Stratton

Stratton Mountain signs on to solar power deal

STRATTON - Stratton Mountain Resort has entered a power purchase agreement to be the sole recipient of solar energy produced by Sea Oak Capital’s 500 kilowatt solar array in Wallingford. Located 40 miles north, the newly completed solar array has the ability to generate approximately 1,000,000...

Stratton Mountain will be holding its annual fall festival beginning October 9.

HarvestFest coming to mountain

STRATTON - Stratton’s HarvestFest will bring flannels and fall cheer with endless family fun. Enjoy live music, peak fall foliage, and delicious food options along with the season finale of mountain biking and scenic lift rides.
HarvestFest Weekend at Stratton Mountain will begin Saturday...

CUD adds three more towns, now off and running

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District added three new member towns: Dover, Stamford, and Jamaica. Matters discussed at the meeting included meetings the governing board is holding with various vendors, a proposed “Broadband Action Plan”...

Broadband group holds virtual meeting on CUD

DEERFIELD VALLEY - On Wednesday, members of the Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group convened by phone and video conference. The virtual meeting was held in place of a regularly scheduled meeting due to concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus). During the meeting, the group discussed next steps...

A work crew was cold planing pavement in front of the Old Red Mill in Wilmington earlier this week. Surface preparation and paving will be done from the village center to the Dover town line this year, and then on to the Stratton line next year.

Route 100 paving project underway

WILMINGTON- A major paving project, long awaited by Deerfield Valley travelers, got underway on Wednesday.
The Route 100 project includes the milling (cold planing) and resurfacing of the road from the traffic light in Wilmington, through Dover, to the Stratton/Wardsboro town line near...

Chairlift to get new life

LONDONDERRY- Magic Mountain is purchasing and installing Stratton’s current “Snow Bowl” Poma fixed-grip quad chairlift as a new base-to-summit lift for the 2019 season. The Poma quad lift will replace Magic’s current Black Chair which had been operating as a double passenger capacity lift. The...