Staff report Rutland city’s water is slightly contaminated. Mayor Mike Doenges told the Board of Aldermen Dec. 18 that haloacetic acid was found at 60.5 parts per billion in the water, which is just above the federal limit of […]
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Strafford’s Noah Kahan plays for patients at UVM Children’s Hospital
By Shaun Robinson/VTDigger Noah Kahan, a Strafford-born singer-songwriter, plays for young patients, their families and hospital staff members at the UVM Medical Center on Friday Kahan, fresh off a Grammy nomination, played his viral hit “Stick Season” […]
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West Rutland receives community development block grant
West Rutland was one of 11 towns that recieved a community development block grant. West Rutland got a $500,000 CDBG supplemental award for NeighborWorks of Western Vermont to continue operating the revolving loan fund to provide affordable home repair […]
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Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports honors the 2023 volunteers of the year
The most outstanding Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports volunteers in 2023 were Glen Torres, Andy Holt, Jay Schulz, and Ben Hamilton. Named 2023 Volunteers of the Year, these four recipients embody the traits and legacy of Jim Hutchinson, a […]
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UVM’s Community News Service to expand reporting in central Vermont with grant
Lily Doton hired to manage student reporting partnership at VTSU-Castleton UVM’s Community News Service, a pioneering student reporting program that provides professional-level reporting to local news partners across Vermont, is expanding coverage in central Vermont thanks to a grant […]
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Mauch takes the helm at VSC
Submitted Elizabeth Mauch will take over as the next VSC chancellor. She starts Jan. 1. By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Elizabeth Mauch, the president of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, will be the next chancellor of the Vermont […]
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Rutland County Head Start to open Early Head Start infant, toddler program this winter
Rutland County Head Start, which operates within the Rutland Community Programs division of Community Care Network (CCN), announced Dec. 5, the implementation of its new Early Head Start program designed to provide high-quality care for infants and toddlers. “Rutland […]
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Remembering Verlene Peck Belden, 91
Submitted Verlene Peck Belden Verlene Peck Belden, 91, passed away peacefully on Dec. 9 after a courageous 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s, surrounded by her loving family and enjoying the view of Lake Bomoseen. Verlene was born on Dec. […]
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Stella Elizabeth Sarandrea, 72
Submitted Stella Elizabeth Sarandrea Stella Elizabeth Sarandrea, age 72, of Chittenden, Vermont, passed away peacefully on Nov. 27, 2023, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Born in Utica, Stella spent the majority of her life in the Oneida […]
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Volume IV of Vermont Almanac is published
The fourth edition of Vermont Almanac has been published and shipped to bookstores before the holidays. The book features all new stories about and by Vermont farmers, writers, loggers, artists, scientists, poets, thinkers, and doers. More than 50 Vermonters […]