By Evan Johnson POMFRET — As skiers return to Suicide Six for the 2016-2017 ski season, they’ll be riding a newly installed Leitner-Poma chairlift to the top. On Monday, Dec. 19, longtime skiers and resort management gathered to cut a […]
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Hairdresser brings Boston experience back to Rutland roots, Newbury Street to Center Street
By Evan Johnson Hairdressers hear all kinds of things. Just ask Hilary McCoy, a hairdresser with over 16 years of experience. Details about work, family, relationships and more come out in the time it takes for a haircut or color. […]
Killington hosts Special Olympics athletes and celebrity athletes
First time the Special Olympics USA training camp has been held in Vermont By Evan Johnson It’s not every day that you get to meet an Olympic medalist, but on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that’s what happened to 20-year-old Jeremy Beckham. […]
RRMC donates land for Rutland dog parks
By Evan Johnson and Lani Duke RUTLAND—Dogs in the Rutland area will have two spaces all their own to sniff, play and romp in this spring. A new nonprofit comprised of Rutland residents plans to open two parks. One will […]
Town and golf course finances create auditing headache
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Killington and the Green Mountain National Golf Course have found a way to report their financial standings to the public: keep the details separate. Last week, the Select Board heard from Bill Hall, principal and audit director […]
Resort management students get behind-scenes experience at World Cup
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Sam Budusky was standing at the merchandise booth at the recent Audi FIS World Cup on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, when Mikaela Shiffrin crossed the finish line to clinch first place. He looked up from where he […]
Killington budgets make further progress
By Evan Johnson The various town departments of Killington are hammering out the details of budgets for fiscal year 2018. At the Nov. 29 Select Board meeting, heads of the roads and maintenance, police, fire, events and marketing departments presented […]
Rutland Fire Department responds to smoke on Center Street downtown
By Evan Johnson RUTLAND — Firefighters with the Rutland Fire Department responded to smoke in downtown Rutland Sunday afternoon, which closed a portion of Center Street. After investigation, the smoke was determined to have been caused by an improperly functioning […]
World Cup brings local traffic
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON — You would’ve been hard-pressed to find a seat at the hibachi table at Sushi Yoshi this weekend, the line for beer and groceries at the Killington Deli was long and foreign languages could be heard up […]
Killington dept. present 2017 budgets progress
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—The Killington Select Board has asked town departments to present budget proposals for fiscal year 2018 and departments are busy crunching the numbers. At a Nov. 15 meeting, board members heard budgets from the library, planning, recreation […]