By Polly Lynn On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Rutland Mayor Chris Louras and the Vermont Council on Rural Development hosted a two-hour public forum at the Paramount Theatre downtown asking the question “What’s next for Vermont’s Climate Change Economy?” It was […]
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More gunfire restrictions considered
By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Killington Selectboard reviewed a draft firearms discharge ordinance which would prohibit the discharge of any firearm within 200 yards on either side of five roads: River Road, from its intersection […]
Locals rediscover Killington bike trails
By Polly Lynn Mountain biking at the Beast offers a different experience this year, and riders of all abilities have taken notev with rider numbers doubling over last year on many weekends. No longer does learning to ride mean embarking […]
Project 240 aims to elevate public discourse
Rich Cowden, director of the Fine Arts Center at Castleton University lists the benefits of the series for the university and the community. Bruce Bouchard and Rich Cowden present Project 240, a 17-event series which culminates with the Election Night […]
Building a bike park
Killington Resort’s terrain park supervisor and head excavator gives an insight into the process By Polly Lynn Killington Resort is in its second year of a five-year build-out of its mountain bike park, which it is building in partnership with […]
Peak aspirations
Photo One: Racers break through the start line on Saturday. Photo Two: A trail leads racers to Killington Peak for the 5K. By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Nearly 80 runners raced to the top of Killington Peak, Saturday, Aug. 15 for […]
100 on 100 racers challenged by distance, terrain and weather
Photo One: Teammates Bill Hartnett and Tim Peek await Christy Lynn who ran the first leg of the 100 mile relay. The Day began at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe and ended at Okemo’s Jackson Gore Resort. Photo Two: […]
Bike park offers thrills for all skills
Progression of terrain designed for beginner and intermediate riders By Polly Lynn It may not be quite as tame as a “sidewalk in the woods” as Jay ‘Rosey’ Rosenbaum, the Terrain Parks Supervisor and Mountain Bike Trails and Will Conroy […]
Killington town to consider adopting firearms discharge ordinance
By Polly Lynn The Killington Selectboard will consider whether or not to adopt a firearms discharge ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25. The issue was first discussed at the Tuesday, April 21 Selectboard meeting when nearly a dozen […]
Inaugural Open Farm Week opens doors to nearly 100 farms
A girls holds up a chicken at Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield, Vt. Vermont’s Open Farm Week ended Sunday, Aug. 9 after a week of mostly sunny skies and a break from the heat with temperatures in the 70s. […]