By Brett Yates The Pittsfield Select Board has hired a contractor to give the town’s basketball court a new paint job and topcoat next spring. And, for the first time, the asphalt will sport overlapping lines for pickleball. “One pickleball court, though — only one will fit,” Selectman A.J. Ruben said. “It’s going to be…

By Polly Mikula The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine — science’s most prestigious — was awarded Monday, Oct. 7 to Dr. Victor Ambros, a Woodstock High School alumni, and fellow research collaborator Dr. Gary Ruvkun. Their Nobel Prize-winning discovery was “a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated,” according to the news release announcing…

Killington Resort’s Harvest Faire is Saturday, Oct. 12, featuring fall fun and games at Snowshed base area. The crowd-favorite is the stein hoisting competition, a traditional Bavarian strength contest where participants hold up a one-liter stein (glass mug) for as long as they can. See page 22.

The Vistas at Sunrise recently broke ground on the final phase of the Vistas including three four-bedroom, 4,000 square foot homes in Sunrise Village in Killington. These homes will complete the subdivision, marking a significant milestone for the community.  The first house of this final phase of construction is expected to be complete during next…

The Vermont Agency of Education released the preliminary 2023-24 Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program (CEAP) results on Friday, Sept. 27. The assessment is administered annually in the spring to students in grades 3-9, and 11. The assessment measures students’ mastery of the Common Core State Standards in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and the Next Generation…

By Brooke Geery, Killington Resort At the end of last season, Killington Resort donated one of its well-used snow cats to Vermont Technical College (VTC) in Randolph. The gift was the idea of Vehicle Maintenance Manager Halley Riley-Elliot, who graduated from the VTC program herself in 2021. As the equipment had fulfilled its usefulness for…

By Brett Yates Regional planners want to help a trio of Windsor County municipalities win federal funds for projects that would prevent flood damage during future storms. But, so far, the town of Bridgewater isn’t interested. A new program called the Resilience Initiative for Vermont Empowerment and Recovery (RIVER) aims to protect communities that sit…

At the recent Killington-Pico Rotary club meeting, the newest Paul Harris fellows were recognized: Robert (Bob) Montgomery and Diane “Dee” Montgomery (posthumously) for their contributions to the Killington community.  With tears in her eyes, Dale Pfeifenberger recall the many accomplishments of her best friend “Dee,” including helping young adults plan for college, founding Sunday school…

Matthew (Matt) Eric Roberts, age 44, passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on July 6, 1980. He was the son of Charles and Deborah (West) Roberts. He grew up in Brockton where he received his early education.  Roberts moved to Brandon with his family in…

Mission Farm in Killington has opened The Kitchen at Mission Farm, a state-of-the-art collaborative community kitchen designed to support local artisan food makers and benefit the larger community. The Kitchen embodies Mission Farm’s core values of connection, conservation, and justice, according to a recent new release.  The Kitchen will serve as a hub for culinary…

By Curt Peterson The Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) is about halfway finished creating its 2026 Regional Plan, and RRPC planner Logan Solomon visited the Killington Select Board Monday evening, Sept. 23, to update the board on the progress and next steps for the project. The 2026 regional plan project has its own website (storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5018a6bc74d34a59aca763981e78355a).…

The Cannabis Control Board voted Wednesday, Sept. 25, to temporarily close the window for new retail and tier 2 cultivation applications in Vermont. “The Board is committed to adapting to changing market conditions,” the news release stated.  At Wednesday’s meeting, all three of the board’s members spoke of their concern for oversaturation in the regulated…

Sale to local owners closed without debt Friday, Sept. 27 Killington Resort finalized its sale from Powdr to local, independent ownership on Friday, Sept. 27. The new ownership group, led by Phill Gross and Michael Ferri, is committed to reinvesting all profits into capital improvements “for the foreseeable future” and announced $30 million in on-mountain…

Town to hold two votes to acquire Woodstock Aqueduct Company By Katy Savage  After more than a year of discussion and negotiation, Woodstock has a plan to acquire the Woodstock Aqueduct Company, which has been a private utility since the late 1800s.  Town Manager Eric Duffy presented the plan on Sept. 23. He said the…

New store plans to open in 2027 Staff report This past Tuesday, Sept. 24, Walmart told the Town of Rutland Select Board that plans will be submitted to relocate the existing Walmart store at 90 Shopping Plaza Road in Rutland City to the site of the former Diamond Run Mall, south of the city just…