The new Snowdon Six Express is opening this weekend at Killington. The new lift, part of Killington’s $25 million, single-year capital improvement project, starts spinning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. There will be a Grand Opening Celebration and ribbon cutting. In addition to the […]
Category: Local News
Pico announces opening day
Pico Mountain is scheduled to kick off its 2018-19 winter season at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. The sixth annual Opening Weekend Food Raiser will take place Dec. 14-16, 2018, offering discounted lift tickets in exchange for food donations […]
Rutland farmer wants to send Vermont products out of state
By Katy Savage Greg Cox wants to increase availability of fresh produce across the country right from the “heart of Vermont.” Cox, who is co-founder and president of the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) in Rutland, received a $105,000 United […]
Rainbow Playschool is expanding
By Polly Mikula WOODSTOCK—The 4 STARS accredited preschool and daycare program, purchased what used to be known as the old Mt. Tom School, located at 281 North Barnard Road, on Oct. 29. It plans to transfer to the new location […]
Margaret Moore, 89
Former owner of Quail Hollow loved good conversation Margaret Eileen (Gill) Moore passed away peacefully at home in Woodstock, with her children by her side on Oct. 9, 2018. She was 89 years old. Moore was born in Worcester, Massachusetts […]
R. Scott Giguere, 54
Loving son, brother and partner, devoted father R. Scott Giguere died peacefully at his home in Killington on Nov. 22, surrounded with love, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Since the inception of Killington as a ski area, Giguere […]
Designs for a new Killington Public Safety Building are nearly finalized
Plans await cost estimates in advance of a Town Meeting Day vote By Polly Mikula The town of Killington has preliminary designs for a new public safety building. Plans call for a multipurpose 15,260-square-foot building to house the volunteer fire […]
Bred for parades, Spooner to lead 34th Wassail Parade
By Katy Savage Spooner has been in more than 200 parades in his lifetime. Spooner, a 16-year-old paint cross, attended his first parade in Dorchester, New Hampshire, when he was 5 years old. Since then, he’s been to July 4 […]
Rutland children, families move to temporary schools after pipes break
By Katy Savage About 53 children were displaced after the pipes of the Rutland Parent Child Center on Chaplin Avenue broke Sunday, Nov. 25. There were at least 3 inches of water on both floors of the two-story building when […]
Council on aging serves 208,000 meals in 2018
RUTLAND—The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging has announced its 2018 service results in conjunction with the release of its 2018 annual report. “Our fiscal year wrapped up earlier this fall and we’re now able and excited to share some of […]