By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Following a petition presented by 39 employees to hospital leadership last month, Rutland Regional Medical Center has begun scrutinizing its policies to ensure staff and patients are treated equally regardless of race. The petition, submitted shortly after protests […]
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Local man killed in work accident at Killington Resort
Thomas W. “Tj” Patch Jr., 56, of Rutland died Wednesday, July 22, in Killington, after an work-related accident at the Killington Resort golf course. A fellow employee found Patch under a tractor, where it is estimated he had been for […]
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Man drowns in Echo Lake
PLYMOUTH—On Monday, July 27, at 4:25 p.m. police responded to a drowning at Plymouth State Park on Echo lake. Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks were notified of a missing swimmer at the Plymouth State Park, located at […]
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Rutland man gets six years for heroin and cocaine base trafficking
Terrance Chipp, 42, of Rutland was sentenced Thursday, July 23, by US District Court Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford to 72 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release, which follows the term of imprisonment, according to the Office of the […]
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Unexpected utility pole break sends two workers to hospital
On Wednesday, July 22, at approximately 10:27 a.m., state police troopers from the Vermont state police were dispatched to a reported industrial accident in the area of 390 Blake Roy Road in Middlebury. There, troopers learned that two GMP linemen were […]
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Rutland’s community food scrap share program offers win-win solution
The Rutland County Solid Waste District, Solid Waste Alliance Communities and 350 Rutland County announced the rollout of the Community Food Scrap Share Program on Wednesday, July 22. This spring, over 285 people participated in Composting 101 Workshops. As an […]
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Q&A with Mike Solimano
Mountain Times: How is the summer going? How does it compare to the past? Your expectations? Mike Solimano: Overall, summer is going better than we expected considering the “new normal.” But the reality is that a large portion of our […]
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Slate Valley schools plan fall reopening
By John Flowers The Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) on Tuesday, July 21, announced students would return to Orwell Village School this fall. It is part of a school re-entry plan in which students in kindergarten through 8th […]
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Sousa briefs Windsor Central school district on reopening plan
By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) interim superintendent Sherry Sousa’s presentation regarding reopening the district’s campuses drew a crowd to the Zoom meeting July 21. “It was surreal to be sitting in my kitchen, talking to […]
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Education plans to vary by school district this fall
State delays school start to Sept. 8 By Katy Savage Shortened days, delayed starts, partial remote learning, face masks and temperature checks — these are just some of the changes students can expect to see as the new school year […]