Hermitage

Decree ends Barnes’ saga

Bankruptcy case comes to an end BURLINGTON- A final decree has been issued in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company bankruptcy case, officially ending the four-year federal bankruptcy case.
In a decree signed on May 31, Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge...

Shaun Golden was convicted of an investment scheme involving Stag’s Leap property.

Former property investor sentenced to prison

WILMINGTON- A former New York investment adviser has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for a fraud scheme involving the purchase of five Stag’s Leap Lane properties from James Barnes’ Hermitage Inn Real Estate Company.
Shaun P. Golden, owner of Golden Wealth Management and...

Kelly Kahler next to a map of the cross-country trails he created and maintained at Timber Creek. The map was made by the late Skip Morrow, who was a good friend of Kahler’s. Lauren Harkawik

End of an era: Valley’s last X/C center to close

Kelly Kahler retiring from the cross-country ski business
DOVER - Kelly Kahler is in the process of hanging up his cross-country skis. He’s closing up shop at Timber Creek, where he’s run a cross-country ski program and has maintained cross-country ski rentals and trails...

The Vermont Department of Taxes, which ordered the closure of the Hermitage Club several times in 2016 and 2017 for nonpayment of taxes, will receive $250,000 from the Hermitage bankruptcy estate.

Bankruptcy report finalized despite objection

BURLINGTON- A bankruptcy court judge approved the final report and distribution of remaining funds in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company and Hermitage Club bankruptcy case over the objection of a former Hermitage manager.
Former Hermitage vice president and operations manager...

James Barnes

Bankruptcy of Barnes' Hermitage companies coming to a conclusion

Note: A PDF copy of the bankruptcy trustee's final report is available below this article Hundreds of creditors and millions in claims will go unpaid BURLINGTON- Proceedings in the bankruptcy of James Barnes and his Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company, former owner of...

The Barnstormer chairlift at the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain. Creditors are seeking cash payments from the bankruptcy settlement for the lift. File photo/MDE

Barnes creditors looking to carve up lift cash

HARTFORD, CT- Several Hermitage creditors, including a trustee for a Barnes family trust, are vying for a share of the proceeds of a bankruptcy distribution to Barnstormer LLC in Connecticut District Federal Court.
The action was initiated by the plaintiffs in a previous Hermitage lawsuit...

Barnes issued another $35 per week judgement

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ordered James Barnes to make weekly payments to the title insurance company that insured the Hermitage Club’s mortgages with Berkshire Bank.
Hartford Superior Court Judge A. Susan Peck ordered Barnes to pay $35 per week to Fidelity Life...

Wilmington Selectboard Tuesday evening. Amelia Nick

GM tells board Hermitage Club “going to be around for a long time”

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard heard an update from the Hermitage Members Club, about the vacant building ordinance, and a possible cannabis control commission at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting.
Hermitage Members Club General Manager Bill Benneyan updated the board on the...

Hermitage Club seeks master permit change

WILMINGTON- The Hermitage Members Club met with the development review board in a hearing Monday, seeking a master plan change and zoning permit to resume construction at their exclusive Stag’s Leap development at the old Haystack lower base area.
Hamilton Hodgman, of Stevens &...

Hermitage Club seeks permit changes

Plans include a new beginner lift WILMINGTON- Representatives of the Hermitage Member Club presented permit changes to a previously approved maintenance building, and sought approval for the construction of a “magic carpet” beginner lift in a hearing before the development...