By Brett Yates After significant delays and cost overruns, the Rutland City Dept. of Public Works (DPW) expects by November to see the substantial completion of the wastewater system overhaul authorized on Town Meeting Day in 2019, when voters passed […]
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Alderman wants Rutland to back up inclusion statement
By Brett Yates Through a proposal aimed to boost LGBTQ Pride Month locally, Alderman Thomas Franco is hoping to help make Rutland City’s recent symbolic commitment to diversity and tolerance a little more tangible. On May 3, Rutland City officially […]
Mendon to organize gunfire safety committee
By Brett Yates The Mendon Select Board’s monthslong project to enact a firearm discharge ordinance entered a new stage on May 24 when the board agreed to solicit volunteers for a committee of residents that would help design the law. […]
Rutland Recreation is back in full force
By Brett Yates After a year of limited activities on account of Covid-19 precautions, the Rutland Recreation & Parks Dept. expects to offer a full slate of events and opportunities for fun this summer and fall. “I just think it’s […]
Whoopie pie festival set for fall
By Brett Yates Rutland City hosts several well-known public events each year, such as its famed Halloween parade and the Chaffee Center’s Art in the Park. According to Alderman Michael Talbott, 2021 will add a new celebration to the city’s […]
Delayed town meetings set for May, June
By Brett Yates Dozens of municipalities in Vermont took advantage this year of a new state law that, for 2021 only, permitted them to postpone their annual town meetings in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. These include […]
Mendon contemplates future town plans
By Brett Yates About 50 Mendon residents joined facilitators from the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to talk about their town on April 21. The workshop followed a March 24 forum that initiated a program called Mendon on the […]
Mendon joins Otter Creek CUD
By Brett Yates Amid a statewide push for broadband expansion, Mendon has become the 12th municipality in the Otter Creek Communications Union District (CUD), thanks to a 3-0 vote by the town’s select board on March 23. CUDs are municipal […]