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 […]
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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 […]
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DC’s Batman and Tom Fagan to reunite on Rutland Sculpture Trail
The Dark Knight to be featured in sculpture honoring annual Halloween parade organizer Two characters who turned Rutland’s Halloween parade into a comic book phenomenon will be immortalized in marble —Tom Fagan and DC’s Batman! Fagan, a journalist and book […]
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Rutland restructures emergency loans for struggling businesses
By Brett Yates Last spring, when the Rutland Redevelopment Agency (RRA) established a temporary lending policy to assist mom-and-pop businesses devastated by the pandemic, city officials hoped that, within a year, business would be back to normal. But now, it […]
Local News, State News
Lawsuit alleging police brutality in Rutland suffers setback
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A federal judge has thrown out claims in a police brutality lawsuit against Rutland City and its police department, but Matthew Hart, a Rutland attorney representing Smith-Wallett, said he’s pressing forward against officer Ryan Ashe, who […]
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Can’t make it downtown? Watch the Rutland City Halloween Parade live on PEGTV
Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m.—Rutland Region Community Television (PEGTV) will be cablecasting the 59th annual Rutland City halloween parade live on cable channel 15 starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Viewers can also watch it streamed live online […]
Local News
Help wanted: Teachers, principals in demand in many districts
By Lola Duffort/ VTDigger In Rutland City, school administrators searched high and low for a qualified higher-level math teacher this spring. Coming up empty, they asked their counterparts in neighboring towns if they could recommend anyone on the market. Basically […]
Local News
Longtime Rutland City school leader to retire
Alan Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND—Longtime Rutland Schools Superintendent Mary Moran said her passion for education and the outdoors made Vermont a perfect location for a high school administrator from Massachusetts to live and build on a career. After more than two […]
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Allaire defeats Louras, becomes new city mayor
By Evan Johnson RUTLAND CITY—The third third time was the charm for David Allaire. The 19-year veteran of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen successfully unseated sitting Mayor Chris Louras by a wide margin. Initial results on Tuesday evening showed […]
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Rutland City aims to be most business-friendly in Vt.
RUTLAND—The city of Rutland launched its new business web portal Tuesday, Nov. 22. Rutland City is one of 27 municipalities nationwide to receive a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, an independent federal agency established to assist small […]