By Katy Savage There’s a new kind of welcome sign as people cross the New York border into Vermont. A large billboard in Hampton, New York, about five minutes from Vermont on Route 4, shows a cartoon depiction of a […]
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‘It’s about making our patients better’Rutland Regional breaks ground on new medical office building
By Curt Peterson Over 100 people attended Rutland Regional Medical Center’s groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility, on Monday, April 22. The Thomas W. Huebner Medical Office Building will house ear, eye, nose and throat, audiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation […]
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Butternut Inn and Castleton University sign letter of intent
By Polly Mikula The Butternut Inn will be the new home for Castleton University’s School of Resort Management program in Killington, according to a letter of intent signed by Jim Haff and his wife Mary, with Castleton University. Haff, the […]
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Killington announces new K-1 Lodge
Courtesy of Bread Loaf An architechual rendering of the new K-1 Lodge at the top of Killington Road as seen from the slope-side. Construction will begin this spring.
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‘ Time to play ’ Mountain Travelers to close after 42 years
Courtesy of the Kavouksorian’s Peter and Joann Kavouksorian
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KPAA to purchase Welcome Center
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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]