Submitted Kaitlyn Hummel Three Rutland County locals will be featured on Home and Garden television (HGTV) in a “Log Cabin Living” episode that will air Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 p.m and Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2 a.m. Episode 5 […]
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Rutland Area Robotics receive 2016 challenge
By Robin Alberti Past probe Rutland Area Robotics team
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Despite spending cap tweak, 106 school districts to be hit with tax penalty
Photo by Tiffany Danitz Pache/VTDigger Nicole Mace, executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association, speaks to the House Education Committee on the annual growth percentage component of Act 46. By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org The House Education Committee heard […]
Obituaries
Obituary: Killington’s Bradley James Furr dies at age 29
Bradley Furr On the afternoon of Jan. 5, 2016, just three months from his 30th birthday, Bradley died tragically in an accident outside his home in Killington, Vt. As a son and brother, Bradley was born to parents, Kimberly and […]
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Honoring MLK
RUTLAND COUNTY — In recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 18, the College of St. Joseph and Castleton University will host a variety of programs free and open to the public, to encourage reflection […]
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Jim Breuer keeps the crowd laughing
By Christopher Biddle RUTLAND — After years of working the road comic circuit, a celebrated stint on Saturday Night Live, and a quoteable Hollywood filmography, Jim Breuer says he loves performing in Rutland, and a packed house at the Paramount […]
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Where’s America moving?
Courtesy of United Van Lines A map shows state-to-state migration patterns in 2015, according to the 39th annual National Movers Study. Oregon top destination of 2015, Vermont number 3 Vermont moved up to third in the nation and tops in […]
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Voluntary pay cut money donated to local organizations
Submitted State Representative Job Tate has chosen to take a voluntary paycut of 7.5 percent and donate it locally. By Polly Lynn On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the beginning of the new legislative session, Job Tate, state representative for Chittenden, Mendon, […]
Obituaries
Ski pioneer Paul Richard Bousquet, 85, New Year’s Eve
Submitted Paul Richard Bousquet WOODSTOCK — Paul Richard Bousquet, 85, of River Street in Woodstock, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family the night of Dec. 31. He was comfortable and alert to near the end, which allowed him the opportunity […]
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Gov. Shumlin appoints David Cahill as Windsor County state’s attorney
Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Monday, Jan. 4, that he has tapped executive director of the Department of State’s Attorneys and sheriffs, David Cahill, to serve as State’s Attorney in Windsor County. Cahill will replace current Windsor County State’s Attorney Michael […]