RUTLAND—On Sept. 21 Green Mountain Power, the first utility to become a B-Corp, and Yeloha, a peer-to-peer solar sharing network, announced a groundbreaking partnership with a mission to unlock the benefits of solar energy for everyone—by sharing it. The partnership […]
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Florence L. “Flossie” McDonnell, age 86
Florence McDonnell Florence L. “Flossie” McDonnell, 86, of Pittsford, Vt. and formerly of Stockbridge, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 15, 2015, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1929 in Gaysville, Vt., the daughter of Royal and Carrie […]
Obituaries
Speedway mourns the passing of Leon Gonyo
Leon Gonyo WEST HAVEN–Devil’s Bowl Speedway management and staff confirmed the passing of long-time stock car racing competitor Leon Gonyo, age 63 of Chazy, N.Y., Saturday, Sep. 19, 2015. Gonyo won the speedway’s final asphalt NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified race […]
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GMP Schedules Two Power Outages in Killington
Green Mountain Power line crews need to interrupt power to customers in Killington on September 29 in order to safely replace equipment. There will be two separate power interruptions, affecting different groups of customers. The first interruption will begin […]
Local News, News Briefs
Forest Festival Weekend in Woodstock features Vermont’s national park, woodcrafters
By Karen D. Lorentz Since 1916, the National Park Service, with the help of volunteers and park partners, has taken care of and safeguarded more than 400 places, with more than 275 million visitors every year. Visits to our national […]
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Vermont State Fair celebrates 170 years
By Robin Alberti The Rutland Fairgrounds are abuzz with the annual Vermont State Fair running this year, Sept. 4-12. Livestock and agricultural contests, food, music, rides, and entertainment packs each day at the fair. Schedule at vermontstatefair.org.
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Farrell Distributing reaches brand distribution agreement with g. housen for Vermont portfolio
Farrell Distributing Company of South Burlington, Vt., and g.housen, Inc. of Keene, N.H. have reached an agreement that will transfer ownership of g.housen’s portfolio of beverage brands in Vermont to Farrell Distributing, the companies announced Sept. 14. Both companies said […]
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Second annual Pie In The Face Challenge raises money for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome; set for Sept. 13 at Moguls
Submitted Pictured (l-r): Linda Ross, Sasha Parise, Dave Hoffenberg, Rick Keuhl, Annie Keuhl, Chase Keuhl, Sal Salmeri, Colleen Collord, Kelly Spear, Peter Whittier and Shaula Holman. By Dave Hoffenberg You’ve seen a pie in the face in the movies and […]
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Walk reaches $50,000 sponsorship goal
RUTLAND — With families, businesses, educators and individuals stepping up, organizers of the Rutland County “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®” have reached their initial fundraising goal of $50,000 in cash and pledges. Now they are focused on signing up […]
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Statewide young professionals summit to include several distinguished guests
Saturday, Sept. 12 — RUTLAND — Representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Castleton Downtown and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) have finalized the schedule for the first ever Young Professionals Summit of Vermont and announced the list of […]