All 183 Hannaford grocery stores are expected to stop selling tobacco products by this fall, according to Hannaford spokesman Eric Blom. Specific dates will vary for each store, Blom said. Hannaford Supermarkets is the latest in a series of major […]
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Woodstock raises half a million dollars to help neighbors in need
The Woodstock Area Relief Fund (WARF) has raised half a million dollars from almost 500 donors. Donations have ranged from $1 to $50,000 — almost 40% of the donors are second-home owners. Relief grants totaling more than $310,000 have already been […]
Rochester/Stockbridge proposes new school budget
By Katy Savage After the proposed Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District budget failed 141-110 on June 30, the board is proposing a new budget for the Aug. 11 vote. The new $4.37 million budget is down about $20,000 from the […]
Road construction projects scheduled for the week of July 20
Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout Central Vermont. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. Rutland and Windsor counties Bethel – The bridge replacement along VT 12 continues. The traffic pattern […]
Rutland Young Professionals welcomes five new board members
Rutland Young Professionals (RYP) recently welcomed five new members to its board of directors, led by board president Kim Rupe. The Rutland Young Professionals board of directors leads the nonprofit organization, which began in 2013 and currently serves more than […]
Rutland Police shooting leads to brief car chase, injuries
RUTLAND—The Vermont state police continue to investigate a shooting by Rutland City police officers that occurred just after midnight, Wednesday, July 8. Preliminary investigation indicated that Rutland City Police had been conducting a narcotics investigation on Terrill Street when the […]
Rutland High School students, alumni push to change Raider mascot
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger About 200 Rutland High School alumni, students and community members are drafting a petition calling on school officials to remove the name and arrowhead imagery of the school’s sports team, the Rutland Raiders. The group, led by RHS […]
Artist paints new mural in downtown Rutland to amplify Black Lives Matter Movement
Artist/Activist Lopi LaRoe (a.k.a. LMNOPI) created a nearly four-story mural facing Rutland’s new Center Street Marketplace Park on the back wall of the former Strand Theater adjacent to Roots –The Restaurant. This new public artwork imagines a world where all […]
Auction set for Green Mountain College
Staff report Green Mountain College in Poultney will be auctioned off on Aug. 18, according to Maltz Auctions of Central Islip, New York, who will preside over the sale. A press release from the company states that “a well-qualified, interested […]
Does the camp at the Holiday Inn exceed capacity? Depends on classification
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger and Polly Mikula The Holiday Inn in Rutland Town has been cited by the state for being over the allowable 50% capacity for hotels permitted under Vermont’s Covid-19 restrictions, but the hotel says it is simply the venue […]