- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
May 2, 2013
CAFE VERDE OPENS
There's a new restaurant in Rutland. Café Verde recently opened at
136 Strongs Ave., former site of NK Carpet Designs. The new
business owner is Gary Maravalli, founder and former owner of
Vermont Bagel Café ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Apr 17, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS
Kyle Robillard for becoming the newest member of the Rutland Fire
Department. His dad, Deputy Chief Fran Robillard, has been part of
the department for 38 years and an uncle, Mike Robillard, has been
with the ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 21, 2013
ENFORCING FREE PARKING
It's possible that the members of the alder board are not downtown
on Saturday? Or perhaps they just not read the signage on the
meters? Parking has been free on Saturdays and that signage posted
on th ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 14, 2013
RUTLAND TOWN VOTER REPORT
In Rutland Town, voters elected Don Chioffi to a three-year seat on
the Select Board, approved a $1,070,488 municipal budget in a ratio
of nearly two to one (686 to 264) and turned down the $8,127,0 ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Mar 7, 2013
AIRPORT GROWTH
Of the 10 state controlled airports in Vermont, the
Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport in North Clarendon is the
fastest growing and the second busiest. It has recently acquired
airfield lighting and in ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 27, 2013
EDUCATION
The Rutland City school district is planning to develop two
non-profit organizations. Becoming a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit
would enable the Rutland Raiders Booster Club to give donors a
record of their tax-deducti ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 20, 2013
LOCAL DEBATES
The debate season is on. These community forums are all great
entertainment. If you missed debate one among the 12 candidates for
the open six seats on the board of aldermen on Wednesday, Feb. 20,
catch it on P ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Feb 14, 2013
TRANSPORTATION
The proposed 2014 state budget includes $5 million for replacing
jointed rail with continuously welded rail, rebuilding highway
crossings, and replacing switches between Rutland and Burlington.
The continuousl ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
updated
Jan 31, 2013 09:46 AM
VANDALISM
Rutland area folks recently woke up to a string of damaged
vehicles, homes, and businesses, the apparent result of at least
three individuals intent on vandalism. More than 50 cars in Rutland
and West Rutland had w ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 24, 2013
GUNS IN RUTLAND
Much has been made of Burlington mayor Miro Weinberger, Montpelier
mayor John Hollar, and Barre mayor Thomas Lauzon joining the
nationwide "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" organization. Rutland
mayor Chris Loura ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 17, 2013
AID TO STOP ABUSE
Rutland County Women's Network and Shelter members recently
announced they will use a new tool to predict whether an abusive
relationship contains enough violence that it may end in homicide.
The short ques ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 10, 2013
NEW LIBRARY OFFICERS
It's the time of year when many organizations hold annual meetings
to elect officers for the coming year. Rutland Free Library is no
exception. At its 126th annual meeting, the organization elected
Larry ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Jan 3, 2013
OVERFLOWING HEARTS
Donna Arnado's family commemorated her life as they served 123
holiday meals at the Open Door Mission recently. It was a fitting
tribute to a woman who donated her Friday days off at the Mission.
Taking pa ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 13, 2012
BENEFITS DISTRICT REDRAWN
The city's alderman board recently changed the boundaries of the
Downtown Special Benefits District. Property owner Joe Giancola had
asked to have his 56 Howe Street Complex exclud ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Dec 5, 2012
WATER & SEWER
Individual and business efforts to reduce their water use may end
up driving up the price they pay. Billed water usage dropped about
10 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2012, 75,939,100 cubic feet to
66,989 ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 29, 2012
DOWNTOWN TAX UPHELD
The downtown special tax assessment will continue for the next
three years, the result of a recent vote of 24 business owners and
38 property owners in the downtown business district. The special
tax asse ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 21, 2012
CITY WATER
Recent recounts of voting on the proposed $5.5 million city water
bond discovered another 12 votes for building a new water
filtration plant, still 218 votes short out of 7,196. If the
halocetic acids and other by ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Nov 14, 2012
ELECTION RESULTS
Rutland City voters decided against investing $5.5 million in a
granulated activated carbon filter system to purify its water, by
about 200 votes. To meet federal drinking water standards, the city
may have ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
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Nov 12, 2012
ECONOMY MAKING PROGRESS
Although we miss the convenience of Sabby's and will surely miss
Mary Fran's Art & Antiques on Center, don't forget that there
is positive news, too, in Rutland's downtown. There will soon be a
ne ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Oct 31, 2012
THE LAST MEGA-BLOOD DRIVE
The upcoming blood drive, planned for Tuesday, Dec. 18, will be the
biggest, most efficient Gift of Life event - and the last. Whether
the annual campaign is successful in breaking the goal of 1,969 ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
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Oct 18, 2012
PRACTICAL EDUCATION
Three new homes will rise on Rutland's River St., all built by
students from Stafford Technical Center. Over the next six years,
about 60 students in Stafford's construction technology,
electrical/plumbin ...
- Local News By Lani Duke
posted
Oct 10, 2012
RUTLAND DEALS WITH TRAGEDY
The Rutland community continues to mourn the death of high school
senior Carly Ferro and wonders how to shed the area's increasingly
disruptive illegal drug sales and use. Carly Ferro died after be ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
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Sep 26, 2012
ON EDUCATION
Rutland Catholic School has started up its third annual tractor
raffle, a contest running through Saturday, October 20 spaghetti
dinner at Mount St. Joseph Academy. Last year's raffle profited
$38,000, divided b ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 19, 2012
THE BUS GAINS FOUR
The fleet of buses at Marble Valley Regional Transit District is
growing by four, up to 58, courtesy of a federal earmark. Three
additional buses joining the fleet are replacements coming in as
three older ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 13, 2012
WATER BOND SET
The Rutland Board of Aldermen recently approved language for the
ballot that would set a $5.5 million bond to build a new filter
system. Should the bond vote fail, the city is able to switch to
using chloramin ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Sep 5, 2012
WEST RUTLAND HONORS MARBLE WORKERS
The Town of West Rutland and the West Rutland Historical Society
plan to dedicate a stone block bearing the names of local marble
workers while the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center host ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 30, 2012
WATER BOND PROPOSAL FORMING
Rutland's voters appear likely to have a say on whether to build a
new drinking water filter system. At the direction of the alderman
board, the city attorney and public works commissioner develop ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 22, 2012
SAD BUT CELEBRATORY GOODBYE
A service at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in West Rutland
celebrated the life of its pastor Monsignor Frank S. Warzocha.
Speakers outlined his involvement with his congregation, his faith,
and his ...
- Local NewsBy Lani Duke
posted
Aug 15, 2012
LOCALLY GROWN SUCCESS
The success of our local farm markets is keeping pace with the
development of other markets across the country. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture just announced that there are more than
600 more farme ...
