By Evan Johnson On Saturday, May 6 in West Rutland, rugby fans from all over the state descended on a field outside of town for a day of hard tackles, mooseburgers and fundraising for a good cause. The event: The […]
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Friday windstorm left 21,000 without power, cleanup continues
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger All of the more than 21,000 homes and businesses in Vermont that had their electricity knocked out Friday, May 5, by a powerful windstorm had service back by Sunday afternoon. Around 1 p.m. Sunday, Green […]
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Rutland pool bids top $2 million, but in budget
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — Plans for a new city pool have cleared a big financial hurdle, with bids coming in at prices that will allow the more than $2 million project to get done. “It was a […]
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In the spirit of giving
4-year-old donates birthday “gifts” to food shelf Griffin, a member of Hughes’s P@K preschool class at Killington, had his 4th birthday party on Saturday, April 29, at Green Mountain Storyline in Rutland. He asked his guests not to bring gifts, […]
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Birdseye Wildlife Management Area christened at gathering
By Julia Purdy CASTLETON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife program to introduce the new Birdseye Wildlife Management Area was well attended despite the fierce windstorm the night before, Friday, May 5, that knocked out power from Clarendon to Pittsford and caused […]
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“Save Our Farm” event brings hope to Milky Way Farm
By Robin Alberti IRA—Milky Way Farm, on Route 133 in Ira, is one of Vermont’s quintessential dairy farms — it has the pictureque vistas, barns and animals that postcards and calendars are made of. Robert Clark, Sr. purchased the land […]
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More road work to come
By Stephen Seitz As sure a sign of spring as robins returning and crocuses blooming, the season also sees road construction crews getting back to work. In Rutland Town, the traffic signal at the intersection of Green Mountain Plaza, Seward […]
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Construction updates: expect paving, lane closures
By Evan Johnson Springtime roadwork will continue through this week on two projects in central Vermont, with planing and resurfacing of significant portions of east- and west-bound corridors. Route 4 Work on the nearly 15-mile repaving project on Route 4 […]
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Voters to consider national forest land purchase
By Julia Purdy CHITTENDEN—On Wednesday, May 3, a public informational meeting was held on the proposed purchase by the Green Mountain National Forest of 2,052 acres in the town of Chittenden, currently owned by Blue Ridge Properties LLC. Presenters were […]
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Family homeless shelter proposal advances in Rutland
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger A city panel has strongly backed a local organization’s bid to seek state funding for a family homeless shelter in Rutland. The Board of Aldermen’s Community and Economic Development Committee at a recent meeting unanimously […]