By Virginia Dean Kedron Valley Vet is opening a new boarding, grooming and daycare facility that is fast becoming this area’s go-to place in just a few short weeks since its official opening on Jan 3. Blakeley Murrell-Liland and Philippa […]
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Vermont’s population drops again in latest census report
By Art Woolf/VTDigger The U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent population report shows that each year since 2016, Vermont has experienced more deaths than births. Vermont continued to lose population in 2019, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates of each […]
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Vermont ski areas see record business over MLK weekend
Ski areas across Vermont saw record levels of business over the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend, thanks to timely snowstorms that resulted in prime conditions for skiing and snowboarding. Sugarbush Resort enjoyed the “biggest day” in its 61-year history […]
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Simon Pearce buys Quechee’s Parker House Inn for $1.2M
By Curt Peterson Last week the Parker House Inn restaurant, bar, and bed and breakfast was purchased by Simon Pearce family enterprises for a reported $1.2 million. Parker House was owned and operated by Adam and Alexandria Adler for 16 […]
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Rutland City fire chief suspended for ‘bullying’
By Katy Savage RUTLAND—The city’s fire department faces uncertain leadership after its chief was suspended from work for bullying members of the department and creating a “hostile” work environment. Rutland City Mayor David Allaire said Fire Chief James Larsen was “intimidating, […]
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Soar soars in mogul skiing
By Katy Savage Hannah Soar remembers when she and her best friend Olivia Giaccio did back flips with full twists into an air bag at Killington Resort around age 11. “We were doing such bad back fulls, but we were […]
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Wasp Diner to reopen
By Virginia Dean One of Woodstock’s arguably most popular restaurants is soon to open its doors again, and its new owner, Bridgewater resident John Worth, is thrilled — not only to connect the eatery to the local community again but […]
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New Woodstock store sells t-shirts focusing on Vermont’s unique qualities
By Virginia Dean According to local resident Mark Scully, Vermont has “great things going for it” — great food, great beer, great skiing, great swimming holes, great mountains and lakes and great people. But what it lacks, he notes, […]
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Your office by the slopes
By Lisa Lynn/Vermont Ski and Ride In mountain towns around Vermont, skiers and riders are setting up remote offices so they never miss a powder day. “Over there, we have this guy who works for Twitter, down the hall is […]
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Tourism industry urges Legislature to fund increased promotion
Second annual Vermont Tourism Day to highlight importance of sector to state’s economy “If you fund it, they will come.” That is the crucial message behind the second annual Vermont Tourism Day, slated for Jan. 15, 2020, at the State House […]