By Liz Dimarco Weinmann Throughout March, organizations around the world celebrated International Women’s Day and, in the U.S., National Women’s History Month. Experts from the arts, politics, business, science, medicine, and social justice, weighed in. Most offered optimistic ideas regarding […]
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KSAR submits letter of no confidence in new fire chief after being called off search for lost skier
Suggests creation of separate public safety agency Editor’s note: On Monday, March 13, 17 members of Killington Search and Rescue (KSAR) submitted the following letter (dated March 12) to Killington Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth detailing their vote of no confidence […]
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Rutland South Rotary donates dictionaries to third graders
The magic number is 276. Rutland South Rotary Club’s Project Dictionary recently donated 276 dictionaries to third graders at Rutland Intermediate School, Proctor Elementary, Rutland Town School, Clarendon Elementary, Rutland Area Christian School, Barstow, and Christ the King. Rotarians visited […]
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Woodstock Village voters to decide on eliminating auditors
Staff report Woodstock Village residents will vote to eliminate two elected auditor positions at the annual meeting March 21 and hire a public accountant or auditing firm to review finances. “We’ve had a hard time finding people who want to […]
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Devon Neary promotes pride of place
Director of Rutland Regional Planning Commission lives his passion for Rutland, shares his vision with others By Liz DiMarco Weinmann It was in March of last year that Devon Neary first contacted me, with a thank-you note on Facebook, in […]
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Pastry chef Gesine Bullock-Prado delighted Woodstock crowd
By Curt Peterson Gesine Bullock-Prado’s book signing at the Norman Williams Public Library on March 11 had a crowd laughing and reliving all the stories and baking advice she shared. A capacity audience heard Mary King interview the famous, energetic, […]
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Money will help fund new municipal water system
Killington awarded maximum CRRP grant of $1 million Staff report Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) announced the first round of approved grant applications for projects that spur economic recovery through the Community Recovery […]
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‘The medical community failed us’
Teen launches business to raise mental health awareness after losing friends to suicide, mom seeks help By Katy Savage On the surface, Eli McDermott seemed happy. The 18-year-old had just graduated from Carrabassett Valley Academy in Maine and was a […]
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$3.9M grant will help Housing Trust redevelop Columbian Avenue Apartments
The Housing Trust of Rutland County received a $3.9 million grant from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board for the redevelopment of the Columbian Avenue apartments and adjacent lots to create East Creek Commons. This grant is the first secured […]
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Rutland’s Cobra Gymnastics Teams compete, win against New England rivals
The Cobra Gymnastics Team of Rutland was on fire this past weekend in North Adams, Massachusetts, at the Hip Hop Classic. The Xcel Bronze, Silver and Gold teams all showed their strengths by capturing first place team wins over a […]