By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, April 11, the Rutland Rugby Football Club travelled down to Boston’s Joe Moakley Memorial Park to face the Ironsides for their spring season opener. In the spirit of the spring season, and the generosity of […]
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Beaglemania takes over the Statehouse
By Amy Ash Nixon, VTDigger.org Hang on, Snoopy, some in Vermont want to make the beagle its state dog. Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex/Orleans, has introduced S.25, which would establish that “The State Dog shall be the beagle,” effective July 1. […]
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“Je suis Charlie” a sign of support for free speech
Illustration by Maxx Steinmetz Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly newspaper, featuring controversial cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes, was attacked by terrorists Jan. 7, 2015, presumably in response to a number of controversial cartoons it published of the Muslim prophet […]
Sports
Rutland wins final game finishing season at third in their division
By Maxx Steinmetz Bennington RFC visited Rutland in a Division 4 season closer, Saturday, Nov. 15, for New England Rugby Football Union’s (NERFU) 2014 fall season. Bennington scored first, passing the ball down the line to the far side of […]
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Stowe gives Rutland first home game loss of the season
By Maxx Steinmetz With hopes high after a three game winning streak and home pitch advantage, the Rutland Roosters were confident that although they knew Mad River/Stowe would come with a lot of players, they could give the visitor their […]
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Rutland Roosters climb to second in the division
By Maxx Steinmetz This past week the Rutland Roosters Rugby Football Club (RFC) began the second half of the season by traveling to Ludlow to face Black River RFC for the second time. The day was sunny and the Rutland Roosters arrived […]
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The Rutland Rooster Rugby team dominates Bennington
By Maxx Steinmetz After a bye week that left Rutland tied for third place in the standings, the Roosters traveled to Bennington Saturday, Oct. 4, to face the “Battle” on their home pitch. Cold rain fell steadily through warm-ups and […]
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Rutland rugby team wins at home
By Maxx Steinmetz Rutland Rugby hosted a home game, on Sept. 20, against Berkshire, last year’s division 4 champions. The week prior, the Rutland Roosters suffered their first defeat of the season to Mad River in Stowe. Meanwhile, Berkshire put […]
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The mythos of Sparta
By Maxx Steinmetz Throughout the ages, there have been civilizations that now stand as the paragons of military might in the annals of history. Legends such as Alexander the Great, The Roman Empire, the Golden Horde of the Mongols, or […]
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Rutland Rugby drowns against Mad River
By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rutland traveled to Stowe to play Division 3 relegates, Mad River/Stowe in the second week of the regular season. Despite a strong opening 20 minutes, Rutland could not convert their efforts into points […]