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 […]
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Serendipity, mountains, and a fundraiser promise fun at Pico
By Karen D. Lorentz An auction to support earthquake relief efforts in Nepal will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain. The benefit features fine art photography […]
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Board of Education discusses alternatives structure for school district mergers
By Sarah Olsen, VTDigger.com A state education official says the state should move toward many fewer supervisory unions under Act 46. The new state law incentivizes communities to merge local school districts into larger supervisory districts with unified boards from […]
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Project 240 presents Republican Primary Debate
Collaboration between Castleton and Paramount Theatre kicks off with inaugural event in 14-month series. Wednesday, Sept. 16 — RUTLAND – The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University present a broadcast of the second Republican Primary Debate as the inaugural event in the […]
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Bicyclist killed by driver who fell asleep
PAWLET — On Monday, Sept. 7, at approximately 3:38 p.m., members of the Vermont State Police, Rutland Barracks, responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle. Investigation revealed that 21-year-old Kathleen E. King, of Wells, Vt., fell asleep behind […]
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Groovin’ on the green
By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON — Live at the Fillmore returned to Killington Resort this past Saturday afternoon, Aug. 29, performing for a crowd gathered on the lawn. The free show at Killington Resort’s Snowshed Base Area is part of the Town […]
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Okemo and Killington resorts enhance experience with millions in winter upgrades for 2015-16 season
Courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort The Sunburst Six lift debuted at Okemo last season. A second bubble lift is planned, plus more. Killington invests 6.5 million this year; Okemo adds new lifts By Karen D. Lorentz They are the top […]