CHESTER – Marking its 40th year, Chester’s Fall Festival on the Green drew in large crowds to browse the crafts, sample the food, and relax in the beer garden. Nancy Rugg, one of the festival’s organizers, said she has been involved for the past three years. She said planning begins in winter. “We’re compiling a…

First forum held Sept. 30 in Bridgewater WOODSTOCK—More than a year ago, members of the school boards in Bridgewater, Pomfret and Woodstock formed a joint committee to study existing models of providing elementary education in each town and to seek out potential alternatives. The joint committee now invites parents, taxpayers and citizens from these towns…

KILLINGTON — Amid a weekend that was crazy with Spartan Races, a lot of people found the time to stop by the Summit Lodge to support local resident Dan “Froggie” Reilly with the extensive list of surgeries that he has had to endure. You couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was a bluebird day in…

RUTLAND — Police violated a Rutland man’s constitutional rights when they stopped him because of a snow-covered license plate and then searched his car without probable cause, according to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont (ACLU-VT). The suit, filed in Rutland Superior Court, alleges that police violated Greg Zullo’s right…

ROCHESTER — Rochester VT 73 Bridge 13 opened Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., 24 hours ahead of schedule. The crossing over Brandon Brook has been closed since Sept. 11 in order to replace a temporary culvert with a permanent structure. The temporary culvert was installed as an emergency repair in 2011 after Tropical Storm Irene…

Four years ago, obstacle racing as we know it began on the verdant hillsides of Central Vermont when ultra racer Joe De Sena and his friends dreamed up a series of challenges and built them.  They sought to discover what they were capable of achieving. Fast-forward to now: De Sena and company have built one…

Business as usual for Killington The sad saga of two ski-industry titans disputing the future of Park City Mountain Resort is over.  Powdr, the owner and operator of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, has agreed to sell its Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) assets, including the base area, parking, lower ski terrain and lifts, as…

The Inside Scoop to close, building owners hope to keep tradition alive BRANDON — After 10 years in business, Joel and Janet Mondlak have decided to close the town’s ice cream parlor. The Inside Scoop and Antiques by the Falls is located at 22 Park Street next to the Brandon Inn. Innkeepers Louis and Sarah…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – Though it wasn’t on the agenda, the Killington Board of Selectmen spent a few minutes at its regular meeting on Sept. 9 discussing what to do about some dangerous road conditions on Killington Road, and the dangers of not replacing missing road signs in a timely manner. Planning Commission chairman…

Resolution calls on lawmakers to take action during the 2015 session KILLINGTON — The Killington Selectboard has joined municipal leaders from South Burlington, Dorset, Fairlee and Huntington to call on Vermont’s lawmakers for an overhaul of the State’s education funding system. In a letter and formal resolution sent to Montpelier last week, the Selectboard urged…

Benefit for Dan Reilly (a.k.a “Frogger”) to be held Sunday at the Summit Lodge Sunday, Sept. 21 — Killington — This Sunday, the Summit Lodge in Killington is hosting a community benefit for Dan Reilly, a local resident, who is fighting a rare disease. “I’m 34 years old, and over those 34 years I’ve had…

CLARENDON—On Wednesday, Sept. 10 at about 5 p.m., state police were notified of a logging accident that occurred on Walker Mountain Road. The Clarendon and West Rutland fire departments responded, along with Regional Ambulance Service. Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, Ralph Ruiter, 47, of Middletown Springs, was logging the area when a tree that…

Reports from hiking accesses in Salisbury, Leicester, Ripton, Hancock and Killington State Police have received multiple reports from victims of car break-ins at local hiking trailheads. Two victims have come forward from the Robert Frost Trailhead on Route 125 in Ripton, Vt., Saturday, Sept. 13, reporting multiple wallets, purses and cell phones had been taken. Out-of-state victims…

CORNWALL—On Sept. 9 at about 5:30 a.m., state police from the New Haven barracks were dispatched to a report of a tractor-trailer rollover on Route 125 at the intersection with West Street. The Department of Motor Vehicles, the Cornwall Fire Department, and Middlebury Rescue also responded. The 2012 Kenworth with a tanker trailer was found…

The state’s Harvest Health coupon program offers low-income Vermonters a buy-one-get-one-free deal By Dan Colton Since summer 2007, there have been concerted efforts throughout Vermont to attract participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan (SNAP), formerly known as Federal Food Stamps, to spend their electronic benefit transfers (EBT) at local farmers markets. Farmers market currencies…