By Patricia Minichiello Rutland’s application as a new site to bring 100 refugees per year to the city was approved, Wednesday morning, Sept. 28. Stacie Blake, director of government and community relations at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants […]
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Rutland’s strife over refugee status is every town’s concern
By Angelo S. Lynn In Rutland, the struggles that town and city have gone through in its reckoning to become a refugee resettlement site provide important lessons other Vermont communities seeking similar refugee status should consider. For starters, Vermont residents […]
Dear Mr. Milne, We want to know: Is that all there is?
By Emerson Lynn If we had to come up with the lyrics to summarize Republican Scott Milne’s campaign against incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, they would be contained in the late 1960s song by Peggy Lee, “Is That All There […]
CSJ weekly athletics roundup
College of St. Joseph’s athletic teams were in full swing this past week, with five games played cumulatively. The men’s soccer team has found its groove, going 2-0 this week and currently riding a five game winning streak. They are […]
Race report: Peak Gnarly Adventure and Six-Hour Challenge
By Matt Baatz Six-Hour Challenge The first wave of intrepid racers lined up on the top of Tweed. Downpours in the wee hours of the morning were enough to make the course, henceforth known as the “gnarled albatross” for the […]
Rutland Region
Student housing awarded tax credits RUTLAND—The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development awarded Castleton University’s downtown Rutland student housing $170,000 in tax credits on Sept. 22. The second and third floors of the Clement Building now house dorm suites […]
Lakes Region
ARSU sets homework guidelines The Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union has released guidelines for how much homework a grade school or middle school student should be doing at home. The rule of thumb for how much homework a student should do is […]
Autumn holiday power rankings
What is the best part of fall? Is it the vibrant sylvan sunsets of changing leaves that adorn our hillsides, the crisp nights illuminated by communal bonfire, the cinnamon-spiced prepackaged snack foods falsely claiming to contain the flavor of pumpkin, […]
Vermont gubernatorial candidates debate live in Rutland, Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre that will host the live Vermont gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Moderated by VTDigger Senior Editor Mark Johnson, the Republican candidate Phil Scott and Democratic […]
Phoenix Books launches new weekly storytime
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m.—RUTLAND—Phoenix Books Rutland is launching a new storytime on Sept. 28, the one-year anniversary of the store’s grand opening. Phoenix Books Rutland’s storytime will run weekly on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The first event will […]