Eligible and unvaccinated drops below 1,000 By Hannah Laga Abram Covid-19 may have put our lives on hold, but we sure are ahead of schedule getting back to them. Gov. Phil Scott’s Vermont Forward Plan, which the state has been […]
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Brandon sewer budget passes, Select Board puts funding decision on hold
By Neil P. Allen On Monday, the Brandon Sewer Commission approved a $853,660 budget, which includes a potential fixed usage rate increase from $34 per quarter to $68 per quarter. This budget is 3.04% less than last year’s budget. Brandon […]
Local News, Sports
Defending champions lead early in the Chittenden Softball League
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Flannels Fanatics vs Rock Landscaping It has not been a good early season for Flannels Fanatics (FF) as they are on a two-game losing streak and both of those losses have been by mercy — a […]
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Parade of heroes, whoopie pies featured in downtown street party
Rutland to celebrate reopening and honor its first responders A street party, fireworks, and free whoopie pies will be part of a celebration of the end of Covid-19 regulations — highlighted by a parade of health care and other essential-worker […]
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Peppino’s sells to new owner
By Katy Savage As the popular Peppino’s Restaurant on Killington Road closes, a new restaurant is coming to town. Peppino’s owner Lou Illiano, who opened his authentic Italian restaurant 30 years ago, sold the building in May. “It was just […]
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Rutland kicks off Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s Recover Stronger tour
By Ethan Weinstein Lt. Gov. Molly Gray kicked off her Recover Stronger tour in Rutland on Wednesday, June 16. Her goal: learn what Vermonters learned from the pandemic, and what the state should do as it eases back to pre-pandemic […]
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Rutland County facing shortage of foster homes
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — The pandemic has exacerbated an existing shortage of foster homes in Rutland and throughout the state as an increased number of kids need a safe place to live. In Rutland County, 153 kids and teens are […]
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A rally against Critical Race Theory draws dozens to the Fairgrounds
By Ethan Weinstein Critical Race Theory (CRT) has sparked partisan fury across the nation in recent months. Now, those debates have come to Rutland. Roughly 70 people met at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland Wednesday night, June 16, to […]
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Rutland City officials plan to redistrict following population decline
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — After a decade of population decline, Rutland City officials are beginning a conversation about redrawing the lines of its political districts, which would change voting locations for many city residents. “Some serious adjustments are going to […]
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Long in tooth and trail
On June 22, Celia Ryker of Bridgewater Corners will release “Walking Home: Trail Stories,” a memoir of thru-hiking Vermont’s Long Trail at age 60. “Walking Home” is “a fascinating narrative,” said Jennifer Belton, former White House Library director. The memoir […]