On Oct. 19, VSP Royalton attempted to stop Robert Blanchard, 50, after he made threats to harm others, including law enforcement. Blanchard refused to stop when the troopers activated their lights and sirens. The pursuit exceeded the speed limit several […]
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Local News
CU announces plans for spring semester
Castleton University’s spring 2021 semester will feature an adjusted schedule and more options for students to receive their courses. To keep its community as safe as possible throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the upcoming flu season, the university […]
Local News
Farm fresh ideas
Greg Cox, Democrat for state senate By Lee J. Kahrs WEST RUTLAND — Vermont’s farm culture is far from dead, and if Greg Cox has anything to do with it, agriculture will bring young people back to Vermont and grow […]
Local News, Obituaries
Robert Arnold Buttner, age 68
Robert Arnold Buttner, age 68, formerly of Killington, died Feb. 26, 2020, surrounded by family during his last hours in a hospital in his current residence of Venice, Florida. Bob Buttner was born in Flushing, New York on Oct. 22, […]
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Spartan television show filmed in Pittsfield
By Katy Savage When the pandemic hit, Joe De Sena, the founder of Spartan Race, spent 120 days quarantined in the place where Spartan first began back in 2010. De Sena retreated to his Riverside Farm in Pittsfield, which is […]
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Transportation to low cost cat spay/neuter clinic Nov. 9
RCHS is working with VT-CAN! Spay/Neuter Clinic, a low cost cat spay/neuter clinic in Middlesex, to offer transportation from RCHS to Middlesex and back on Nov. 9. If interested please e-mail info@vt-can.org and schedule for Nov. 9. Please include your […]
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RRMC cuts the ribbon on Thomas W. Huebner Medical Office Building
The Thomas W. Huebner Medical Office Building at Rutland Regional Medical Center was officially dedicated on Monday, Oct.19. The new building, which is adjacent to the hospital on Allen Street in Rutland, is the new home for the Vermont Orthopaedic […]
Column, Local News, Rockin' The Region
Pastor Alberta Wallace guides churches through transition
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Vibrant, energetic and uplifting: Words used to describe Grace Church’s new intentional interim pastor, Rev. Dr. Alberta Wallace. Blessed is the word to describe what the congregation should be feeling now that she’s here. The church […]
Local News
Get ready for the wood burning season now
October is ideal for stove maintenance, wood stockpiling The Northeast Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association issued a pre-winter alert urging households in the New England and New York region to prepare now for the wood-burning season. Long-range forecasts call for […]
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Hartford Dollars support 40 local businesses
A new Covid recovery program aims to boost Hartford’s local economy with “Hartford Dollars,” an incentive-based stimulus program that sells a discounted special “currency” to be spent at locally. Many small Upper Valley businesses have been devastated by the economic […]