By Cristina Kumka KILLINGTON — The proposed repeal of the sales and use portion of the 1 percent option tax was the agenda item that inspired about 40 citizens to show up at the Selectmen’s meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 18. Killington […]
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75 people participated in the Mark LaPointe 1,000 Situp Challenge raising over $10,000
By Cristina Kumka Kate LaPointe did her situps smiling. Her late husband would have been proud. The second annual Mark LaPointe 1,000 Sit up Challenge held this past Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland […]
Local web design company sues Killington Chamber over website bill
By Cristina Kumka Green Mountain Marketing & Advertising, Inc. is suing the Killington Chamber of Commerce for $5,000. Green Mountain Marketing & Advertising, Inc., run by Kasia Karazim and Bill Ackerman, a member of the Killington’s Economic Development and Tourism […]
Top crime researcher calls Rutland police innovative, brave
By Cristina Kumka RUTLAND — A man who spent years studying open-air drug markets in places where mothers put their babies to bed in bathtubs out of fear of flying bullets said Rutland has “much promise” in its fight against […]
Spartans battled it out up and down Killington mountain
It was a brutal course by all estimations. Those who finished the fastest ran up some of Killington Resort’s steepest peaks and didn’t stop until they got to the finish line. A helicopter and drones scanned across more than 16 […]
18-year-old hangs with the best
By Cristina Kumka BENSON — Kaleb LaRock doesn’t look any different than anyone else on the obstacle course — he wears the same clothes, does the same stunts and keeps up with the rest of the pack. He’s just half […]
Serious motorcycle accident is blamed on bad road
KILLINGTON—A 65-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Saturday, Aug. 30, at the height of the well-attended annual Killington Classic Motorcycle rally, when he hit a large bump in Killington Road and lost control of his bike. The incident occurred at around […]