By Ed Larson Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, July 1, workers from Fabian Construction unearthed what they believed was a human skull at a construction site on Green Hills Lane, in Rutland City. The work was being done partially […]
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Woodstock organization wants moderate incomes in pricey town
By Katy Savage A Woodstock organization is trying to get more residents in the expensive town by helping people buy homes. With an anonymous $500,000 grant, the Woodstock Community Trust is buying homes, fixing them and selling them at a […]
Green Mountain College for sale with no price tag
By Katy Savage The shuttered Green Mountain College has hit the market with no sales price. The private liberal arts college in Poultney, which was founded in 1834, is listed for sale by Colliers International in Boston. V/T Commercial owner […]
For new owners, equestrian facility is dream come true
By Julia Purdy Those familiar with the West Creek Road in Florence will notice new activity at the former Silver Birch Equestrian Center location, formerly operated by Cheryl Hathaway. New owners Sarah and Justin McKeighan purchased 11 acres including buildings […]
Ascutney to install new T-bar lift by winter
By Curt Peterson West Windsor’s Ascutney Outdoors, which has been providing access to groomed slope and back-country skiing via rope tow, will be sporting a modern T-bar lift starting with the first skiable snow next winter. “The slope is so […]
Rutland will feel effect of $71 million Middlebury rail project
By Curt Peterson RUTLAND—Local residents are concerned that rail cars filled with fuel will be stored near their homes as two dangerously deteriorated downtown bridges in Middlebury will be replaced by a tunnel during the summer of 2020 for a […]
John Ditcheos, 88
John Ditcheos died at his home in Woodstock, in his favorite easy chair, on June 18 at age 88. He was born on Sept. 12, 1930, in Hightstown, New Jersey and was the son of Nicholas and Alexandria Ditcheos, and […]
Vermont ranks 49th for youth vaping
Staff report Two online insurance marketplaces, QuoteWizard and Lending Tree, recently compiled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and released a report June 6 outlining e-cigarette usage by prevalence. The findings could force the hand of insurance companies […]
Option tax up slightly
The first quarter rooms and meals option tax numbers indicate a strong season. The option taxes brought in about $215,000 for Killington this year, up from the five-year average of $204,550. “It was a good winter as far as rooms […]
Woodstock entrepreneurs excel with nutty products
By Curt Peterson Caroline Olsen’s college-age stomach aches evolved into a thriving young business making cashew milk products in Woodstock. According to the Nutty Life LLC website, nutty-milk.com, Olsen’s addiction to frozen yogurt while studying at Boston College upset her […]