[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”7″ gal_title=”Syrian refugee resettlement issue divides candidates for governor”] Photos 1-2, 4-5 by Erin Mansfield; Photo 3 Courtesy of VTDigger (1) Republican Bruce Lisman (2) Democrat Sue Minter (3) Republican Phil Scott (4) Democrat Peter Galbraith (5) Democrat Matt Dunne […]
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Business leaders, Mayor attempt to ease conflict over refugees
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — Business organizations are urging local political and community leaders to resolve their differences on the question of refugee resettlement for the good of the city’s reputation. The Rutland Economic Development Corp. and the Rutland […]
Rift between Mayor and Rutland Board of Aldermen widens
By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Mayor Chris Louras By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org Rutland’s Board of Aldermen held a closed-door executive session with the City’s attorney last week to discuss legal issues surrounding the refugee resettlement process. In a rare move, the board […]
Rutland, feds get more time to agree on how to heal Moon Brook
Courtesy of the city of Rutland Combination Pond is one of two impoundments along Moon Brook in Rutland. By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND—A federal judge has given the city of Rutland and the EPA two more weeks to resolve a […]
Petition for vote on refugees hits roadblock in Castleton
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org CASTLETON—Castleton Selectboard Chairman Joseph Bruno delivered a sharp rebuke to a petitioner seeking a townwide vote on resettling refugees in the area and said she had become a “victim of fear.” Bruno added that the Board […]
Carbon tax divides gubernatorial hopefuls at Rutland’s Paramount
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — Can Vermont meet its own economic needs and still effectively address the issue of global climate change? That question was at the heart of Tuesday evening’s well-attended gubernatorial debate in Rutland, July 19, which […]
Police calls are up in Rutland recently, but trends have improved overall since 2013
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org From June 26 to July 9 there were 346 total calls for service to the Rutland Police Department, a sharp uptick from the same two-week period last year, when there were only 292 calls. What do […]
Rutland Board balks at refugee plan, but locals won’t get vote
By Adam Federman, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — The Board of Aldermen came up just short Tuesday, July 5, of granting a controversial citywide special election on whether to participate in a refugee resettlement program, but then endorsed a statement withholding the […]