By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — A settlement between Rutland City and the Agency of Natural Resources seeks to put to rest differences over the remediation of Moon Brook. The agreement signed Thursday, Oct. 6, dismisses an earlier appeal filed […]
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Complications arise on the road to housing rehab in Rutland
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — Denise Thompson and her family are the last remaining tenants in three properties that were seized at the start of the month as part of a civil forfeiture case that will see the homes […]
City Attorney clears mayor in resettlement efforts
By Adam Federman, VTDigger RUTLAND — The city attorney has concluded the mayor did not violate the city charter in his efforts to have refugees settled in Rutland. The much-anticipated review of the mayor’s actions in selecting Rutland as a […]
Catherine Nelson leaves Rutland Herald
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org Catherine Nelson, publisher of the Rutland Herald, is leaving the company and retiring, according to an email sent to employees Monday, Sept. 12. The move comes in the middle of negotiations to sell the company, which […]
State investigating death of Rutland jail inmate
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — An inmate of the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland died Tuesday, Aug. 23, five days after being hospitalized, according to a Corrections Department official. Mike Touchette, the department’s director of correctional facilities, […]
Feet do the talking as Pittsford highlights sidewalk woes
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 […]
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 […]
Mitchells sell Rutland Herald and Times Argus newspapers to MaineToday
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, […]
Questions about Rutland Herald’s financial stability surface
Mitchell fires Keays after publishing story, follow-up nixed By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org John Mitchell, the president of the Rutland Herald, fired the top editor at the newspaper on Friday evening, Aug. 5. The Herald’s news editor, Alan Keays, was terminated […]
Unfinished business taking toll in Rutland, say area legislators
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org It’s taken far too long for the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Rutland Town to open its doors, said Kevin Mullin. The nationwide membership-only chain has been held up by permit delays and litigation for more than […]