News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke Rutland At last! Dorr Drive scheduled to reopen Friday, Oct. 2 Dorr Drive Bridge and the closed section of Dorr Drive are scheduled to open Friday, Oct. 2. If you’re in a hurry, you may still want […]

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News Briefs: Rutland Region

Rutland Free skills training offered The Rutland campus of the Community College of Vermont is one of five centers offering free job training workshops and courses. Beginning in October, they will offer courses leading to industry-recognized certification in high-demand, high-wage […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

Vermont State Fair trimming debt? There will probably be a sizable time lag before we know how successful the Vermont State Fair was this year. Rutland County Agricultural Society Vice President Don Chioffi told fair-goers they could expect $150,000 of […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

Dorr Drive saga continues Site issues have continue to drive back the opening of Dorr Drive; the road remains closed north of the River Street intersection through the end of September. Crews began pouring concrete on the bridge deck on […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke Another solar array concern CLARENDON—Mary and Peter Bride of Clarendon complained to their select board, who agreed to send a letter at its July 27 meeting regarding a solar array proposed by Suncommon, which would abut their […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke Rent-a-cop Rutland Town’s Select Board is updating its contract to farm out the town’s police officers on a contracted basis. The officers may work an extra 20 hours a week outside their regular hours; the town receives […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke Seeing beauty everywhere RUTLAND—Rutland’s Photo Voice Project, currently on display at the Chaffee Art Center, 16 South Main Street, has the ability to change people’s perspectives, says photographer Donna GoodHale, who acted as advisor to the nine-member […]

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News Briefs: Rutland Region

Sharing sheriffs The Rutland County Sheriff’s Department will continue to provide patrol coverage for Wallingford for at least another year, per recent approval by the town select board. One deputy splits his time between Clarendon and Wallingford, funded by a […]

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News Briefs

News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke Smoking ban coming to apartment buildings? The Charter & Ordinance Committee has been considering a smoking ban at multi-family housing. A tenant had complained that it is of little use to ban smoking in multi-family units when […]

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News Briefs: Rutland Region

By Lani Duke “Maker space” considered further RUTLAND — Peter and Rick Gile, a father-and-son team who do business as Two Bad Cats, LLC, are not yet ready to pick a building or solicit grant money for the “maker space” […]

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