The Rutland County Humane Society is offering a low cost cat spay/neuter clinic with transportation from RCHS to Middlesex and back on May 6 for cats to be spayed/neutered. Drop your cat off at RCHS at 6 a.m. and pick […]
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Whoopie pie festival set for fall
By Brett Yates Rutland City hosts several well-known public events each year, such as its famed Halloween parade and the Chaffee Center’s Art in the Park. According to Alderman Michael Talbott, 2021 will add a new celebration to the city’s […]
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Fire guts Baxter Street duplex
By Julia Purdy Duane Atwood of Wallingford, 38, was painting a two-story house at 69 Baxter St. in Rutland Friday April 23 when a neighbor called out that the house was on fire. “At first I thought it was a […]
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Killington Boot Camp to open and expand at Base Camp in Killington
By Katy Savage Killington Boot Camp is moving and expanding operations. Owner Beth Roberts is opening Killington Boot Camp Wellness Center on Saturday, May 1, on the second floor of Base Camp Bike and Ski (formerly Base Camp Outfitters) on […]
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Delayed town meetings set for May, June
By Brett Yates Dozens of municipalities in Vermont took advantage this year of a new state law that, for 2021 only, permitted them to postpone their annual town meetings in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. These include […]
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State Board of Education orders three districts to pay tuition at religious schools
Ludlow-Mt. Holly, Rutland Town, Hartland, and Mt. Ascutney school districts named in appeal By Lola Duffort/VTDigger The state board of education on Wednesday, April 21, ordered three Vermont school districts to reimburse families who live in “school choice” towns for the tuition they […]
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DC’s Batman and Tom Fagan to reunite on Rutland Sculpture Trail
The Dark Knight to be featured in sculpture honoring annual Halloween parade organizer Two characters who turned Rutland’s Halloween parade into a comic book phenomenon will be immortalized in marble —Tom Fagan and DC’s Batman! Fagan, a journalist and book […]
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State officials warn Vermonters about false hellebore
Beware of a dangerous imposter if you are foraging for ramps Wild leeks, also known as ramps (Allium tricoccum), are a wild edible that many Vermonters enjoy each spring. But if you are foraging for them, be careful to not […]
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GMNGC to host prestigious junior golf tournament in June
By Curt Peterson KILLINGTON—From June 21-24, 78 young golfers, boys and girls ages 12-19, will be competing at Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) in one of more than 100 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments across the country. This […]
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Hartland Select Board seats in play
By Curt Peterson Two Hartland Select Board incumbents, Phil Hobbie and Mary O’Brien, are facing challengers. Every registered voter received paper ballots that must be submitted on or before Town Meeting Day, May 4. There will be no in-person town […]