Photos Courtesy of Killington Resort Staff report Killington Resort became the first resort to open for skiing and riding in the East on Sunday, Nov. 3. About 100 attended opening day to ski and ride the mountain’s two uppermost trails—Rime […]
Category: Local News
Costs of new high school spark controversy
By Curt Peterson Ben Ford, chair of the Windsor Central middle school/high school project committee presented “financial feasibility study” results to the Windsor Central Unified Union School District board on Oct. 23. The new building as designed may cost […]
Flannels restaurant opens in Mendon
Staff report After five years, a vacant restaurant building in Mendon has new life. Flannels Bar and Grill opened Oct. 10 with local beer and comfort food served by seasoned staff in the former Tap House on Route 4. […]
WCUD to ask voters to consider school closure
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified School District Board unanimously added two new articles Oct. 28 for approval by district voters at Town Meeting 2020. The articles developed during negotiations between the district and the Barnard School Board […]
Starbucks set to to open with Chipotle, unknown retailer
By Virginia Dean The corporate headquarters of Starbucks in Chicago has confirmed that it will open a new location at 37-41 North Main Street in Rutland this spring. The Development Review Board gave its nod in September 2018. The […]
New Book Offers Look at Transformation of Ski Industry
By Karen D. Lorentz SKI Inc. 2020, released on Oct. 29, is must reading for anyone interested in what’s happening in the ski industry or trying to keep track of the consolidations and emergence of major ski companies. Or […]
Rutland residents decorate their houses for Halloween
By Julia Purdy Rutland Rec’s 60th annual community Halloween parade will wind through downtown with floats, clowns, marching bands, far-out costumes and, of course, candy on Oct. 26. Trophies will be awarded for Most Original, Best in Parade and Most […]
Rutland’s famed Halloween Parade celebrates 60 years
By Matt A. Sheen This Saturday the streets of Rutland, Vermont are going to be overrun with ghosts, ghouls, blood-sucking fiends, and all other manner of supernatural oddities and locals couldn’t be happier about it. Rutland City will be celebrating […]
Repairs to historic covered bridge nearly complete
By Virginia Dean Work to repair the Lincoln Covered Bridge in West Woodstock is coming along as expected, according to Joseph Poston, senior project manager of Wright Construction of Manchester, New Hampshire. “We’re making good progress and anticipate an early […]
Rutland K9 seeks new cruiser
K9 Cobalt and his handler Officer Nate Harvey of Rutland have been selected for a once in a lifetime opportunity: to win a fully outfitted K9 Tahoe from Vested Interest K9, a non-profit organization that donates to working dogs. K9 […]