By Vermont Arts Council RUTLAND COUNTY—There’s still plenty of art and culture to discover across Vermont this fall with room for spatial distancing, indoors and out. Vermont autumns are a magical time to discover something new, as “nothing gold can […]
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Kids with runny noses sent home, creating havoc with jobs, child care
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Amanda Durand’s 3-year-old daughter was at child care for about an hour in September when a center worker called to say she had to go home. The toddler had a runny nose and “one green booger,” the West […]
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Killington to host food giveaway Oct. 29
Killington Resort announced another food giveaway, happening Thursday, Oct. 29. The resort will provide 300 bags of food through Killington’s Play It Forward Fund to help families in need. Residents of Killington and the surrounding areas suffering from food scarcity […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured
Taso on Center braces for winter
Area restaurants face uncertainty and challenges due to Covid restrictions and approaching cold weather By Brooke Geery Downtown Rutland restaurants, including Taso on Center (22 Center St.), took full advantage of the warm weather and additional outdoor seating possibilities this […]
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Fatal crashes have risen in Vermont this year, despite traffic slowdown
By Andrew Martin News & Citizen/VTDigger The number of fatal car crashes on Vermont’s roads has risen substantially this year. “We are up significantly from last year, more than double,” said Mandy White, spokesperson for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. […]
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White House official praises UVM
Dr. Devborah Birx said she was impressed with student, community response to pandemic during campus visit, Saturday By Alek Fleury/Vermont Cynic On a visit to the University of Vermont campus Saturday, Oct. 10, White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah […]
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Meet Eb Kinney: Okemo’s senior director of mountain operations
By Karen D. Lorentz Eb Kinney was born in Rutland, grew up in South Dorset, and learned to ski at age 8 in the after school Junior Ski Instruction Program at Bromley Mountain. Like so many Vermont kids, he worked […]
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VIP Tires & Service opens location on Strongs Ave in Rutland
VIP Tires & Service celebrated the opening of its new store in Rutland, making it the company’s second store in the Green Mountain State, and its 60th in New England. The new store is located at 133 Strongs Avenue, and […]
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RHS falls to Tigers with late field goal
By Andy Kirkaldy Say what you will about the 7v7, all-passing, touch football Vermont high schools are playing this fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it doesn’t lack for entertainment value. Case in point: Friday’s game, Oct. 9, in […]
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‘Mr. Halloween’ Tom Fagan to haunt Rutland forever
Donors rally to continue celebration on sculpture trail after Covid-19 concerns cancel parade Covid-19 stopped the Rutland Halloween parade this year – and also inspired plans for an exuberant addition to the Rutland Sculpture Trail. Organizers have announced a larger-than-life […]