State delays school start to Sept. 8 By Katy Savage Shortened days, delayed starts, partial remote learning, face masks and temperature checks — these are just some of the changes students can expect to see as the new school year […]
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Youth mentoring agencies receive $175,000 in grants
Rutland County’s Mentor Connector awarded $47,598 Mentor Vermont recently awarded four Covid-19 Response Grants, totaling $174,014, to youth mentoring agencies in rural communities in northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast Vermont. This one-time funding in response to the pandemic comes from […]
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Road construction projects scheduled for the week of July 27
The following is a list of road construction projects in Windsor and Rutland counties this week. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. Rutland and Windsor counties Bethel – The bridge replacement along VT 12 […]
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Alderman Whitcomb steps up as acting mayor Thursday as Allaire recovers
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Rutland Mayor David Allaire will step aside from his mayoral duties this week to undergo surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He expects the treatment will resolve his recent struggle with cancer. In his absence, starting Thursday, July 23 […]
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Rutland Sculpture Trail’s 10th artwork to honor Redfield Proctor
Rutland lawyer became Civil War officer, governor, senator, secretary of war and marble magnate Redfield Proctor, who served in the Civil War, made Rutland County the center of the marble universe, and served as governor, U.S. senator and secretary of […]
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Vermont Army National Guard carries 800 pounds of donated food to BROC during Stuff-a-Ruck event
Staff report RUTLAND—BROC Community Action collected over 800 pounds of food in the first annual Stuff-A-Ruck event held in Rutland, Friday, July 17. Departing from the recruitment office at 10 a.m. the Vermont Army National Guard carried donated food in […]
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Musical chairs: four dems vie for state House
By Curt Peterson Four residents of legislative district Windsor-1 (Windsor, Hartland and West Windsor) hope to win the Democratic Primary on Aug. 11. There are two open House seats: John Bartholomew is seeking his sixth term while Representative Zacharia Ralph […]
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Diana Williams, 56
Former KMS director of freestyle skiing loved life and it showed Diana Millichamp Williams, 56, founder of Hidden France, a boutique travel and tour service, died in her home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on June 18, 2020. The cause was […]
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Humane society spent over $30,000 on animals seized from Brandon farm
By Lee J. Kahrs PITTSFORD — The story of the animals seized from a farm on Kimball Road in Brandon five months ago is heartbreaking, inspiring and expensive. The Rutland County Humane Society knows that all too well, having spent […]
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CU to welcome students back, but offer classes online
Castleton University announced Wednesday, July 15, that it will offer students and families the option of a residential campus experience for the fall 2020 semester and deliver its academic courses online. Interim President Jonathan Spiro said moving the university’s courses […]