By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org PITTSFORD—Top state transportation officials got a walking tour of the town’s sidewalks Friday, Aug. 12, to illustrate local frustration as the community awaits the long-delayed Route 7 upgrade. The Select Board and Rutland County legislators got […]
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Fill the Cupboard Challenge seeks record
RUTLAND – Hoping to fill the Rutland Community Cupboard with a record amount of tuna, pasta, cereal, and peanut butter, Green Mountain Power announced a 34,000-item goal Tuesday, Aug. 23, for the 2016 GMP Fill the Cupboard Challenge. The current […]
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CSJ welcomes 85 new undergraduate students
RUTLAND—The newest members of the CSJ community arrived on campus Thursday, Aug. 18, when freshmen and transfer students moved into the college’s residence halls and began to learn what it means to be a part of the CSJ family. Residence […]
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Republicans gather in Plymouth
By Stephen Seitz PLYMOUTH— At a gathering in Plymouth, Sunday, Aug. 21, Vermont Republicans make it clear the economy is their top priority. A number of Republican candidates, including Lt. Gov. Phil Scott (governor), former state auditor Randy Brock (lieutenant […]
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VFFC Harvest Fest doubles first year fundraising
Raises over $30,000 at food festival RUTLAND—The Vermont Farmers Food Center’s second annual Harvest Fest fed and entertained over 300 area residents and visitors in Farmers’ Hall on West Street Sunday, Aug. 14, in a successful renewal of the fundraiser […]
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Vermont State Fair
By Marguerite Loucks Dye and Marguerite Jill Dye In rereading my mother’s account of the Rutland Fair in The Mountain Times from September, 1994, I am amazed at the changes in our society that have altered state fairs across the […]
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First Hole in One of the season recorded at Killington Resort Golf Course
KILLINGTON— Killington Resort Golf Course saw its first hole in one on the course this season, according to a Chris Kenison, Killington Resort Pro Shop Manager. The feat was achieved by the resort’s very own Peter Christenson, who hit the shot […]
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MaineToday to take the helm at Rutland Herald, Times Argus
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org The family-owned Rutland Herald has entered into an agreement to sell the Herald and its sister paper the Times Argus, according to a story posted on the Herald’s website late Wednesday night, Aug. 10. The story […]
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Act 46 by the numbers: Merger votes are in
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org An overwhelming majority of towns that have voted so far have chosen to unite with neighboring towns to create larger governance structures for their schools. Districts around the state are studying whether to merge with […]
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Many lawmakers survive primaries, joined by some new faces
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org With virtually every major statewide office in play this year, the elections also feature high turnover in both legislative bodies as some longtime lawmakers sought new offices or decided to retire. After Tuesday’s primary, Aug. 9, […]