Business

New agent joins office

LONDONDERRY- Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that Steve Stettler has joined the company’s Bromley office as a sales associate. Stettler first fell in love with southern Vermont as a college actor at the Weston Playhouse, returning most summers until he and his...

DVRE takes its name back

DOVER- Deerfield Valley Real Estate is back. Owner and principal broker Richard Caplan announced recently that the company changed its business name back to Deerfield Valley Real Estate.
Caplan will continue to oversee all transactions. He has decades of experience and knowledge in real...

Magic Mountain’s snowmaking pond.

Snowmaking pond to double

LONDONDERRY- Long a key element of Ski Magic LLC’s five-year strategic plan, Magic Mountain Ski Area has gained Vermont state permitting approval for doubling the size of its snowmaking pond. It will be expanded to approximately nine million gallons while taking the pond “off stream” to help...

Peak Resorts revenues, earnings up

WILDWOOD, MO- Peak Resorts, parent company of Mount Snow, reported significant increases in revenue and skier visits over the fiscal year and the fourth quarter in SEC filings and during an investor conference call last week. Peak Resorts CEO Tim Boyd told investors the company’s revenue over the...

Grace Cottage golf tournament returns

DOVER- Support a great cause and enjoy an afternoon of golf on Saturday, June 8, at the Mount Snow Golf Club, 95 Country Club Road.
Now in its 10th year, Grace Cottage Hospital’s Tee It Up for Health Golf Benefit helps to support Grace Cottage Hospital’s Patient Care Fund.
The...

Green Up squads

Dover- The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors organized cleanup squads for Green Up Day. A group of local realtors and affiliates focused on the Valley Center building, went down Route 100, and followed the trail up to Crosstown Road, filling many bright green garbage bags with trash.
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Local treatment plants open for tours

VERMONT- On May 30, water and wastewater treatment plants in Wilmington, Brattleboro, Bennington, Stratton, and Bellows Falls will join other facilities statewide to host open houses and facility tours. Attendance is free, and Vermonters of all ages are invited for a firsthand introduction to...

Hermitage faces involuntary bankruptcy

BURLINGTON- A trio of creditors filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy against Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company in federal bankruptcy court Wednesday.
According to court documents, former Hermitage membership sales contractor Bobbi Resek, former chief financial officer Dan...

Market has high demand for lower-priced properties

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Local real estate professionals say the market is a bit of a mixed bag right now. Sellers of lower-priced properties are seeing quick results, while shoppers for higher-end homes can look for bargains in a slower-moving price category.
“The market is strong if a home is...

The Gathering Place celebrates one year

Open house set for May 16 DOVER - The Gathering Place will be holding an open house at its Dover location on Thursday, May 16, from 4 to 6 pm. Members of the public are invited — and encouraged — to attend. The open house is being held in celebration of the center’s first...