By Karen D. Lorentz Pico may have just turned 80 years old, but the area is still young at heart. True to its long history, Pico Mountain continues to foster lessons for children that the National Winter Sports Education Foundation (NWSEF) has awarded a $25,000 grant to expand the Pico School Program. The program offers…

By Lani Duke Winter parking warning City winter parking rules went in effect Dec. 1, and will continue in place until April 1. Downtown parking is prohibited between 3 and 6 a.m., and on other city streets between midnight and 6 a.m. Cars interfering with snow removal may be towed and owners fined $75 or…

By Lani Duke Castleton Float Bridge contract approved, credit union permitting questioned CASTLETON—Blair Enman of Enman Kesselring Consulting Engineering told the Castleton Select Board Nov. 27 that his company has been involved in the Float Bridge rework since about 2014. The east side is finished and Enman Kesselring is working on the proposal to build…

Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger Tatiana Gladkikh is in her first year of studying for her doctorate in natural resources at the University of Vermont. The 27-year-old, a Russian citizen, receives a stipend for her studies and work at the university. But a change to tax law that is under consideration in Congress could significantly increase her…

New Community Challenge will award winner with sweet treats (maple creemees!) and bragging rights RUTLAND—Planners of the 2017 Gift-of-Life Marathon blood drive are appealing to the competitive nature of the greater Rutland area with the addition of a Community Challenge that will help keep the blood supply strong as well as reward the winning team…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND – A Rutland brewpub is looking to grow its beer-making operation. The city’s Board of Aldermen at a meeting Monday night, Nov. 20, approved several business incentives for Dale Patterson, owner of the downtown Hop’n Moose brewpub, to open a separate brewing and canning facility, to be known as Rutland Beer…

By Evan Johnson Gabriella Kolev beams over the awards bouquet given to her by Mikaela Shiffrin. By Evan Johnson For the youngest ski racers, watching the World Cup was an opportunity to see their heroes perform. Speaking at a press conference after winning Sunday’s slalom race, Mikaela Shiffrin said she saw a bit of herself…

By Evan Johnson Pete Davis and KMS athletes lead the parade in a practice of a war chant to be performed in the stadium, Saturday morning. By Evan Johnson While many of the spectators for the day’s Giant Slalom races were busy finding parking, or enjoying their second cup of coffee, a group of approximately…

Courtesy of Killington Resort VIKTORIA REBENSBURG By Evan Johnson Saturday saw temperatures reaching a high in the mid-40s by 2 p.m., meaning soft, bright conditions on the upper portions of Superstar before dropping into the bottom third on Preston’s Pitch, which lay in flat light. Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg was third out of the starting gate…

By Evan Johnson Killington’s offices have been busy preparing budgets for the coming fiscal year. At a town Select Board meeting Sept. 21, managers from Green Mountain National Golf Course, Killington Police Department, library, town listers and planning and zoning departments presented their progress on budgets for fiscal year 2019. The operating and capital budgets…

© Reese Brown Mikaela Shiffrin took first place in Slalom in the 2016 FIS World Cup race at Killington. By Evan Johnson With big crowds and world-class performances by some of skiing’s elite, the return of World Cup racing to Killington and the East Coast was one for the history books. Some 30,000 spectators made…

By Reese Brown U.S. Alpine racer Resi  Stiegler on-course at Killington. By Karen D. Lorentz For those who don’t follow ski racing, the FIS World Cup series is quite a  big deal. It’s a rare opportunity to see the best in the world compete in various ski disciplines right here in Killington. Prior to last year,…

By Evan Johnson In addition to the thrill of competing in the World Cup, American athletes will also keep their sights set on the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, scheduled for PyeongChang, South Korea, between Feb. 9-25. There will be a maximum of 22 athletes representing the United States in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, with…

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