By Polly Mikula After 39 years working seven days a week all year long, Cliff Koch and family are ready to pass the torch of the popular Killington Deli & Marketplace on to the next family. The business officially sold […]
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$50 million assessment at Mountain Green to hit condo owners in July
After decades of calling Killington home, some say it’s too expensive for them to stay By Katy Savage Mountain Green condo owners voted in favor of a $50 million assessment to bring the building into the 21st Century, but some […]
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Economic impact of total solar eclipse could top $50m
State Treasurer Mike Pieciak released a report estimating the economic impact of the April 8 total solar eclipse could range between $12.9 million and $51.8 million. The actual economic impact rests on the total number of visitors who travel to […]
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All aboard the ‘Solar Express’
Sold-out train will run from Rutland to Burlington and back, aims to reduce hassles, traffic during April 8 eclipse Staff report While everyone knows about the Polar Express, on Monday, April 8, it’ll be the “Solar Express” that takes passengers […]
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‘Storm of the year!’
Courtesy Killington Resort Snowstorms dumped 40 inches on Killington last week, with 24 inches of that falling in a white-out blizzard Saturday, March 23. The resort was able to reopen 100% of its terrain and thousands flocked to the slopes […]
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Killington fire chief resigns
Killington leaders ‘sad’ to see him go By Polly Mikula Paul Ginther has resigned after just eight months as Killington’s fire chief. His departure follows other short tenures in the department; but this time circumstances differed greatly. Town leaders were […]
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MVSU board collects voter surveys
By Curt Peterson The Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board has distributed a four-question survey soliciting input from voters regarding the failure of a proposed $99 million bond to finance a new district Middle/High School complex. MVSU serves the towns […]
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Rutland scrambled to setup an emergency shelter for homeless transitioning out of hotels
Shelters, in Rutland and statewide, see minimal use By Katy Savage and Polly Mikula A sudden and unexpected state decision to move up to 100 homeless people staying in hotels to a temporary shelter in downtown Rutland caused chaos in […]
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KMS student named finalist in UVM entrepreneurship competition
Pippa Scott is the sole Vermonter to make cut; winner receives full-tuition scholarship By Polly Mikula Pippa Scott, a student at Killington Mountain School in Killington, has been named one of five finalists in the University of Vermont’s inaugural Vermont Pitch […]
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Dick McCormack to retire after 3-decade Senate career
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger After more than three decades representing Windsor County in the Vermont Senate, Dick McCormack plans to retire next January at the conclusion of his term. The veteran Democrat disclosed his decision to constituents on Town Meeting Day, March […]