By Lani Duke State Fair makes membership change The Rutland County Agricultural Society plans to chart the course for potentially significant changes. Under a provision approved in 2014, members will vote on whether to expel one of its members because […]
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News Brief: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke ARSU committee recommends Act 46 restructure The Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union’s Act 46 study committee has finalized its report with the recommendation that existing schools become a single supervisory district with a single board and a single budget […]
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Bowse Health Trust announces 2016 grant awards worth $275,000
RUTLAND—The Bowse Health Trust, a department of Rutland Regional Medical Center, recently announced that it has awarded $275,000 in grant funds to three new projects aimed at improving the health status of Rutland County residents. The projects will receive up […]
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Share The Love event supports Meals on Wheel of Rutland County
RUTLAND—Meals on Wheels of Rutland County recently announced its participation in the Share the Love Event this holiday season, which helps to fight senior isolation and hunger “one Subaru at a time.” “The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging cannot do […]
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Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region adds a new practice site
RUTLAND — On Dec. 7, the Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR) announced that it is now operating a new practice location. Previously, Dr. Mark Logan made the decision to close his primary care office, Green Mountain Primary Care, […]
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The Great American Smokeout: How to diplomatically help a friend/relative stop smoking
Nov. 19, 2015 marks the date of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, when cigarette smokers are asked to refrain from smoking for one day in hopes that the effort will lead to quitting forever. Most people know a […]
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Stafford students celebrate craft house
Courtesy of Stafford Stafford students recently celebrated the completion of the Student Craft Corporation House. A multidisciplinary effort. RUTLAND–Stafford Technical Center students recently celebrated the completion and sale of its Student Craft Corporation house. The Student Craft Corporation is formed […]
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New winter art show now on display in Killington
By Susan Wacker-Donle Bruce Pike with his photo of a waterfall and “Color of Autumn” By Sally D. Curtis KILLINGTON—The “All is White” art show can be viewed at the Killington Arts Guild Gallery now through February. Many visitors viewed […]
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“Syria, Remember Me” bears witness to the beautiful and complex lives of the Syrian people
Submitted Vermont author Deborah Harte Felmeth’s new book, “Syria, Remember Me,” is filled with photographs that humanize the people of Syria beyond the headlines. The media publishes daily images of Syria that reveal only the devastation, grief, rage and victimhood […]
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News Briefs: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke Mascot returns from sabbatical CASTLETON—After an unauthorized “vacation” of a couple of months, Castleton’s Spartan mascot is back home. The year-old, green-caped costume returned to academic life when a custodian making maintenance rounds in the on-campus Glenbrook […]