By Stephen Seitz TAFTSVILLE – A proposed 500-kilowatt solar panel project along Route 4 in Taftsville won’t go forward after all. As recently as April, Tom Garden, the managing partner of Boston-based Triland Partners, had laid his plans out in an official communication to the Town of Woodstock but has since canceled the project, according…

KILLINGTON—On Tuesday, July 7, the board of selectmen set the municipal tax rate for the Town of Killington for the 18-month budget adopted on Town Meeting Day. The town has an 18-month budget and tax rate because it is in the process of transitioning from a calendar budget year (Jan.-Dec.) to a fiscal year (July-June).…

By Amy Kamb The Ramsey, McFarland and Kamb families hiked with Fresh Air Fund child Michael to Luce’s Lookout for some breathtaking views of the mountains. WOODSTOCK—Three local Woodstock families, the Ramseys, the McFarlands and the Kambs, hiked to Luce’s Lookout in Barnard, Vt., recently with Fresh Air child Michael. This is the sixth summer…

By Lani Duke Seeing beauty everywhere RUTLAND—Rutland’s Photo Voice Project, currently on display at the Chaffee Art Center, 16 South Main Street, has the ability to change people’s perspectives, says photographer Donna GoodHale, who acted as advisor to the nine-member group who took the photos. Growing from ideas on revitalization put forth at last fall’s…

RUTLAND — College of St. Joseph will launch a new education and training program called Professional Continuing Education, Enrichment and Development at CSJ, or, for short, Pro-C.E.E.D. at CSJ©, in September 2015. The program offers skills-focused, certificate-bearing courses, workshops, seminars and training/consulting services designed specifically to fit the busy lifestyle of working professionals at both…

By Lani Duke Police station vote debated . . . again CASTLETON—A revote on the construction of Castleton’s new police station may have to be set aside, according to town resident Sandy Mayo Jackson. The town should have sent out absentee ballots to all who received them for the March town meeting, she maintains. Since…

KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School has been granted full institutional accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The recognition comes after a multi-year process that included a comprehensive, two-year self-study and review, the submission of a 90 page document compiled by the school, and an on-site visit by a NEASC committee. The fact…

KILLINGTON — The town of Killington will be replacing several culverts under Killington Road between West Hill Road and Dean Hill Road beginning the week of July 15.  Construction will be staged through the month of July. Through traffic will be maintained throughout the project; however, at times there will be lane reductions.

KILLINGTON — Wednesday and Thursday, July 15-16, Green Mountain National Golf Club in Killington will host the Ruth Raymond Jones Memorial Seniors' Championship, a 36-hole stroke play tournament with a field of 100 players aged 55 and older. With six-time champion Reggie Parker and the 2013 Champion Mari Harter not entered this year, Marjorie Kaat of…

Castleton Upward Bound receives Hills and Hollows grant Grant supports high school students in pursuit of higher education CASTLETON—The Castleton Upward Bound program recently won a $3,000 grant from the Hills and Hollows of the Vermont Community Foundation to provide online tutoring services to high school students for the 2015-16 academic year. Participants will be…

The restaurant at the Inn at the Long Trail debuts new name and new summer dining experience By Polly Lynn Friday, July 17 — KILLINGTON — For the first time the Inn at the Long Trail will open their dining room for summer visitors. “Rosemary’s” as the dining room was recently named, will be open Fridays…

By Lani Duke Solar field proposed for Castleton—but . . . CASTLETON—Solar energy developer Green Lantern Group has proposed a four-acre solar array next to the temporary town offices’ parking lot. Comprising 125 racks bearing 2,250 solar panels, it would be part of a commercial-scale 500-kilowatt project. Energy from it would flow into the Green…

Submitted Photo of a waterfall by Eli Adams Eli Adams is a tenth grade student at LiHigh School, a small independent school in Poultney, Vt. He discovered photography at age 13, and has been developing his craft for the past four years. His favorite subjects include Vermont landscapes, old barns and buildings, sunrises and sunsets, nature…

By Lani Duke Digital maker’s space to open Watch for the opening of a digital maker’s space on the second floor of the Chaffee Art Center. Soon it will be open to the community, with computers and peripheral devices for creating digital designs and small videos. Also in the not-so-distant future are weatherization of and…

By Joanne Pearson Fair Haven Photography courtesy of Mountain Top Inn & Resort CHITTENDEN — On July 7, Khele Sparks, general manager of The Mountain Top Inn & Resort, announced the opening of the resort’s new 6,000-sq. ft. spa and salon, located on the newly renovated first floor of the resort’s event barn. It features…