leaving local officials to wonder about the future of the regional shopping center. Sears Holding Corp. announced Thursday plans to shutter 64 underperforming Kmart and 39 Sears stores across the country, with the Kmart store…

By Lani Duke State police are looking for a vehicle and its driver that drifted out of the southbound lane on Route 30 near Kerber Lane, Poultney, before 3 p.m. Dec. 30, hitting a northbound 2004 Chevy Impala before fleeing the scene. The Impala was forced off the road and hit a tree; the 17-year-old…

By Evan Johnson The Killington Police Department responded to 57 incidents in the town of Killington, most of which were traffic stops or automobile accidents. Saturday, Dec. 30 1:13 a.m. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person knocking on doors asking for help on Roundabout Road. Investigation revealed a vehicle had gone off…

(Editor's Note: The Mountain Times mistakenly had this listed as Saturday in the print edition; the correct date is Sunday, Jan. 14.) By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—The snow gods demand sacrifice and Vince Chiarella has a way to appease them while supporting local philanthropy: This Sunday evening, Jan. 14, Killington residents and visitors can bring their Christmas trees…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW—It seems that the question of combining the elementary school systems of Ludlow and Mount Holly is not yet fully decided. A petition has been filed to reconsider the November vote, in which Ludlow voted 344-172 and Mount Holly voted 341-66 to adopt the proposal. In other words, a do-over. “I don’t…

RUTLAND—Stafford Technical Center unveiled a student-created bench made possible by a grant from Rutland South Rotary last week. Last spring Stafford was awarded a $750 grant for a student project. The funds were used to purchase the materials to build an Adirondack style bench by two students in the Power Mechanics and Welding program. Dylan…

By Evan Johnson Poultney—A Poultney man was the only victim of a fire that occurred on the evening of Jan. 8 in Poultney. At 2:49 p.m., the Poultney Fire Department received a report of a building on fire on Hampshire Hollow Road with a unresponsive man lying outside. The Poultney Fire Department, Rutland County Sheriff’s…