Ascending Killington mountain many times in the Spartan Beast, Ultra Beast, and Sprint races, Sept. 17-18 KILLINGTON—This weekend, Sept. 17-18, Killington Resort will  host Spartan racers, who will embark on a unique and fun obstacle course. Killington, the birthplace of the Spartan Beast, hosted the Spartan World Championship Sept. 20-21, 2014. This year, athletes again…

By Patricia Minichiello CORNWALL – Isabel Lower pulled over at the sight of smoke coming from the other end of an historic covered bridge on the Cornwall-Salisbury town line Saturday, Sept. 10. She decided to call 911 rather than risk driving over it, even though only a “wisp of smoke” was visible. That phone call…

Planning for FIS World Cup entails experience, expertise, commitment By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on Killington hosting the World Cup races on November 26-27, 2016. It’s the first World Cup event to be held in the East in 25 years (the last was at Waterville…

RUTLAND—Details of the 2016 Young Professionals Summit of Vermont were announced during a press conference held at Castleton Downtown in Rutland, Wednesday, Sept. 7. Representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Heritage Family Credit Union, and Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) collectively shared details for this year’s event. The summit will take place on Oct. 15…

By Jimmy Britt RUTLAND—Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center now has a new yoga instructor. Selina Ferrandino has been working at Pyramid since April; it’s clear that she loves what she’s doing, but that wasn’t always the case. “I kinda didn’t at first,” she explained of the level of enjoyment she felt in her early practice. “I…

By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW — Ludlow Elementary School science teacher Lisa Marks returned home from Washington, D.C., last week as one of four Vermont teachers to have received an award for excellence in teaching from President Obama. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is the nation’s highest honor for American math…

By Adam Federman, VTDigger RUTLAND — The city attorney has concluded the mayor did not violate the city charter in his efforts to have refugees settled in Rutland. The much-anticipated review of the mayor’s actions in selecting Rutland as a potential site for up to 100 Syrians and Iraqis to resettle was emailed to Selet…

By Julia Purdy Jan Sotirakis’ idea for a warning siren at the Chittenden dam was inspired by Tropical Storm Irene. Sotirakis, Chittenden’s emergency management director, has developed a proposal for a townwide alarm in the event that Chittenden dam, which holds back Chittenden Reservoir, failed. The danger is not imminent, Sotirakis said, but the state…

By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org Catherine Nelson, publisher of the Rutland Herald, is leaving the company and retiring, according to an email sent to employees Monday, Sept. 12. The move comes in the middle of negotiations to sell the company, which includes the Times Argus, to Maine newspaper publishers Reade Brower and Chip Harris, co-founders of…

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A program to reduce firearm-related suicides in Vermont has brought together gun groups, suicide prevention advocates and mental health experts. Members of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs and employees of the Department of Mental Health joined suicide prevention advocates Thursday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the rollout of the Gun Shop…

Sunday, Sept. 18—RUTLAND—On Sunday, Sept. 18 the Vermont Gun Shop Project will host a free 90-minute workshop for the gun-owning community at the Rutland Country Club from 3:30-5 p.m. Vermont Gun Shop Project seeks to reduce firearm-related suicides in Vermont. The program makes three promises: 1) No one will judge you. 2) No one will…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON— On Sunday, Sept. 11, at Moguls Sports Pub 22 volunteer “local celebrities” lined up and took dozens of pies to the face. Whipped cream as well as peaches, cherries and pumpkin were speared over faces with delight — all for a good cause as it was a fundraiser for Chase Kuehl…

PAWLET—The Pawlet Station restaurant reopened for one special night—“Mexican Monday” —on Monday, Aug. 29, as a fundraiser to benefit the Mettawee School Generator Fund. According to Robert Morlino, who serves as the Pawlet emergency management director, the successful evening raised about $6,300. “This brings us to the halfway mark of our Generator Fund goal,” he…

By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—The Pittsford Planning Commission has been working on updating the town zoning ordinance for almost a year, with the final public hearing held Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the regular semimonthly meeting of the Pittsford Select Board. The Board will reconvene in executive session at a future time after compiling the two versions…