By Julia Purdy At 10:45 a.m., Sunday, June 27, a silver-blue-and-red Amtrak train rolled into Rutland with celebratory blasts of the train horn. The Ethan Allen line is preparing to get back in business starting July 19. Several training runs […]
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Events & Activities, Local News
Fairs face challenges but maintain optimism for the upcoming summer season in Vermont
By Justin Trombly/VTDigger By this point, Robert Congdon would have normally hired half the workers he seeks every year to staff the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. So far, the fair-runner has only about a third of his usual 30-person crew lined […]
State News
Staffing woes prompt state to shift workers from Rutland jail to Springfield prison
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Some housing units will be closed at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland so workers there can be shifted to the Springfield prison to cover staffing shortages there. “I wouldn’t say it’s dire but […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured
Manchester-based Arson Skate Shop expands to Rutland
By Brooke Geery It’s been 18 years since the Sound Barrier — Rutland’s last official skateboard shop — closed its doors on Center Street. That void has now been filled. On Friday, June 25, members of the Chamber & Economic […]
Events & Activities, Featured, Local News
Parade of heroes, whoopie pies featured in downtown street party
Rutland to celebrate reopening and honor its first responders A street party, fireworks, and free whoopie pies will be part of a celebration of the end of Covid-19 regulations — highlighted by a parade of health care and other essential-worker […]
Featured, Local News, State News
Rutland kicks off Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s Recover Stronger tour
By Ethan Weinstein Lt. Gov. Molly Gray kicked off her Recover Stronger tour in Rutland on Wednesday, June 16. Her goal: learn what Vermonters learned from the pandemic, and what the state should do as it eases back to pre-pandemic […]
Local News
Rutland County facing shortage of foster homes
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — The pandemic has exacerbated an existing shortage of foster homes in Rutland and throughout the state as an increased number of kids need a safe place to live. In Rutland County, 153 kids and teens are […]
Local News
Rutland City officials plan to redistrict following population decline
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — After a decade of population decline, Rutland City officials are beginning a conversation about redrawing the lines of its political districts, which would change voting locations for many city residents. “Some serious adjustments are going to […]
Local News
Kathleen Taft named associate director
RUTLAND—The United Way of Rutland County (UWRC), the largest non-governmental fundraiser for local services in the community, announced June 9 that the search team has appointed Kathleen Taft as associate director. She joins Ashley Bride, who assumed the UWRC executive […]
Local News
Sticker Shock campaign aims to keep youth safe, alcohol free
RUTLAND—The Regional Partners for Prevention (RPP), a program of Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), will join with Farrell Distributing for their third annual Sticker Shock campaign, which will take place on June 28. Sticker Shock is a national campaign to […]