By Alan Keays, VTDigger Prosecutors have cleared five state police troopers of criminal wrongdoing in a fatal shooting that followed a lengthy standoff in Poultney. A big factor in that decision, according to the prosecutors, was the misleading appearance of […]
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Judge invalidates sex offender “nuisance” ordinance
By Alan Keays, VTDigger A judge has struck down an ordinance in Rutland that limited where convicted sex offenders can live in the community. “The case hinges on the question whether the City of Rutland has the power to declare […]
State investigates 1 million gallon sewage spill in Rutland
Photo By Adam Federman, VTDigger Jeff Wennberg, Rutland public works commissioner By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND – The state is investigating a nearly 1 million gallon overflow of untreated sewage into East and Otter creeks earlier this month in Rutland […]
Rutland hears complaints of fowl in the city
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — Jeffrey Fredette told city officials last week he shouldn’t have to wake up at the crack of dawn to the crowing of his neighbor’s roosters every morning. “We do pay a pretty healthy amount […]
Rutland Area Farm and Food Link faces funding gap
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — Rutland Area Farm and Food Link, a nonprofit organization that works to promote local agriculture and educate the public on its value is said to be in limbo. Rutland Area Farm and Food […]
Rutland Herald to move out of Wales Street building downtown
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — The Rutland Herald offices are getting ready to leave their longtime home on Wales Street in downtown Rutland. The newspaper, operating under the corporate name Vermont Community Media, reached an agreement to move […]
Rutland property tax rate dropping slightly
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — The Board of Aldermen made a move that turned a small tax increase into a slight decrease. The board voted unanimously Tuesday night, July 18, to reduce the amount of money the city […]
Lawmakers consider cuts after $28.8 million revenue downgrade
By Anne Galloway and Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Economists told lawmakers on Friday, July 21, that revenue for the state’s base operating budget will come in $28.8 million lower than expected this fiscal year. Tom Kavet, the economist for the Vermont […]
Man who settled suit over drug arrest is jailed on new charges in Rutland
By Alan Keays/VTDigger A Richmond man who recently settled a lawsuit for $100,000 with the city of Burlington over allegations that a former officer lied to make drug charges stick is now behind bars facing new drug charges. Michael P. […]
Gobeille calls the opioid crisis “ubiquitous”
By Alan Keays, VTDigger The head of Vermont’s largest agency was speaking Thursday, July 13, in Rutland when a little girl darted in front of him. “Can I get a high-five?” Al Gobeille, secretary of the Agency of Human Services, […]