By Katy Savage KILLINGTON— Six years after investors purchased the Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) building, the organization is buying it back. The KPAA has secured a 15-year loan to purchase the 9,000 square-foot Welcome Center building at the intersection […]
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Meet Chandler Burgess: the King of Spring
Courtesy of Killington Resort Chandler Burgess a.k.a. King of Spring
Bright spot to reopen on Route 4 in Mendon
By Julia Purdy For several months the traveler on Route 4 has had nowhere to take a lunch/coffee break in the 10-mile stretch between the Killington Deli and Mama T’s at the bottom of the pass. The former Bridge’s Country […]
Longtime Killington employee to retire
Editor’s note: At the annual update, March 21, Killington Resort announced that Tracy Taylor and Rob Megnin would both retire. The resort submitted this look back at Taylor’s 32 year career. Look for a story on Megnin in a future […]
CSJ to close this spring
By Katy Savage RUTLAND— After unsuccessfully trying to form a partnership with another institution, the struggling College of St. Joseph is closing this spring. President Jennifer Scott made the announcement to students Wednesday, March 20. She said the college, which […]
Killington to get new base lodge
Killington Resort is getting a new base lodge. Killington President Mike Solimano announced the new base lodge was coming in addition to a number of other improvements in a Thursday night presentation. The new 58,000 square foot lodge will be constructed […]
College of St Joseph to close
The College of St Joseph in Rutland is closing down at the end of the year, joining a number of other Vermont institutions, including nearby Green Mountain College. “It is with heavy heart and great disappointment that I must deliver […]
Archytas First Robotics competition team wins Spirit Award
By Robin Alberti Over the weekend of March 15-17, Archytas #6933 First Robotics Competition team attended its first meet of the season, bringing home the Spirit Award from New England District Qualifiers in Bedford, New Hampshire. Each year, First Robotics […]
Cobra gymnasts claim 26 titles at Vermont State Championship
Photo courtesy Cobra Gymnastics Eliza Dopkins
Expanded yoga practice comes to Wales Street
Courtesy Liz Patnode Liz Patnode expands yoga business to Rutland.