By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger The Rutland Police Dept. has launched a campaign to recruit more police officers, even as eight jobs were recently cut from the force. The recruiting campaign includes a 5 -minute video, which is posted on the department’s […]
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Rutland City’s proposed budget would cut 7 vacant police positions
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger Like many law enforcement agencies around the country, the Rutland Police Dept. has been having difficulty recruiting new police officers. Filling its 13 open positions is expected to be so challenging that Rutland Mayor David Allaire has […]
Health officials: Horse, cattle sedative contributing to Vt opioid overdoses
By Tiffany Tan and Alan J. Keays/VTDigger State health officials learned something in October: An animal sedative is increasingly contributing to opioid overdose deaths among Vermonters. The drug, xylazine, is used as a sedative, muscle relaxant and pain reliever in […]
Rutland schools estimate $184,000 needed to change from ‘Raiders’ to ‘Ravens’
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger Rutland City school officials say it could cost about $184,000 to change the mascot on athletic team uniforms, sporting equipment and buildings and other structures. When that work will start, and how many years it will take, […]
CU alumni push back on ‘Vermont State University’
Board of trustees to make decision on name, Sept. 29 By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger The Vermont State Colleges System’s board of trustees will consider public comments before deciding whether to adopt “Vermont State University” as the new name for the planned consolidation […]