At a simple service on Easter Sunday, a rainbow of color was unveiled in a dossal behind the altar at Church of Our Saviour at Mission Farm in Killington. This quilted piece was a gift from a member of the small community that gathers in this special place in the heart of the Green Mountains.…

By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont State University is reversing course on changes to its libraries and athletics programs, putting an end — for now — to a controversial slate of decisions to transform member campuses. The changes were announced Monday afternoon, April 24, by Vermont State University interim president Mike Smith, who took over the institution after…

By Katy Savage The Woodstock Village Trustees held an hour-long community discussion with a consultant as the municipality seeks a new police chief since Robbie Blish announced his retirement, effective July 16. The Woodstock Village Trustees and consultant Jim Baker held the first of what are expected to be multiple listening sessions on Monday, April…

Photos by Jerry LeBlond Crowds gathered for the annual pond skimming event at Killington on Saturday, April 15.  

By Victoria Gaither Moosejaw, a leading online active outdoor retailer, chose two women, one of them local, to help them develop plans for its new plus-size outdoors company. Adventurers Arwen Turner from Wallingford and Kara Hardman from Colorado started WNDR Outdoors, an outdoor sports apparel company for plus-size adventurers.  The idea came to Turner to…

By Curt Peterson Richard Thornburn, an experienced woodworker from Woodstock, recently approached the Hartland Select Board with a request to lease the long-vacant North Hartland School on Mill Street. He planned to use the facility for his custom cabinetry, renovation, remodeling and restoration business.  In the wake of public reaction his plan was ultimately scuttled…

 Nothing is more powerful than love, especially when it is given away. On Tuesday, April 11, Oliver Subaru of Rutland donated more than $21,160 from the 2022 Subaru Share the Love event to support palliative care services and the A Journey of Comfort and Support campaign at Rutland Regional Medical Center. “We are grateful to…

Karen D. Lorentz The latest trend at ski resorts is to offer an array of season passes with permutations and perks tailored to the varying needs of families and outdoors oriented mountain adventurers.  The different types of passes not only benefit skiers and snowboarders due to the value and flexibility they offer, they also foster…

By Polly Mikula A “Shark Tank” style entrepreneurship class at Castleton University took a field trip last Tuesday, April 11, to visit local entrepreneur Dale Patterson and tour his brewery, Rutland Brew Works, on Granger Street in Rutland.  Chris Coughlin, vice president of mortgage servicing at Heritage Family Credit Union, has taught the popular class for CU's…

By Curt Peterson Safety and security have been topics of Hartland Select Board meetings for years, but Monday night brought tones of urgency and resolve not evident in the past. Chair Phil Hobbie characterized the discussion as “a big step forward.” Last year the Vermont State Police, due to a shortage of personnel and growing…

The Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division has recently awarded the Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) a contract to administer water quality improvement programs to the 11 Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) in the state of Vermont. The grant is funded through the 604(b) program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

By Katy Savage Killington Search and Rescue (KSAR) wants its equipment back after it was deemed unusable and not up to standard by new Fire Chief Chris Lahart.  KSAR leaders formally requested its climbing equipment, helmets, toboggan and other items in an April 6 email to Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth.  The request came after several…

$10,000 goal to receive a 2:1 matching grant through DHCD’s Better Places program Rutland residents will soon be able to enjoy Reimagine Depot Park thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is a initiative by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Better Places program and led by Come Alive Outside. “Access to community…

By Liz DiMarco Weinmann  Over the past three years Vermont has thrived as a national example of doing the right things for our most vulnerable populations, and it’s our state’s nonprofits that deserve much of the credit.  Combating such perils as food insecurity, inadequate shelter, domestic violence, and other threats many Vermonters experience on a…

Staff report RNESU Superintendent Kristin Hubert sent an email to families Sunday, April 2 notifying them that a threat at Neshobe School was deemed “not credible” as rumors circulated on social media. But Monday morning, Hubert said “new information has been brought to light.”   “Neshobe School is still conducting an internal review and investigation…