VPR News
VPR News
Morning Newscast: July 7, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The Asa Bloomer state office building in Rutland will reopen today; A second Democrat is entering the race for Vermont’s lieutenant governor…VPR News
Longtime Killington town manager retires
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For the first time in 32 years, Dave Lewis is not going to Killington for work. The longtime town manager stepped down from his position at the end of June. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, after more than three decades on the job, Lewis’s imprint can be found just about everywhere in the resort community.VPR News
Morning Newscast: July 2, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The man charged with going on a shooting rampage in Essex in 2006 has been ruled competent to stand trial; The new owners of the Jay Peak ski area want to build another hotel, as well as a new water park and a bowling alley…VPR News
American Skiing sells last property, goes out of business
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The former owner of the Killington and Mount Snow ski resorts in Vermont and others around the country has sold off its last property and gone out of business.VPR News
Early Killington pass buyers to get tax refund
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Skiers who bought their season passes early for next season at the Killington ski area are going to be getting refunds. The ski resort began collecting a 1 percent local option tax when it began selling its season passes last month.VPR News
Weak dollar brings more foreign visitors to ski resorts
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The economic news is bleak and the U.S. dollar keeps falling. But there may be a bit of a silver lining. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, just ask the state’s ski industry.VPR News
Competitive snowboarders converge on Vermont resorts
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Vermont will be the center of the snowboarding universe for the next ten days. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, back-to-back competitions will bring the best snowboarders in the world to Killington and Stratton Mountain.VPR News
Killington votes in favor of local option tax
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Killington residents approved a 1% local option tax to fund a new town office for economic development. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports, the two-to-one victory was hard won.VPR News