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Wood initiative lands $100,000 boost
An initiative that would turn drop wood into jobs for the poor and affordable fuel received a $100,000 helping hand from the state Thursday.
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City man accused of serial assaults
A Rutland man accused of holding a box cutter to another man's throat, threatening to kill him and holding the man hostage was ordered to be held Thursday at the Rutland jail on $50,000 bail.
The match-ups for House contests in Rutland City look like rematches this year. Two of the representative races in the city feature the same competing candidates as they did in 2006.
Troy police arrest city pair : Pair of Rutlanders accused of passing counterfeit money
Two people from Rutland are at the center of a counterfeiting investigation spanning three states, police said Tuesday.
The Chaffee Art Center and Rutland Dismas House will host Rutland's Amateur Photo Contest, Capturing the Heart of Rutland, from Aug.
Photo contest open to Rutland residents
The Rutland Amateur Photo Contest: Capturing the Heart of Rutland is open to all Rutland residents.
'Steel Sculpture' workshop offered
The West Rutland Carving Studio and Sculpture Center will host a workshop titled "Steel Sculpture" instructed by Torin Porter from Aug.
Vt. Corrections Changes Sex Offender Policies
"This tragedy is so profound and offensive that we all have to step back and see what we could do to make our communities safer," says Vermont Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann.
Mayor to urge ordinance for sex-offender zones
Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras will ask the city aldermen on Monday to take their first step toward adopting a new ordinance that would make much of the city off-limits for registered sex offenders to live ...
Rutland couple inseparable in life and death
Relatives of Paul and Pearl Garrow said Friday that the two were inseparable. The couple died within four hours of each other Monday, side-by-side at Haven Health Center in Rutland.
Rutland May Restrict Sex Offenders
A new proposal in Rutland may make it illegal for sex offenders to live near schools, day cares and city parks.
Feds deny Rutland money for flood damage
The federal government announced Tuesday that Addison and Franklin counties are major disaster areas in the wake of last month's flooding and Rutland isn't. That means the state and local governments in the ...
Mayor: No Sex Offender Homes Near Schools, Parks, Day Care
Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras wants to make it illegal for sex offenders to live within 1,000 feet of schools, licensed day care centers and city parks.
Sex offender denies guilt in furlough escape charge
A convicted sex offender who allegedly escaped from furlough in Rutland earlier this month answered to a charge in Rutland District Court on Monday.
Support grows for special session and sex-offender reforms
One after another, politicians are proposing actions to respond to the recent slaying of a 12-year-old girl.
Town orders fumbled in sheep killing issue
A week after the Rutland Town Select Board authorized a dog accused of killing a sheep and badly injuring a lamb to be picked up and confined, no one has come knocking at the dog owner's door.
Stabbing victim held on charges
Three days after getting stabbed in the chest, a Rutland man was in court facing a felony domestic assault charge.
Four individuals arrested in Rutland County's largest drug sweep in May, were arraigned on drug-related charges in Rutland District Court on Monday.
Man accused of writing bad checks
A Rutland man denied charges last week that he passed more than $700 in bad checks at gas stations in Woodstock.
Dealers, customers grapple with unstable fuel oil market
As fuel oil prices continue to fluctuate, fuel dealers have changed the way they offer prebuy programs to their customers, and in some cases have eliminated the programs altogether.