By Curt Peterson The Butt family opened their dream Middle Eastern style restaurant, Apana Grille, in Florida in late 2019, but it did not survive the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet their dream has risen from the ashes, like a phoenix, here […]
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Featured, Local News
Fireworks protocols to be discussed
Killington explosions remain a mystery, police continue to pursue leads By Curt Peterson In June, Killington Police Chief Whit Montgomery told the Mountain Times his department had received numerous complaints about loud explosions in a particular neighborhood. The explosions occurred for a […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Food matters
Eating the harvest at Cloudland Farm
By Curt Peterson Editor’s note: This is the fourth of the Covid Survival Series by reporter Curt Peterson about area restaurants and their adaptations during and plans post-Covid. There are very few people who are as genuinely optimistic as Cathy […]
Killington, Local News
Killington Select Board sets 2022 tax rate
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board met on the afternoon of June 30 and set the official FY2022 municipal tax rate: $.5382. In the 2020 Town Report, the municipal tax rate had been estimated at $.5425, slightly higher than […]
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Post-pandemic Fourth a hit in Hartland
By Curt Peterson After a year and a half of postponements and re-postponements due to Covid-19 pandemic risks and restrictions, Hartlanders positioned along the parade route uttered a sigh of relief and joy on July Fourth – Old Home Day […]
Featured, Local News, police
Police closing in on big bangs in Killington
By Curt Peterson Killington Police chief Whit Montgomery said their dispatcher has had numerous complaints over the past two weeks about “very loud explosions somewhere in town.” “The complaints have been on-going,” Montgomery told the Mountain Times. “The explosions will […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Food matters
Mon Vert Café is a ‘family affair’
By Curt Peterson Editor’s note: This is the third of the Covid Survival Series by reporter Curt Peterson about area restaurants and their adaptations during and plans post- Covid. The Covid-19 pandemic has been “challenging” and “scary,” but ultimately “just […]
Featured, Local News
What’s in a name? How much is it worth?
School district outlines donation regulations By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District board member and Policy Committee Chair Lou Piconi (Woodstock) reviewed the proposed naming policy the district hopes to employ when raising funds for the new $80 […]
Killington, Local News
Killington Select Board approves reimbursing state, closes out Irene debts after nearly 10 years
By Curt Peterson On June 1 the Killington Select Board unanimously approved reimbursing the Vermont Agency of Transportation for $51,753, costs of repairing a stream crossing on Stage Road damaged by Tropical Storm Irene Aug. 28, 2011, almost 10 years […]
Local News, News Briefs
Killington sends letter of thanks for mutual aid provided to suppress forest fire
By Curt Peterson On June 1 the Killington Select Board enthusiastically approved sending an official letter thanking 10 neighboring towns’ firefighters who helped extinguish a persistent forest fire that started on May 15 on the hillside north of Route 4 […]