VT Hospital Could Close Rehab Unit to Save Money
Officials at the Rutland Regional Medical Center are considering a plan to close the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation unit, one of only three in Vermont. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat...
View ArticleVT Hospital Closes Rehab Unit to Save Money
Officials at the Rutland Regional Medical Center have narrowly voted to close the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation unit, one of only three in Vermont. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley...
View ArticleRutland Chooses Ex-Vermont State Police Head as Chief
The former head of the Vermont State Police has been chosen to be Rutland's new police chief.James Baker had been serving as interim chief in Rutland when a committee charged with finding a permanent...
View ArticleVermont City Researching Placing Surveillance Cameras in Private Neighborhoods
Rutland, Vermont’s city council has asked a city committee to study the idea of placing security cameras in private neighborhoods.Rutland landlord Cam Johnston asked the Board of Aldermen to consider...
View ArticleVermont Utility to Make Rutland Efficiency Example
Vermont's largest electric utility wants to turn the city of Rutland into a national example of energy efficiency while helping the community revitalize itself.
View ArticleRutland Gift-Of-Life-Marathon Seeks to Break National Blood Drive Record
A Vermont community of 16,000 is trying to break the national single day blood donation record today.
View ArticleWinter Plowing Costs In Rutland Mean Less Paving
The harsh winter has strained Rutland's winter road maintenance budget and that means there isn't going to be as much money for spring paving in the Vermont city.
View ArticleRutland Chooses Ex-Vermont State Police Head as Chief
The former head of the Vermont State Police has been chosen to be Rutlands new police chief.James Baker had been serving as interim chief in Rutland when a committee charged with finding a permanent...
View ArticleVermont City Researching Placing Surveillance Cameras in Private Neighborhoods
Rutland, Vermont’s city council has asked a city committee to study the idea of placing security cameras in private neighborhoods.Rutland landlord Cam Johnston asked the Board of Aldermen to consider...
View ArticleVermont Utility to Make Rutland Efficiency Example
Vermont's largest electric utility wants to turn the city of Rutland into a national example of energy efficiency while helping the community revitalize itself.
View ArticleRutland Gift-Of-Life-Marathon Seeks to Break National Blood Drive Record
A Vermont community of 16,000 is trying to break the national single day blood donation record today.
View ArticleWinter Plowing Costs In Rutland Mean Less Paving
The harsh winter has strained Rutland's winter road maintenance budget and that means there isn't going to be as much money for spring paving in the Vermont city.
View ArticleReview Of Key Town Meeting Day Results
Vermonters participated in an annual tradition Tuesday, discussing and voting on community issues on Town Meeting Day. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reviews some of the key results.
View ArticleRutland Mayor Proposes Pay Rate Study
Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras has brought a proposal before the city Board of Aldermen to bring an outside consultant to analyze the pay rates of city department heads.
View ArticleVermont City Settles Ex-Cop's Discrimination Suit For $975K
The city of Rutland has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police officer for $975,000.
View ArticleCastleton University Housing Planned In Downtown Rutland
Castleton University has announced plans to develop a downtown Rutland building as housing for students.
View ArticlePlan To Resettle Syrian Refugees Divides Rutland Residents
In April, Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras announced plans, coordinated with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, to bring up to 100 Syrians to the city in October. But the proposal is dividing...
View ArticlePetition To Put Refugee Resettlement On Ballot Certified In Rutland
Some residents in the city of Rutland were blindsided when the mayor and the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program announced in April that 100 Syrian and Iraqi refugees would be coming to the city in...
View ArticleVermont City Board Questions Plan To Host Syrian Refugees
The mayor of Rutland, Vermont, says he's confident that the city will win federal approval to host Syrian refugees, despite the city board of aldermen's misgivings.
View ArticleRutland Aldermen Vote To Probe Mayor's Refugee Proposal
Rutland's Board of Aldermen has voted to launch an investigation into whether Mayor Christopher Louras broke any laws when he proposed that the Vermont city become a refugee resettlement site.
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