By Polly Mikula KILLINGTON—Teddy Arbo’s 33rd annual Holiday Toy Party broke a record this year collecting over $37,000 for local charities along with 750 toys. The event was held at the Foundry at Summit Pond in Killington this past Saturday, […]
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Top decorated Christmas trees chosen at festival
Staff report KILLINGTON—Casella Construction was this year’s People’s Choice Award winner at the Vermont Holiday Festival, where over 100 decorated trees adorned the Grand Hotel in Killington this past weekend. Its “Cats + CATS” tree was the No. 1 crowd […]
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Phil and Joy Black of the Lookout Tavern receive honor
KILLINGTON – The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) officially announced the 2019 Member of the Year, Phil and Joy Black, owners of the Lookout Tavern. As part of the KPAA’s Vermont Holiday Festival, on Thursday night, Dec. 5, during their […]
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VSP find bomb at Rochester Elementary School
The Vermont State Police bomb squad arrived at Rochester Elementary School around noon Thursday, Dec. 5 after a child brought what looked like a hand grenade to class. Explosives technicians later determined the device was an inert training grenade that […]
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Barnard to merge with WCSU
Staff report Barnard voters decided 119-85 to merge with Windsor Central Supervisory Union on Tuesday. Residents had long debated joining Windsor Central prior to the vote. Some in Barnard wanted to turn Barnard Academy into an independent school to avoid […]
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Barnard to vote on school merger Tuesday
By Curt Peterson Barnard Town Offices will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 for voters to decide by Australian ballot whether Barnard Academy will merge into the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District. Pam […]
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Shiffrin four-peats in Slalom, takes third in Giant Slalom
‘I just love racing in front of the crowd’ By Katy Savage Mikaela Shiffrin is clearly the superstar of Superstar. She won her fourth straight Slalom at the HomeLight Killington World Cup on Sunday, Dec. 1. The races were held […]
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Defaced Greta Thunberg mural repainted
After a mural of 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg was defaced on the Vermont Farmer Food Center building in Rutland in October, artist Lopi LaRoe repainted another mural of Thunberg in its place.
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UVM students study Killington’s bear conflicts
By Katy Savage A group of University of Vermont students are trying to solve Killington’s bear problem. Five UVM students attended the Killington Select Board meeting Nov. 19 to present a semester-long project they’ve worked on to understand human- bear […]
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Runners and their canine companions turned out for the Killington Turkey Trot
Photos by Aliya Schneider The Killington Turkey Trot, held Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 28, raised money for local charities including the Visiting Nurses Assciation & Hospice of the Southwest Region, the Greater Killington Women’s Club and the Killington-Pico Rotary.