By Lani Duke CITY NEWS Computerizing public works data Rutland City has spent some $11 million in the past ten years in combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects, Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg told the City Public Works Committee April 5. The most recent project was the Northwest Neighborhood Improvement Program. In the planning stage is…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON—Longtime Killington resident Bob Burke is recovering nicely at home following a ski accident last winter. “He came home two weeks ago,” his wife Debbie said. “Thanks to help from the Rotary Club, renovations to the house are finished. I’m especially grateful to Jack Pelletier and Jay Hickory. I had to buy…

Mountain bike trails near reality KILLINGTON—The Town of Killington has been awarded a $50,000 Recreational Trails Program Grant from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to help develop the town’s planned mountain bike trail system on national forest land. The trails to be constructed adjacent to Kent Pond are part of a larger…

By Karen D. Lorentz “Red, it’s impossible to list all you’ve done for this town—all the wonderful projects… and our gratitude.” That was the heartfelt sentiment expressed again and again at a celebration honoring Horace “Red” Glaze on Sunday, April 24. The Green Mountain National Golf Course clubhouse was packed as friends and Killington residents…

By Lani Duke Ancient road offers history lesson MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs town attorney Gary Kupferer led a public hearing in the Middletown Springs town office March 26 to consider discontinuing sections of the historic Garron Road (Town Highway No. 21). Neither a road laid out in 1799 nor a “pent road” laid out in the…

State Representative Alison Clarkson announced her campaign for the Windsor County Senate on Monday, April 25. “I’m excited to run for the open Windsor County Senate seat,” said Clarkson. “I have loved serving  Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock in the Vermont House of Representatives. With my 12 years of experience on the House Judiciary and Ways…

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KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School student-athletes Hannah Soar and Abe Studler have been named to the 2016-2017 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. This announcement comes on the heels of a stellar season for the KMS Freestyle program, which was named USSA Freestyle Club Program of the Year, in addition to Coach Nori Pepe’s being named USSA Freestyle Domestic…

 

Best bartender in the state named at tourism summit By Dave Hoffenberg Last week 10 of Vermont’s best bartenders competed for the title of “Vermont Bartender of the Year”. This is the second year for this competition. The event was held at Killington Resort’s Mahogany Ridge Bar and was part of the Vermont Tourism conference.…

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Courtesy of Taylor Glaze Horace “Red” Glaze Join the family to celebrate Red’s life of service After years of service to his community, Horace “Red” Glaze will be moving to Lakewood Ranch, Fla. with his wife, Taylor. A celebration in his honor will be held at the Green Mountain National Golf Course on Sunday, April…

Patricia “Patsy” Marie Zack KILLINGTON—Patricia “Patsy” Marie Zack, 72, died Sunday, April 17 surrounded by her family. Patsy was born Oct. 2, 1943 in Albany, N.Y. the daughter of John William and Marie (Hamilton) Cullen. After graduating from high school in Albany, Patsy went on to graduate from St. Peter’s Hospital as a registered nurse.…

RUTLAND—Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Vermont has announced that Rutland Regional Medical Center is one of over 280 hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care designation, a new designation under the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers for Maternity Care, an expansion of the national Blue Distinction Specialty…