Mrs. Jodi Schneider’s pre-Kindergarten students are in the middle of a unit of study about ice cream. As part of the unit, they needed to find an expert in the field to answer questions that they haven’t found yet. Ben Pilsmaker from Mountain Creamery presented to the class on Monday, May 19, how he makes…

In Rutland and Randolph, bowling centers are keeping up the sport—and the camaraderie it inspires By Eliza Walsh Editor’s Note: This story is from Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship program. Rick Wilbur surveyed each lane at Rutland Bowlerama, marking up a scoresheet as pins crashed, high-fives smacked and kids scurried around…

Hikers with maps and metal detectors are becoming a common sight on the trails near White Rocks. They’re not just there for the view—many are convinced that hidden treasure lies beneath their feet. It all started with the 2024 mystery-adventure book “There is Treasure Inside” by the enigmatic author Jon Collins Black. The book claims…

By Habib Sabet/VTDigger Rutland teachers and the city’s school board reached a tentative agreement last Tuesday night, May 13, averting a strike planned to begin Wednesday morning. It would have been the first teachers’ strike in Vermont in eight years.  At a marathon school board meeting, the Rutland Education Association — the local union representing the…

By Greta Solsaa/VTDigger Twenty new citizens originally from 11 different countries took an Oath of Allegiance to the United States at a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, May 13, held in the gymnasium of Barstow Memorial School in Chittenden.  Among those naturalized in the ceremony was Steeve Valcourt, a musician originally from Haiti. Valcourt, 42, said he toured…

By Polly Mikula Building a new municipal water system to service Killington Road businesses, residents and a proposed new village at the base of Vermont’s second highest peak is a massive undertaking. Years of planning, grant applications, development agreements, TIF approvals, bond votes and bids are just a few of the more obvious hurdles the…

By James Kent CASTLETON—On a cold May 20 morning, school bus after school bus began to pull into the Castleton University parking lot after 9 a.m. More than 2,200 registered high-school students and other attendees arrived for the inaugural Bring Back the Trades event in Vermont. Bring Back the Trades, a New Hampshire organization recognizes…

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,  MENDON — Two area students were among this year’s winners in the Growing Works of Art contest, a statewide program encouraging Vermont students to explore their connection to trees through art and writing. The 2025 theme, “Tree Tales from A to Z,” invited students in grades K–8 to select a letter of…

KILLINGTON — The snow may be gone, but the action is just heating up at Killington Resort as it unveils a packed summer schedule for 2025. From mountain biking and music to races and family fun, “The Beast” delivers non-stop excitement across its expansive terrain, with new additions and returning favorites lined up throughout the…

By James Kent Thursday, May 29 at 4 p.m.—KILLINGTON — The senior class of Killington Mountain School (KMS) will trade their ski gear for menus as they take over The Foundry at Summit Pond for a special fundraising event. In a unique partnership between KMS and the Karr Group, the evening will feature the 2025…

By Karen D. Lorentz Editors’ Note: This is part 11 of a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become The Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews in the 1980s for her book “Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men.” From 1954 to 1963, the focus was on getting Killington open,…

KILLINGTON—Casella is closing East Mountain Road to all traffic Wednesday, May 21 starting at 7 a.m. in the area noted below for placement of waterline pipe. The road will not reopen for the evening of Wednesday, May 21, and will remain closed until Casella has completed installation of the waterline pipe in the roadway. The road will…

Staff report On Wednesday, May 28, Killington residents will vote on who will fill two new seats on the Select Board. A measure to expand the Select Board from three to five members was approved at Town Meeting Day. Polls for this special election will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the…

It’s Oh-FISH-al, the season has started! The Mack family (Dad Chris; Natalie, 7; and Jacob, 4) smiled with their catch at the Kiwanis Fishing Derby, Saturday May 3.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will host a public meeting Monday, May 19, at 6 p.m. about four upcoming bridge projects on Route 100 and 100A in Plymouth and Bridgewater, addressing  the short- and long-term construction schedule and traffic impacts. The presentation will be held at the Plymouth Select Board meeting at Plymouth Town Hall, 68…